01-02-2012, 09:11 AM
If you were to hand me the first sprite without any information about it whatsoever, the first thought to my mind wouldn't be "tengu" but "muppet that has escaped from the loony bin". I can't fathom why it's standing in a weird sort of squat, why its feet are as big as its head, why it's wearing enormous red shorts, and why it doesn't appear to have any hands.
When I think tengu, I think of a creepy old man with a really long nose that assassinates people with bamboo poles. But you don't need to do that -creativity is part of art. However, if the word wouldn't even come to mind when I look at your sprite, there's an issue.
Of course, that's just on the design. The sprite is extremely bright and lacks contrast and definition, same as the centaur. The centaur also appears to change size and shape when it runs, which isn't a good thing.
When I think tengu, I think of a creepy old man with a really long nose that assassinates people with bamboo poles. But you don't need to do that -creativity is part of art. However, if the word wouldn't even come to mind when I look at your sprite, there's an issue.
Of course, that's just on the design. The sprite is extremely bright and lacks contrast and definition, same as the centaur. The centaur also appears to change size and shape when it runs, which isn't a good thing.