Hmm I can't work on it right now since I'm not at home but I can at least reply.
@Kitsu: I was concerned about using too much AA, though I was also using other sprites for reference (for example Gillian's which you can see on the spriting tutorial -- her hair used AA in some spots that didn't seem necessary to me). I also know some sprites tend to have some pretty jaggy places as well, but for her pigtails I just couldn't stand it... I think I could make it look better without needing a bunch of AA though.
@Chris: I definitely agree about the silhouette spacing stuff, I just didn't want to make her arms look too long compared to her body (especially the frontmost arm). I'm gonna play around with her flower jewel and see what I can do about it... As for those edits, her 'tails might seem too long, but don't the mini-tails make her look much younger than she is (since it seems to give the illusion that they aren't fully grown-in)? I might not make them much shorter than they are now but I'll surely mess around with 'em. For the dress and skirt, I'll have to mess around with that as well.
@Iocus: One thing I feel I should mention is that since she's a Mega Man fan character (thus a robot) she doesn't have actual "hair" -- more, she treats her antennas like hair. Personally I never thought that idea to be creepy, but oh well heheh. As for the proportions, I feel I should also mention that her current artwork is not totally accurate (I need to make better art for her sometime...). She does however seem a little wide, looking at it again. I also think she is supposed to be a bit taller than Bombergirl since she's really short, but I'll mess with that. The skirt and "boots" height difference is definitely a bit off, I just had trouble not making her legs look too short.
@Ploaj: I like a lot of the proportion edits you made! I had actually experimented with giving her little cheeks but I felt that it made her look too cutesy, which doesn't really fit her personality (spunky 13-year-old).
I knew the legs looks off -- it probably looked backwards cause the skirt was covering them. I was going for what it looks like your edit pulls off; bent hip stance where the weight in more on the straightened leg (which is facing diagonal-forward) and the other one be out a bit more diagonally (which is facing sideways). However I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't convey that properly, whether they were covered up or not. :p
Sorry if that was lengthy, and I hope it doesn't look like I'm trying to counter any points made -- I definitely want to work on this and there is lots of valuable criticism here that I will take to heart
Thanks guys!
That's been pointed out already, I'll see what I can do about it.
hey bro I stated in the OP that I'm not totally sure if I'm going to make her a playable or not, just strongly considering it
and I also stated that if possible, my other character could be an unlockable, so I wouldn't be taking up any regular spaces on the roster. And if not, then I'd be willing to scrap the idea, and just make the sprites for fun (as was my main reasoning for doing it anyway)
@Kitsu: I was concerned about using too much AA, though I was also using other sprites for reference (for example Gillian's which you can see on the spriting tutorial -- her hair used AA in some spots that didn't seem necessary to me). I also know some sprites tend to have some pretty jaggy places as well, but for her pigtails I just couldn't stand it... I think I could make it look better without needing a bunch of AA though.
@Chris: I definitely agree about the silhouette spacing stuff, I just didn't want to make her arms look too long compared to her body (especially the frontmost arm). I'm gonna play around with her flower jewel and see what I can do about it... As for those edits, her 'tails might seem too long, but don't the mini-tails make her look much younger than she is (since it seems to give the illusion that they aren't fully grown-in)? I might not make them much shorter than they are now but I'll surely mess around with 'em. For the dress and skirt, I'll have to mess around with that as well.
@Iocus: One thing I feel I should mention is that since she's a Mega Man fan character (thus a robot) she doesn't have actual "hair" -- more, she treats her antennas like hair. Personally I never thought that idea to be creepy, but oh well heheh. As for the proportions, I feel I should also mention that her current artwork is not totally accurate (I need to make better art for her sometime...). She does however seem a little wide, looking at it again. I also think she is supposed to be a bit taller than Bombergirl since she's really short, but I'll mess with that. The skirt and "boots" height difference is definitely a bit off, I just had trouble not making her legs look too short.
@Ploaj: I like a lot of the proportion edits you made! I had actually experimented with giving her little cheeks but I felt that it made her look too cutesy, which doesn't really fit her personality (spunky 13-year-old).
I knew the legs looks off -- it probably looked backwards cause the skirt was covering them. I was going for what it looks like your edit pulls off; bent hip stance where the weight in more on the straightened leg (which is facing diagonal-forward) and the other one be out a bit more diagonally (which is facing sideways). However I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't convey that properly, whether they were covered up or not. :p
Sorry if that was lengthy, and I hope it doesn't look like I'm trying to counter any points made -- I definitely want to work on this and there is lots of valuable criticism here that I will take to heart
Thanks guys!
(05-31-2014, 03:24 PM)awesome jitter Wrote: but she looks a bit big.
That's been pointed out already, I'll see what I can do about it.
(05-31-2014, 03:24 PM)awesome jitter Wrote: the way she is now she is a few bits taller than gors.
also you are taking a character slot,from someone who could try entering this.
hey bro I stated in the OP that I'm not totally sure if I'm going to make her a playable or not, just strongly considering it
and I also stated that if possible, my other character could be an unlockable, so I wouldn't be taking up any regular spaces on the roster. And if not, then I'd be willing to scrap the idea, and just make the sprites for fun (as was my main reasoning for doing it anyway)
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