Adam the Caveman Warrior

Herooftime1000 · Sat 09/02/2013 19:50:13

Adam: The first human hunter in the world.

Adam's race was eating berries and growing crops before his tribe decided to hunt for fresh game. In a young age, Adam successfully brought a prehistoric beast using slings and a knife. Considered a hero and a match to the Dynos race when it comes to hunting prey, he was chosen to be the next tribe leader...until the otherworldly invasion began.

This is my hero in Rebellion Age. What do you think?

Ghost · Sat 09/02/2013 21:03:36

Looks good- somewhat formulac (leopard skin loincloth and all), but you get the point across and it's a nice clean style.
And I really dig that axe.

Herooftime1000 · Sat 09/02/2013 21:11:21

Quote from: Ghost on Sat 09/02/2013 21:03:36
Looks good- somewhat formulac (leopard skin loincloth and all), but you get the point across and it's a nice clean style.
And I really dig that axe.

Yeah, that axe was made by the bone of his first kill. I'm very glad you like it!

Scavenger · Sat 09/02/2013 21:35:41

[imgzoom]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/50882197/temp/adam_edit.PNG[/imgzoom]

Just a few quick edits to give you some pointers.:

- Watch your colour count. It's always easier to have too few colours and work up than too many and removing them. You had a lot of extraneous colours of similar hues, so I simplified it.

- Greys are a nightmare to get looking right, always try to tint your greys with another colour, it'll make it look ten times as three dimensional.

- Small anatomical fixes - bringing his shoulders out by one pixel and his waist in by one to give him a stronger, more mesomorphic look. I may have made the legs too short now, but you can see where I was going.

- Fixed up the axe so it made structural sense - I wasn't sure how the flint was attached to the bone before.

Looking good, however, I can't wait to see more from you.

Another note: People were hunters before they were farmers - we evolved eating meat before we had the brain capacity for farming (it's a progression: eat meat -> develop tools to get meat easier -> start herding animals -> settle down -> agriculture). I would probably swap that out for something else, as agriculture before hunter gathering doesn't make much sense.

Herooftime1000 · Sat 09/02/2013 22:38:43

Quote from: Scavenger on Sat 09/02/2013 21:35:41
[imgzoom]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/50882197/temp/adam_edit.PNG[/imgzoom]

Just a few quick edits to give you some pointers.:

- Watch your colour count. It's always easier to have too few colours and work up than too many and removing them. You had a lot of extraneous colours of similar hues, so I simplified it.

- Greys are a nightmare to get looking right, always try to tint your greys with another colour, it'll make it look ten times as three dimensional.

- Small anatomical fixes - bringing his shoulders out by one pixel and his waist in by one to give him a stronger, more mesomorphic look. I may have made the legs too short now, but you can see where I was going.

- Fixed up the axe so it made structural sense - I wasn't sure how the flint was attached to the bone before.

Looking good, however, I can't wait to see more from you.

Another note: People were hunters before they were farmers - we evolved eating meat before we had the brain capacity for farming (it's a progression: eat meat -> develop tools to get meat easier -> start herding animals -> settle down -> agriculture). I would probably swap that out for something else, as agriculture before hunter gathering doesn't make much sense.

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Holy dog crap! That is an amazing sprite of Adam! It blew mine out of the water!

...Uh oh...My worthlessness is kicking in....

Dude...how in the world did you get that good. I feel really amateur right now....

Scavenger · Sat 09/02/2013 23:17:08

It's still basically your sprite, all I did was clean it up a bit. There are actually very minor edits to it, all told. So don't feel worthless!

It's all in the colours and pixel placement. Have some appealing colours based on a hue ramp with distinct difference in shades, and avoid double pixelling and keep your anatomy looking alright. Some objects don't need as many shades as others. It's all little things that make up a good sprite. You can do it!

Herooftime1000 · Sat 09/02/2013 23:59:12

Quote from: Scavenger on Sat 09/02/2013 23:17:08
It's still basically your sprite, all I did was clean it up a bit. There are actually very minor edits to it, all told. So don't feel worthless!

It's all in the colours and pixel placement. Have some appealing colours based on a hue ramp with distinct difference in shades, and avoid double pixelling and keep your anatomy looking alright. Some objects don't need as many shades as others. It's all little things that make up a good sprite. You can do it!

You're too kind. But, these edits weren't minor.

The detail, the look of that axe, his hair, his eyes, his boots, his cloth. It's great!

My only thought is that his arms may be too long, but that's me.

That axe design...May I use it?

Oh, also, about the hunting thing. In my story, there are three races, one of anthro dinosaurs, one of mammals, and one with humans. The mammals and dinos dominated in the beginning as the main hunters, leaving not very much for humans, so they decided to forage instead of hunt. The dinos and mammals think of humans as weaklings, so to prove they aren't. However, they have trouble hunting until a small boy had it down to a science. That's Adam. Now that he hunted a very large catch, the dinos and mammals see the human race as acceptable to coexist with. They band together to form a large tribe, which Adam will soon govern. This is all rough draft, though.

Scavenger · Sun 10/02/2013 00:39:16

Quote from: Herooftime1000 on Sat 09/02/2013 23:59:12
That axe design...May I use it?

Sure, go ahead.

Herooftime1000 · Sun 10/02/2013 00:50:06

Quote from: Scavenger on Sun 10/02/2013 00:39:16
Quote from: Herooftime1000 on Sat 09/02/2013 23:59:12
That axe design...May I use it?

Sure, go ahead.

Thanks! I feel bad, though. This is all really your design. Oh well, Let's see how I do with the next character after what I've learned. After all...

I have a whole crew. (This was drawn in 2006, when I was starting out in pixel work. LOL)

Anian · Sun 10/02/2013 00:58:21

That's very sharp and smooth for a flint axe (which the caveman look would suggest), and wouldn't bronze and iron include culture and technology similar to ancient Egypt and Greece...just sayin'. Plus there's whole thing with mammals actually rising as dominant species by the lack of dinosaurs.
Also who/what do dinosaurs, mammals and humans hunt for food? Fish?

Herooftime1000 · Sun 10/02/2013 01:24:11

Quote from: Anian on Sun 10/02/2013 00:58:21
That's very sharp and smooth for a flint axe (which the caveman look would suggest), and wouldn't bronze and iron include culture and technology similar to ancient Egypt and Greece...just sayin'. Plus there's whole thing with mammals actually rising as dominant species by the lack of dinosaurs.
Also who/what do dinosaurs, mammals and humans hunt for food? Fish?

Er... No. You see, there are a few evolved species of animals and lizards that took up the shape and intelligence of men. There are still many beasts and dinosaurs that grew bigger in size but have not grown intelligence.

Then again, it's all still rough draft. I'm just exploring the fact that if men evolved from monkeys, who else has evolved from other creatures with the humans.