01-06-2012, 04:41 PM
There isn't just exaggeration here, it's just plain wrong.
Arms do not connect half way down your chest, people have shoulders, legs do not work that way, feet are not that small and/or hands are not that big. Even if you want to exaggerate proportions, you should at least keep it roughly similar to human. It's very hard to successfully exaggerate without making it look awkward and wrong, and even if you try, you need to keep it consistent (for example, you have exaggerated hands, but very small feet, making your sprite look unbalanced. It is possible to pull this off, but it's much more difficult and it needs to be a LOT more obvious. For this style, you want to exaggerate extremities if anything at all, which means big hands AND big feet). I recommend starting with something closer to actual human proportions, then moving to exaggeration when you get a little better.
Arms do not connect half way down your chest, people have shoulders, legs do not work that way, feet are not that small and/or hands are not that big. Even if you want to exaggerate proportions, you should at least keep it roughly similar to human. It's very hard to successfully exaggerate without making it look awkward and wrong, and even if you try, you need to keep it consistent (for example, you have exaggerated hands, but very small feet, making your sprite look unbalanced. It is possible to pull this off, but it's much more difficult and it needs to be a LOT more obvious. For this style, you want to exaggerate extremities if anything at all, which means big hands AND big feet). I recommend starting with something closer to actual human proportions, then moving to exaggeration when you get a little better.
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