First sprite

[TheRoger]

So I'm trying to make  low res game and for that I need some low resolution sprites. Here's my first try:



I kinda wanted that legs would be a bit longer than usual. Can you say what this sprite lacks and what I need to edit, before I begin animating it.

[cat]

The contrast of the shades of similar colors is too low i.e. the two gray shades of the trousers are too similar.

[TheRoger]

Something like this I suppose?

[Khris]

Thats's better but the shading doesn't make much sense.
Where's the light coming from? Usually, the light source for a character should be above and slightly in front of them; this'll usually look the least off for all lighting conditions.

Now think of the 3D structure of a body and which parts would be hit by light and which ones won't.

[TheRoger]

Something more like this?

[Lad]

Hey, I like the character.
So I hope you don't mind I did a small edit. My edit has 14 different colors what makes it easier to animate. Added more contrast. Made him a bit taller. The lighting comes from up left corner.
The middle one is yours. And the most right one is your pixel position with the colors from my edit.

[TheRoger]

Nice work Lad, though it's a bit too late, I already started to draw sprites. Though I'll use your tips later : )