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09-28-2011, 06:30 PM (This post was last modified: 09-28-2011, 06:31 PM by Altrez.)
[Image: Mandalorianportrait.png]

[Image: CTmandoblastersdarker.png]

[Image: sharkwaiterlineup.png]

[Image: CTHutt.png]

[Image: Blobguy.png]

Relatively new to spriting, I'm using MS paint 6.1, mostly because I'm most comfortable with it.

These are all just for fun/practice. Anything you notice please bring up, but I would love shading tips in particular - especially on that damn portraits visor. When I try to put stuff in there it just looks like gloobily globbily nonsense.
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09-28-2011, 07:01 PM
Your outlines need major work before shading is addressed.
Don't use the line tool. It looks like it's all you used, come on - let's see some roundness!*

*Though no using the circle tool either.
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09-28-2011, 07:26 PM (This post was last modified: 09-28-2011, 07:53 PM by Altrez.)
Actually I only use the pencil tool. I might be making them overly straight out of fear of jagged lines, though.

In trying to correct one problem I probably created another....

Edit: Here's my hutt, a little more roundly as he should be.

[Image: CTHutt.png]

How does that look?
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09-28-2011, 07:56 PM
it still looks bad, but at least its a step foward.

you should consider though how is suposed to be place this character in a plane. right now i feels like jabba's body is randomly curled in the air, and most of these random lines are serving no real purpose. i'd sugest placing all of his tail on a more simple, flat surface(as how we usually se jabba on the movies) so you can work on a solid base for now.
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09-28-2011, 08:59 PM (This post was last modified: 09-28-2011, 09:52 PM by Altrez.)
Yeah I think I was trying to put the tail behind him, like he's sitting on the base of his fat rolls. But it does curl weirdly.

Here's a new one:

[Image: CTHuttnewpose.png]

And a cleaner version without all of the noise and lines:

[Image: CTHuttclean.png]
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09-28-2011, 10:44 PM (This post was last modified: 09-28-2011, 10:44 PM by Koopaul.)
The question is what perspective are we looking at here? It seems you're going with a top down view right? Not a sidescrolling perspective? Then Jabba's belly should be round at the bottom not a straight line.
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09-28-2011, 11:14 PM (This post was last modified: 09-29-2011, 07:40 PM by Altrez.)
Ah I didn't really think about that. I just started drawing. I'll have to consider that in the future before I start punching in the pixels.

[Image: CTHuttclean.png]

Like that, right?

Edit: Yeah I think it would be top down. I can't see Jabba scrolling anywhere, frankly, without a lot of help.

Tinkered with a couple of the other ones I have up there:

[Image: Blobguybetter.png]

[Image: newsharkwaiterlineuphalf.png]
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