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ubon
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the top ones look like they've been stretched vertically and look kind of weird as a result, especially the ones around the middle-left portion. the ones on the bottom are much more well-proportioned by comparison, although I encourage you to keep practicing.
jin69
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Thank you. Yeah the top ones are stretched vertically and the bottom ones are made from scratch.
I'd go with mawk; the bottom ones are the better of the two sets but there's still room for improvement. I would recommend checking out a few spriting tutorials (I believe Despain has a really useful series but I don't have the link on me)
ubon
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I do!
this covers a few basic principles of spriting, as well as the creation of tiles and character sprites. it's not complete just yet, but it's a very nice overview.
this covers a few basic principles of spriting, as well as the creation of tiles and character sprites. it's not complete just yet, but it's a very nice overview.
I think the main thing that could be worked on here is the shading. There doesn't seem to be a consistent light source and it may just be my shitty eyes but they look mostly pillow-shaded.
Yea, the top are a little inconsistent. Having had inconsistent sprites (it got brought up like 10 pages ago in screenshots), it's fine by me.
But then, at least be consistent about being inconsistent. Don't have most sprites in the game be similar, and then have one or two that are like "whoa, wtf?"
But then, at least be consistent about being inconsistent. Don't have most sprites in the game be similar, and then have one or two that are like "whoa, wtf?"
jin69
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Yeah my shading skills aren't all that great but I tried to keep the shading final fantasy 5 style :p
jin69
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I just wanted to point out that I do know how to shade. It might not be the best but this is my style of shading, take a look.
http://postimg.org/image/lrc3y8kab/
It looks great when more colors are added onto a sprite but to me I prefer plain old-school sprites.
http://postimg.org/image/lrc3y8kab/
It looks great when more colors are added onto a sprite but to me I prefer plain old-school sprites.
jin69
424
I just wanted to point out that I do know how to shade. It might not be the best but this is my style of shading, take a look.
It looks great when more colors are added onto a sprite but to me I prefer plain old-school sprites.
It looks great when more colors are added onto a sprite but to me I prefer plain old-school sprites.
Dyhalto
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I'll be the minority and say I like the top ones better. The hair needs some refining when stretched on pink hair girl and blondie, but I just prefer the body-to-head size ratio.
Both are fine, but I also agree with Dyhalto, as I personally prefer the top ones better. The only thing that bothers me a little is the third guy from the right (the dark blue haired dude)... What's up with his eyes and face? It looks a bit...weird.
ubon
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I just wanted to point out that I do know how to shade. It might not be the best but this is my style of shading, take a look.
It looks great when more colors are added onto a sprite but to me I prefer plain old-school sprites.
shading isn't about adding more colours -- it's about how you use the few you have. your sprite on the left is basically made of gradients, because you've added way more colours than are necessary for something of its size and just laid them all out in a row without thinking about the underlying form.
shading is all about light and shadow -- it's difficult, but as you get better at it you'll grow more familiar with how light and shadow fall on objects from different angles. try studying things in real life -- find an interesting shape on a sunny day, or someone who doesn't mind being stared at, and take careful note of where the sun highlights the shapes that make up the structure and where the structure itself leaves shadows.
the tutorial I linked also covers the basics of shading and colour economy -- it could be handy! give it a look sometime.
