07-24-2012, 02:49 PM
I'm sure now he knows what 8-bit actually means!
As far as I know - and I very likely could be wrong here - in spriting terms, 8 bit refers to certain rules about the colors you can use and the size of your sprites. A single sprite needs to fit into a box with multiple of eight sizes (e.g. 8x8, 16x16, 16x8, 24x32...). You can only use four colors (from a limited palette I think, depending on the "system") per 8x8 square, one of them being transparent.
About your sprites, you have some readability issues. With sprites this small, you need to make sure the viewer can recongnize different elements. The yellow shirt blends with the skin a lot, making it hard to distinguish shirt and face or hands.
Furthermore, that grey thing (whatever it is) they hold shouldn't be darker at the top, but rather brighter as it just looks weird when the light appears to come from the bottom.
Either way, there's no real point in doing "8 bit styled" sprites when you don't know how to make them properly with adequate colors and readability yet. I can see beginners think it's great to begin with as there is barely any shading and whatnot, but trust me, it doesn't teach you much in the long run.
One last point, you don't need to cramp your sprites onto tiny sheets, you can give them a little space.
As far as I know - and I very likely could be wrong here - in spriting terms, 8 bit refers to certain rules about the colors you can use and the size of your sprites. A single sprite needs to fit into a box with multiple of eight sizes (e.g. 8x8, 16x16, 16x8, 24x32...). You can only use four colors (from a limited palette I think, depending on the "system") per 8x8 square, one of them being transparent.
About your sprites, you have some readability issues. With sprites this small, you need to make sure the viewer can recongnize different elements. The yellow shirt blends with the skin a lot, making it hard to distinguish shirt and face or hands.
Furthermore, that grey thing (whatever it is) they hold shouldn't be darker at the top, but rather brighter as it just looks weird when the light appears to come from the bottom.
Either way, there's no real point in doing "8 bit styled" sprites when you don't know how to make them properly with adequate colors and readability yet. I can see beginners think it's great to begin with as there is barely any shading and whatnot, but trust me, it doesn't teach you much in the long run.
One last point, you don't need to cramp your sprites onto tiny sheets, you can give them a little space.