[WIP] Help shading ISO walk animation

[artisan]

Hey,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice or critique on how i could shade this better?



mainly the shirt, im vaguely happy with the trousers, they have the kind of cartoony look im going for.

thanks in advance,
artisan

[tim]

A little suggestion. It's very rough, I didn't care about the palette and I made a lot of errors but it might give you some food for thought :



Before - After
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One cycle on, one cycle off




1 frame on / off

[artisan]

Thanks for the edit... gives it way more mood, maybe i can find a more happy medium between the two. im going to look at adding highlights but it might look strange in contrast with the rest of the graphics i have done... i will have a mess about.

here is what i have come up with since... i think its a bit better, any other comments?

[Beetleking22]

Thanks for the edit... gives it way more mood, maybe i can find a more happy medium between the two. im going to look at adding highlights but it might look strange in contrast with the rest of the graphics i have done... i will have a mess about.

here is what i have come up with since... i think its a bit better, any other comments?

Much better. I like that simple style but why hair and skin does not have a shadow?

[tim]

Of course, my lighting style is pretty realistic so usually it doesn't fit in the classic pixel art style.
It was just to give you an insight in the possibilities as you seemed stuck.

Anyway your edit is really better, but yes don't forget about the skin & hair. Also, a long shadow on the ground could be awesome given the interesting proportions of your characters.