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Pixel Art / Amateur incoming - A few sprites of mine
« on: June 30, 2012, 04:55:27 am »
Hey, been stalking around these forums for a few days now, and I feel like I've learned a lot just by looking at the critiques others have gotten. I've always only really dabbled in spriting, but it's been a longtime interest of mine.
Anyway, I'd like to expand that a bit and maybe get into it as a hobby (or more?), so I wonder what might be some areas I could improve on with what I've already got. So far all I've done have followed the same format; A rather large, adventure game- or non-FF jRPG-style sprite one might see in a 640x480 256 colour PC game or PS1/2 game. I didn't apply any particular palette limitations on them; though I did, in all but one case, attempt to keep the palette size to a minimum. The 100x100 canvas size was a direct result of wanting to use these as forum avatars.
(20 colours (incl. transparency), 11 frames) This one is the oldest (and only animated) sprite, dating back around 2002 or sooner. It used to look very different, but over the years I've tweaked it and added to the animation here and there. Originally, this was done on a 50x50 canvas, but that version has been lost to time. The tails, coat and pants really need an overhaul, as they haven't really changed since I first created this animation; The chest could also use less motion for simple breathing. I've already identified a few other places where I can make changes after looking around on the forums here a little and comparing notes:
And for fun, the original (embarrassingly) looked a lot like this:
Moving along down the line is something I drew up for a friend of mine in 2010:
(55 colours, heavy AA emphasis)
And something I did of another character of mine at the end of 2011:
(25 colours (same 100x100 canvas as the others - She's a runt))
So, aside from the fact that they all share the same format, any sages able to give me any advice on what I'm doing right, what I'm doing wrong, etc? It'd be greatly appreciated!
Anyway, I'd like to expand that a bit and maybe get into it as a hobby (or more?), so I wonder what might be some areas I could improve on with what I've already got. So far all I've done have followed the same format; A rather large, adventure game- or non-FF jRPG-style sprite one might see in a 640x480 256 colour PC game or PS1/2 game. I didn't apply any particular palette limitations on them; though I did, in all but one case, attempt to keep the palette size to a minimum. The 100x100 canvas size was a direct result of wanting to use these as forum avatars.
(20 colours (incl. transparency), 11 frames) This one is the oldest (and only animated) sprite, dating back around 2002 or sooner. It used to look very different, but over the years I've tweaked it and added to the animation here and there. Originally, this was done on a 50x50 canvas, but that version has been lost to time. The tails, coat and pants really need an overhaul, as they haven't really changed since I first created this animation; The chest could also use less motion for simple breathing. I've already identified a few other places where I can make changes after looking around on the forums here a little and comparing notes:
And for fun, the original (embarrassingly) looked a lot like this:
Moving along down the line is something I drew up for a friend of mine in 2010:
(55 colours, heavy AA emphasis)
And something I did of another character of mine at the end of 2011:
(25 colours (same 100x100 canvas as the others - She's a runt))
So, aside from the fact that they all share the same format, any sages able to give me any advice on what I'm doing right, what I'm doing wrong, etc? It'd be greatly appreciated!