My custom chikorita

[Manaphy94]

I am new to spriting so I decided to try to make a sheet, It is a custom chikorita. This is my 1st sprite from scratch
Oh and It's in my signature XD

Any suggestions, comments?

[Rosencrantz]

For starters, the face looks nothing like a Chikorita.

Second, you forgot the green necklace-like spots around Chikorita's neck.

Third, the shading on the leaf looks wrong.

And don't copy the eyes :<

[Manaphy94]

For starters, the face looks nothing like a Chikorita.

Second, you forgot the green necklace-like spots around Chikorita's neck.

Third, the shading on the leaf looks wrong.

And don't copy the eyes :<

I didn't copy the eyes and what do you mean the face looks nothing like chikorita?

[Olimar]

I don't think that's the proper green, and Chikorita doesn't look much like that in general. Change the eyes and the mouth.

[Maxpphire]

The leaf is missing the hole
More contrast between the eyes and the skin color
The necklace type thing is missing.

[Manaphy94]

Ok I did more.

[Zee]

Shading needs a unified light source, reduce color count [visibly you only need about 10: black, dark green, green, light green, lime, dark lime, bright lime, yellow, red, white], too skinny of a body for as fat as it's head is, the leaf doesn't seem connected to the body and don't put something green on a green background, you want a contrasting background, try blue.

[Zeph]

Considering all the crits your first sprite got, leaving it alone and making more that are just as bad was not a good idea.

quantity does not outweigh quality.

[Manaphy94]

Ok... and chikorita has no hole on it's leaf, bayleaf does.
plus, I used diamond/pearl's pallette.

[Zee]

Ok, you used it's palette. If you're satisfied with poor quality go on ignoring us. Just don't complain when people start ignoring this topic because you ignore us.

[Manaphy94]

I'm not ignoring anyone. I just want to know what colors would make it look more realistic. I tried the lime colors but It didn't look right.

[Wes]

well, the leaf is shaded wrong. you have the light coming from the left side on the elaf, but it's coming from the right on the body.

[Badassbill]

Everything is shaded wrong. The only thing with some accuracy here is the line art. I suggest you try several different versions, and then ask us which is best.

[Manaphy94]

yeah, thats what i'm doing now

[tredog777]

fix the leaf problem, the smile looks alittle wierd, and his tail is.....