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[Sanctus]

Here is my first sprite. I'm thinking of using it for a game idea I have, but more importantly as practice to improve my pixeling skills (or lack of).

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Her name is Betty. Erhm, the picture looks kindof bare, and I think the highlights/lowlights could be a bit better. I need some help on shading in particular because I don't really know what style of shading would fit this sprite.

That's pretty much it. Oh, and I have a final question. I'm not quite sure about standard porportions for sprites. What kindof resolution would this sprite fit in?

Feel free to tear my sprite apart. Paintovers and whatnot welcome.

[Mr Flibble]

Its a nice sprite.
In this edit I reduced her height a little, as the proportions bugged me a little.

The problem with your shading was that it defined the outline, not the form.
I changed the shading, the haircut, and made quite a few changes to the face.

I hope this gives you some ideas.

[Sanctus]

Thanks for your help! =) Your paintover gave me an insight into how to make it better. Here is a modified version, it still might need a few tweaks here and there, but I'm starting to get there.

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