Nonnie's Stack o' Pixels - Latest: Mega Man Project

[Nonnie Grey]

... They suffer from the same kind of noodley-lineart issues a lot of fakemon have ...

Um... can you define "noodley lineart"?

I like the idea you had going with reflections off the boot's metal. But I don't think the dithering has been used to good effect. It makes it look "dirty" instead. For the chest, the way his left side is shaded implies that it is very flat. I would create a curve to the dark shading for the lower half of the breastplate to give it more shape. Actually, the shading overall is all too "straight", I guess. You should think about the shadows other body parts will cast on each other to give it better shading, and if they are there, you should strengthen them. It's relying to much on that primary light-source and makes everything every gradient-y.

Actually, the foot part of the boot is supposed to be a rounded mirror. Guess I didn't get the effect going clearly enough.

"Too straight"? I'm guessing you mean there isn't enough curvature to the shading, which I can see. And taking into account shadows cast by the subject onto the subject... that's always been one of my biggest weaknesses in general when it comes to coloring, even when I'm not pixelling. Let's see what I can do about it.


Is this any better?