[WIP] - Smooth dancer

[SirBilly]

I just made someting black for practising my AA on, but then all of a sudden I saw a torso, and.. yeah, typical me.
The anatomy is quite alright(?) but I can't get the colours right however.
Untill guy number 5 everything was going alright but now hes just a mess!
Anything else that looks off? Let me know!

[Koi Kami Mauro]

I'dd say the hat is too shaded. The rest of the sprite is quite light, and all of a sudden the hat is mostly shadow.

[JonathanOfDrain]

I'dd say the hat is too shaded. The rest of the sprite is quite light, and all of a sudden the hat is mostly shadow.

I think you mean too dark.


I think there's the issue of banding all on the collar and hat.
The lightest grey is too light. It's almost white. Change it to sort of bridge the gap between your darker colors and that white or leave it and change the white to bridge the gap.
 Take care of that and you'll be golden.

[SirBilly]

Rewinded a bit on the hat and remowed the collar and made his shirt glossy. Not quite sure what palette I should use on the hat. And should I go with the plain black skin? There's not depth! And shoes.. it might clarify what position he is in?




Thanks!

[balls01]

me personally, i liked the collar. the hat looks about right in my eyes. i also do like the glossy feel of the shirt.

[SirBilly]

A different approach.
I have no idea what a spotlight shine should look like, but this is my version of it, I'm also thinking about adding a background, a crowd or something.

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[Oltar]

I think that you put another dark tone for the hat.

[SirBilly]

I think that you put another dark tone for the hat.

[SirBilly]

A little more details!

[SirBilly]

Sorry for bumping, but my internet went down for.. yeah too long.. so I havent been able to upload any updates, until now.



The palette is still a bit confusing for me, still can't get them quite right though. I think a new palet is needed, aspecially some new colours for gray/greenish, the AA looks terrible with these!

Thanks!

[Dusty]

Just a quick note before bed: in normal circumstances(one spotlight), the shadow wouldn't extend past the spotlight itself, because the a shadow is cast where light can not reach, IE everywhere outside of the spotlight in your scene.

[ter-o]

To be exact, Dusty is correct if the only lightsource in the whole room is just the spotlight. But often that's not the case, it's just the key light. On stage there can be other more dim, ambient lights which could cast the shadow outside the spotlight. Although the shadows outside the spotlight would be much more smoother, since only strong direct lights create sharp shadows.

[Dusty]

Aye, I actually had that at first but ended up changing and forgot that. Even so, the shadows cast outside the spotlight would not be the shadow from the spotlight, so they would cast in different directions, be softer like you said and a few other things.

[SirBilly]

My friend said the same thing but I explained it to him the way ter-o did. But I'm going for the "limited palette" kinda thing and I don't know what colour fits better, perhaps the  palette must be looked over by some kind of master of palettes, I'm lost in this palette jungle since I havent developed those pixel-art-making-an-awesome-palette-eyes just yet.
I'ts quite alright now compared with previous, but I have this feeling it could be improved, yes?
Anyways, thanks for the comments, I'm doing this mainly for trying out drawing new enviorments with different kinds of lightsources etc, crits are important to me.


I'll try to search deep inside and perhaps my heart will tell me what palette is needed and replace some colours and perhaps remove a colour or two.
I'll try stealing someones palette, wach out iLKke!
I must learn the basics of creating an awesome palette
 Thanks!