Custom Mario

[Toad]

A Mario sheet I'm working on. Please leave constructive criticism.

[Colton]

The shading looks... okay, but the lineart needs work. The basic shape of Mario's head looks a bit... awkward, plus it seems when he walks his legs get longer and arms get shorter. Also, he seems to get skinnier as he walks. The legs should also be spread out a few pixels.

[Toad]

Thanks Colton, I was never good at animation. Ok, I made the arms and legs stay the same length and also made the back of is head different; hoping that would make it better.

[Colton]

It's okay. We all start out, we all get better. On the walking animations, I suggest you don't make the legs grow/arms shrink, and you spread the legs out a bit further too.

[Quinlan Vos]

Seriously, the head needs to be a LOT fatter and the nose needs to come out more. It's too square and blocky...

[Toad]

Ok, head = fatter, nose = better position

[CeeY]

The shading is very poor, and the animation needs serious work. Work on the colors, and establish a direct lightsource. But it is an improvement at least.

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[Quinlan Vos]

Don't work on color until you get the lineart down. It does look much better than before, but it still looks weird. Perhaps his head is too tall, and I think the nose should be bigger, maybe...

[Chdonga]

Mario's belly is too flat, it should be at least a little rounder, same with Luigi.

[Rakia]

If he were real, he would topple over.

[Toad]

OK, Belly = Rounder, Head = Shorter. Toppling = What?

[CeeY]

There is almost no change, start out with fixing the shape first. It looks pillowed so I'd establish a lightsource coming from the top right corner. Then use more interesting colors.

[Toad]

OK, I will go to work again. Also which part do you mean when you say there is almost no change? Colors = Better. Light source was already established.

[Chdonga]

Toppling = What?

I think he said that because his head is almost the same size as his body, if not bigger.

[Toad]

Oh, OK but Mario's head is like that in the games and videos and everything. I think that my sprites are getting better.