Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Jakman4242 on October 25, 2009, 09:49:48 pm
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Here I am, deciding: "Hey. I want to sprite an exaggerated cat-like hero for a game I'm thinking about!"(I design lots and lots of games, but hardly make them.)
So. Here's my cat. It's personified, exaggerated, and definitely looks like a programmer sprited it.
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat.png)
So! Please tear this thing to bits, eat it up, and spit it all over me. Don't worry, you won't hurt my feelings :ouch:
Some things to keep in mind though. I'd like to keep it fairly exaggerated, and I'd like to maybe exaggerate it a little bit more.(but not in terms on anatomy, in terms of clothing style/pose/etc.) I'd like to eventually animate this, and(if I like my ideas and this turns out well) potentially make a game out of it. Note that the game in mind I have is a really stylized action-adventure/fighting/RPG style. Sort of like Soul Caliber(series), BlazBlue, and Kingdom Hearts.
And that's it.
So with that, please help me!
[EDIT#1]
Here's the concept art I had for the character, so you can see finer details and get a better idea. I had some real trouble spriting the head, as you can see. I didn't exactly get the shape I wanted. When I did, it just ended up looking.. Strange?
Link (http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/2009-10-25%2016-18-38.111.jpg)
[EDIT#2]
Several major revisions later:
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_2.png)
It now resembled what I intended much, much more. And the anatomy/pose looks much better. But... It looks like a mouse. And I can't tell why. Crits please?
[EDIT#3]
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_3.png)
More cat, less mouse now. Still looking for lots and lots of crits. Especially some help on doing a fur texture.
[EDIT#4]
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_4.png)
It seems that a lot of the fur work is simply in the outline, which I hope I've accomplished a little better now. Steadily making this look more cat-like, my next step is to up the cute factor a few hairs, then hopefully move to the body. Criticism please!
[EDIT#5]
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_5.png)
I think it looks better this way-- And the slim limbs for the proportions aren't too bad. They fit with what I'm going for.
[EDIT#6]
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_6.png)
Scruffy. To be, or not to be? That is the question.
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Done several huge revisions to the sprite.
(practically a whole new sprite)
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_2.png)
Looks like a mouse to me, help appreciated. :o
More revisions!
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_3.png)
Looks a bit less like a mouse now, and a bit more like a cat.
And a bit like a... Wolf??
Getting ever closer to what we all know as a cat...
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_4.png)
My kitty keeps growing.
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_5.png)
Scruffy:
To be, or not to be?
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_6.png)
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(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w328/adcrusher/cat-2.png)
I changed the stance a little bit and shaded it. I hope it helps.
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Hmmm, I like your stance a lot more, and the way you've shaded has given me a big of insight on how I might do it.
:blind:
(http://willhostforfood.com/users/J/Jazkorama/kittykat_7.png)
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About the looking like a rat problem...
Rats have pink fleshy tails.
Cats have furry tails.
Give it a tail.