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RE: Sprite Topic - Gaia - 10-31-2009
(10-30-2009, 06:53 PM)Private Investigator Drei Wrote: Um, that looks like crap, not gonna lie. You're not really shading it as much as you are outlining bumpy areas. And the head looks nothing like I remember Vector Man. And I'm positive the joints were circles, not squares.
Eh, I've done better. I tried to emulate the story sequences/title screen of Vectorman 2 (with mixing in the sprites), I guess that shows I'm still not comfortable to the Smash Bros style yet.
'legend of tunermonocle Wrote:i like the lineart and the design (modernized, but recognizable) but the shading and colours need work
Again, not one of my better works. modernizing Vectorman and reviving the franchise while not making it not crap? I wish. Aside from that, this is a pallete under construction, or a scrap sprite, eh.
Background Crit - Gaia - 02-11-2010
![[Image: Generic_Forest_by_GaiaX2.png]](http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/028/3/6/Generic_Forest_by_GaiaX2.png)
As soon I started the BG scene I noticed my various sprites seem to vary in quality. I'd like opinions on how to make this look better and more like a forest that doesn't look like it came from a beatemup on the Turbographix 16.
RE: Background Crit - Alex - 02-11-2010
Try to give the trees some texture, not just a gradient. Also, make them look more like trees, not just cylinders that are coming from the ground. Make them more irregular, and slope towards the bottom a bit more. Give them some more branches and such. Make the leaves not just a rectangular area on top of the trees. The key is making it look more irregular, like nature. Hope this helps.
RE: Background Crit - Jovian-12 - 02-11-2010
not to mention, make different kinds of trees. they could still be the same type, but at least draw them a little differently so it's not just that one same tree over and over again.
then you can move on to more background stuff...right now the very back looks rather dull, since, well, it's just black with strangely thin tree-poles.
I'd suggest looking at pictures inside dense forests and judge what you should put there to make it look better. don't clutter it too much but make it look like it's alive, that stuff's growing there.
Gaia Has Stuff. - Gaia - 02-22-2010
![[Image: 2lcu1wj.gif]](http://i48.tinypic.com/2lcu1wj.gif)
Just a random kettle, yep. Any comments?
RE: I need to get on moar. - Cobalt Blue - 02-22-2010
what could one say of a random kettle?
not much, i'd guarantee you that.
RE: I need to get on moar. - Codestar - 02-22-2010
yep. that's a kettle.
RE: I need to get on moar. - Helmo - 02-22-2010
It's tiny and obviously a kettle, good job.
RE: I need to get on moar. - Gaia - 02-22-2010
![[Image: 16j4vhv.gif]](http://i47.tinypic.com/16j4vhv.gif)
Now a random dino head, funny story, this was made using the MS-Paint default pallete on Windows Vista.
RE: I need to get on moar. - Gors - 02-22-2010
Vista default palette>XP default palette anyway
the mouth looks painted to the head, make it more 3D
also contrast and use selout wisely
RE: I need to get on moar. - Cobalt Blue - 02-22-2010
dont use selour, ignore the brazilian guy.
selout has nothing to do with anything
RE: I need to get on moar. - Gaia - 02-22-2010
![[Image: Full_Body_Dino_by_GaiaX2.gif]](http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/053/1/d/Full_Body_Dino_by_GaiaX2.gif)
Eh, I'll fix the mouth next time I'm online, plus sel-out's not one of my strongpoints anyway.
RE: I need to get on moar. - Gors - 02-22-2010
(02-22-2010, 08:36 PM)Francisco Cifuentes Wrote: dont use selour, ignore the brazilian guy.
selout has nothing to do with anything
well, it depends, he did a bit on its cheek
selout can be great if used correctly, see Pokémon's sprites, for example.
but idk, use whatever you think it'll improve the sprite.
RE: I need to get on moar. - Gaia - 02-23-2010
![[Image: fu85mw.gif]](http://i46.tinypic.com/fu85mw.gif)
Animation testing here.
RE: Gaia Has Stuff. - Gaia - 02-27-2010
![[Image: f04uur.gif]](http://i46.tinypic.com/f04uur.gif)
Gotten tired of using SPA in sprite comics I want to try something out before doing a sprite project. The style should be obvious, I've been working with it for a couple of years now.
Hint: The sprite came from Sprite's Inc, and it's themed.
Any opinions?