03-29-2012, 06:22 PM
Nah, big heads are fine in some styles. I'm a big fan of them myself, but I can also understand if others don't like them since that's not how heads look IRL.
The legs are jaggy I agree, but what bothers me the most is how her dress looks pillow shaded. I'd try cutting down some colors and increasing the contrast.
From the looks of your shading, the light source appears to be coming from the top-right. While that direction doesn't look bad on your sprite (looks quite nice and interesting to me), you have to make sure that the rest of her body is shaded according to that. It doesn't look like her legs are shaded much yet.
And most importantly of course, keep trying! I'm working on a sprite at this very moment and I'm having trouble too, so don't feel bad.
The legs are jaggy I agree, but what bothers me the most is how her dress looks pillow shaded. I'd try cutting down some colors and increasing the contrast.
From the looks of your shading, the light source appears to be coming from the top-right. While that direction doesn't look bad on your sprite (looks quite nice and interesting to me), you have to make sure that the rest of her body is shaded according to that. It doesn't look like her legs are shaded much yet.
And most importantly of course, keep trying! I'm working on a sprite at this very moment and I'm having trouble too, so don't feel bad.