scuba diver

[bonofthedead]

i attempted to make an old looking scuba suit man. i never really tried to animate, or to sprite GOOD, but im thinking i did a decent job you know?
its only 2 frames, and in total, there are 20 colors, which is a lot better then anything else ive made.

[Jim16]

The amount of colours can be dropped to 6 and you would still have the same result.

[bonofthedead]

6? really? i dont see how i could pull that off.

[TrevoriuS]

2 shades of brown, 1 shade for the lighter cloth. Lines in that cloth using the lighter shade of brown, dark brown lines, very bright, but only 1 shade, for hands and window. lighter cloth colour for the 'reflection' blink in the window, black for outlines.

[bonofthedead]

i lowered it to 15, and im starting to notice its not looking as good.

[infinity+1]

i tried to pull it down to as few as i could and keep the look and feel of the character.

it's pretty rough, but it's just to give an example of a lower color count:

[bonofthedead]

looks a lot better then my low colors

[Rosse]

mine (7 colors) <-> yours (20 colors)



With 8 colors I would be able to add the reflexion to the visor, but I wanted to add the face, sorry about that.

[bonofthedead]

that looks great. though i like the face, id probably make it not there.

[Rosse]

just as a test, 8 colors with reflection.

[bonofthedead]

that looks fantastic

[TrevoriuS]

Yet all these edits are based off a character you made, think that the enthousiasm you craete with what you made displays a great design on this dude

[FrostPumpkin]

Reducing colors can give a better look to the piece, and it makes you think about the way you will use colors, dithering and techniques.

[bonofthedead]

jesus. only 8 colors...

[Jad]

jesus. only 8 colors...

Congratulations! This is the 'aha'-moment many pixel artists need to really understand the power of mastering your restrictions! With this, you are on your way to something great! Now study the edits you've got, try to improve on the original piece and, of course, ask for help if anything is unclear (:

[bonofthedead]

will do