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I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Driedmanjello - 04-03-2016

So I make sprites online and I am decent and I want to improve. I make sprites of sizes generally 64 x 64 and higher. Any constructive criticism is great.  I have examples of my work below. I have a deviantART as well with a hundred other sprites at http://driedmanjello.deviantart.com/ Thanks.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - DarkGrievous7145 - 04-03-2016

These look pretty good, although this is kinda in the wrong section, I think.

The one issue about these that does stand-out to me is some of your curves don't seem quite right.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Driedmanjello - 04-04-2016

(04-03-2016, 09:01 PM)DarkGrievous7145 Wrote: These look pretty good, although this is kinda in the wrong section, I think.

The one issue about these that does stand-out to me is some of your curves don't seem quite right.
alright. How would a person fix these curves? Making them more round, less jagged ,etc?

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - DarkGrievous7145 - 04-04-2016

TBH, I forgot where it was I read about how to do this, and it's something I haven't exactly mastered, myself...
Sorry

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Driedmanjello - 04-04-2016

(04-04-2016, 12:11 PM)DarkGrievous7145 Wrote: TBH, I forgot where it was I read about how to do this, and it's something I haven't exactly mastered, myself...
Sorry

No problem. Thanks for giving me your time of day for a little feedback.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - DarkGrievous7145 - 04-04-2016

ok.
and NP, I quite enjoy helping people!

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - daemoth - 04-04-2016

I know about nothing about pixel art but heres a tuto i found:
Tutorial: http://opengameart.org/content/chapter-2-lines-and-curves

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - DarkGrievous7145 - 04-05-2016

(04-04-2016, 06:38 PM)daemoth Wrote: I know about nothing about pixel art but heres a tuto i found:
Tutorial: http://opengameart.org/content/chapter-2-lines-and-curves

This would be exactly the tutorial I was referring to , but couldn't remember.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Pingus! - 04-05-2016

I must say these are great. I love people who want to better themselves. You're awesome.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Garamonde - 04-05-2016

Moved to the custom spriting board so you can get proper feedback.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Driedmanjello - 04-06-2016

(04-05-2016, 08:00 PM)Mighty Jetters Wrote: Moved to the custom spriting board so you can get proper feedback.

Appreciate it. Thanks.
(04-04-2016, 06:38 PM)daemoth Wrote: I know about nothing about pixel art but heres a tuto i found:
Tutorial: http://opengameart.org/content/chapter-2-lines-and-curves

Thanks for the tutorial. Haven't read this one yet. Smile

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Hiynastrike - 04-06-2016

one problem I can point out is simply not enough contrast, it's hard to determine the 3D aspects of your sprites because the shades blend too easily

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Koala - 04-06-2016

I agree with Hiynastrike. Everything in the sprite seems to be more or less neutral colors.

In addition, I think you need to work on the color of your outlines. On the first sprite and last two, the black outlines on the inside of the sprite make it difficult to tell what is going on with the drawing. I would recommend using a darker shade of the interior color for the lines of the sprite instead of black outlines.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Driedmanjello - 04-06-2016

(04-06-2016, 12:25 PM)Hiynastrike Wrote: one problem I can point out is simply not enough contrast, it's hard to determine the 3D aspects of your sprites because the shades blend too easily

So make the shading darker and more prominent?
(04-06-2016, 01:03 PM)Koala Wrote: I agree with Hiynastrike. Everything in the sprite seems to be more or less neutral colors.

In addition, I think you need to work on the color of your outlines. On the first sprite and last two, the black outlines on the inside of the sprite make it difficult to tell what is going on with the drawing.  I would recommend using a darker shade of the interior color for the lines of the sprite instead of black outlines.

Alright. Thanks. Will do Smile
I took all of the comments to heart and changed a sprite I made today. The before and after is pretty cool. A thanks to everybody pointing these things things out. Without you guys I probably would never have Identified these problems.

RE: I want to improve spriting and am looking for constructive criticism - Hiynastrike - 04-06-2016

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something more like this