Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 02:21:47 pm

Title: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 02:21:47 pm: Hello there

I am developing a samurai game, but I feel like this character does not look good, how do I make it better ? Could you guys give some tips ?

(http://i.imgur.com/p6h6e7m.png)

http://imgur.com/p6h6e7m

How do I attach images here ? And please ignore the colors, I do them last.
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: lachrymose on February 06, 2016, 02:28:18 pm: Check your link man, image isn't showing up properly. Edit and copy and paste the below to get it to work properly.

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[img]http://i.imgur.com/p6h6e7m.png[/img]
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 02:29:49 pm: Quote from: lachrymose on February 06, 2016, 02:28:18 pm
Check your link man, image isn't showing up properly. Edit and copy and paste the below to get it to work properly.

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[img]http://i.imgur.com/p6h6e7m.png[/img]

I did exactly that but the image is not showing up, is it a browser issue ?
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: lachrymose on February 06, 2016, 02:30:22 pm: (http://i.imgur.com/p6h6e7m.png)

Not a browser issue. lol

If you copy and pasted exactly what I had above we would be seeing the image.

Anyway, as far as critique goes I'm having a hard time understanding this as a samurai. Really just looks like a guy in pink pajamas. I'd take some time to really study traditional samurai clothing an try to mimic that.
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 02:33:52 pm: Quote from: lachrymose on February 06, 2016, 02:30:22 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/p6h6e7m.png)

Thanks!

Anyone how wants to see the image can look above. I don't know why it's not working for me, I will try using different browser.
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 03:20:06 pm: Quote from: lachrymose on February 06, 2016, 02:30:22 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/p6h6e7m.png)

Not a browser issue. lol

If you copy and pasted exactly what I had above we would be seeing the image.

Anyway, as far as critique goes I'm having a hard time understanding this as a samurai. Really just looks like a guy in pink pajamas. I'd take some time to really study traditional samurai clothing an try to mimic that.

I did as you said and it works now, big thanks! Are you a magician ? :D

P.S in his hands he will hold Katana, a samurai sword.

This suit looks a little bit different than traditional samurai suit because I want him later to become a real samurai in game and then he can wear samurai suit. Though this suit right now is also Japanese it's used in Judo now days.

I just need a good template how to start and later I will add more things, like samurai war armor and similar. I want to make this current samurai in the image good as possible and use it as a template.
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: lachrymose on February 06, 2016, 04:16:21 pm: Here is how I would start out a piece like this.

(http://i.imgur.com/zrau4ir.png)

I'd further refine and tweak after I gathered enough reference on people, clothing, hairstyle, fighting stances from that particular time period, google says Edo period-ish. Not a nippon fan myself so I can't help in that regard.
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 04:47:46 pm: Could you give some tips on shading this character ? I still want to use mine character because I am not used to your style I feel better developing my own style. If I go with your style, then everything else will have to be in similar style. I actually have probelms with shading, I don't know how I didn't state that in first post, probably forgot. Here's an updated image without any shadings.

(http://i.imgur.com/DkTZwGA.png)

I need some tips on shading style, like should i go with dithering or something else.

edit:
I got inspiration from your character, so thanks!
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: Tomicz on February 06, 2016, 11:41:32 pm: This is what I did so far, any suggestions on improving ? Like making it more sharp ?

(http://orig01.deviantart.net/0720/f/2016/037/8/7/samurai8_by_tomicz-d9qrxh5.png)
Title: Re: Help me improve this character, a Samurai
Post by: aamatniekss on February 07, 2016, 09:42:22 am: You've got mixed pixel sizes there. The character and the sword. You should stick to the same resolution.