08-27-2012, 10:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-27-2012, 10:40 PM by Ridge Troopa.)
Well, you've improved this since the initial version, I'll say that for sure.
The shape and proportions on most parts are correct now, though there are a few details that still irk me.
Front view:
I like the new hat shape, but the sharp angle between the curve of his head and the hanging part of his hat is... to sharp. I know the Mario RPG artwork looks like that, but that's because it's made out of separate polygons. Given that this is cloth you're dealing with, it should be smoother.
His shoes seem too small from the front. Remember, unlike Mario, Geno actually wears boots.
Side:
The head slopes upward too much towards the back of his neck; Geno's head, from all angles, is more of a slightly flattened sphere.
His legs shouldn't be bent at the ankles, it implies that his center of gravity is off.
The face from this direction has too many dark areas and his eyes are kind of creeping me out. The mouth is also very awkward; instead of making it stick out, make the jaw rounded and outline a few pixels with a darker color to imply his mouth. It shouldn't really stick out, check the official artwork posted in the first page.
On the hat, use the darkest blue to shade more like you did on the diagonal.
Diagonal:
The face is too similar to the side pose. Rotate it towards the front a bit more.
The sock part of his hat isn't smooth enough at the tip/bottom.
You've got some bad shading on the back of the ear.
General:
The white of his eyes would benefit from being a pixel wider on the outside.
Instead of using broken dark brown pixels to separate his head from his cape, just outline it in black and smooth it.
Like I suggested earlier, I still think you should get rid of the orange shades (for yellow) entirely and use his wood colors instead... In addition, try hue shifting his wood palette a bit more. Right now, it's sort of dull and uninteresting.
The "bow" badly needs some blending.
The hands are too small from some angles.
That's all I got for now. It's getting closer.
The shape and proportions on most parts are correct now, though there are a few details that still irk me.
Front view:
I like the new hat shape, but the sharp angle between the curve of his head and the hanging part of his hat is... to sharp. I know the Mario RPG artwork looks like that, but that's because it's made out of separate polygons. Given that this is cloth you're dealing with, it should be smoother.
His shoes seem too small from the front. Remember, unlike Mario, Geno actually wears boots.
Side:
The head slopes upward too much towards the back of his neck; Geno's head, from all angles, is more of a slightly flattened sphere.
His legs shouldn't be bent at the ankles, it implies that his center of gravity is off.
The face from this direction has too many dark areas and his eyes are kind of creeping me out. The mouth is also very awkward; instead of making it stick out, make the jaw rounded and outline a few pixels with a darker color to imply his mouth. It shouldn't really stick out, check the official artwork posted in the first page.
On the hat, use the darkest blue to shade more like you did on the diagonal.
Diagonal:
The face is too similar to the side pose. Rotate it towards the front a bit more.
The sock part of his hat isn't smooth enough at the tip/bottom.
You've got some bad shading on the back of the ear.
General:
The white of his eyes would benefit from being a pixel wider on the outside.
Instead of using broken dark brown pixels to separate his head from his cape, just outline it in black and smooth it.
Like I suggested earlier, I still think you should get rid of the orange shades (for yellow) entirely and use his wood colors instead... In addition, try hue shifting his wood palette a bit more. Right now, it's sort of dull and uninteresting.
The "bow" badly needs some blending.
The hands are too small from some angles.
That's all I got for now. It's getting closer.