[WIP] [C+C] Character face

[Linaru]

I have not really any experience with character profiles like this. this ones meant to popup next to some text in some shoot em up.



i was trying to keep it down to 5 palette entries, but I just couldn't get the eyes to look right, adding another shade made them look like eyes but they still look out of place.

( i have always been awful at characters and sprites, i am better at tile sets honest :p )

[PixelPiledriver]

[Linaru]

Thanks alot , that gif was super helpful for showing which areas you changed and help me figure out what needed improving.

this is what i have improved so far. a definite improvment



i should point out it was meant to be a short haired female pilot..

tried to make her  a little more feminine by tweaking the face shape and altering the hair

Edit: only just now realised she appears to be looking upwards XD

[ErekT]

Nice improvement I think you should brighten the palette as well like PPD did in his edit. I can see what's what on my computer screen but on my phone I could barely make out the face at all because it was so dark.

[Linaru]

Okay .. so here is the newest version.



i did try lightening the colours as suggested but it just didn't look right..
i want to wait until i have fleshed out more of the UI that this picture will sit in before i mess with the colours to much.. so i can getter idea of how they contrast

[Pusty]

wow after seeing the first image and the latest one im really impressed O:
Love the design on that one!
Maybe you could change the hair a bit?
looks a bit weird to me but maybe I'm wrong ^^

[PixelPiledriver]

i should point out it was meant to be a short haired female pilot..

Didn't realize that. 
Thought it was a guy and went for more masculine.
Here's some ideas for a more feminine version.

[Linaru]

wow after seeing the first image and the latest one im really impressed O:
Love the design on that one!
Maybe you could change the hair a bit?
looks a bit weird to me but maybe I'm wrong ^^

I have already changed the hair some but which bits of it look weird?
.. i wasn't seeing it

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i should point out it was meant to be a short haired female pilot..

Didn't realize that. 
Thought it was a guy and went for more masculine.
Here's some ideas for a more feminine version.

I am really impressed by your talents PixelPiledriver. i have sat down for hours fiddling with details and i keep getting to a point where i cant see any thing to change, then i see one of your gifs and they show me which areas to look at. I have learnt alot the past couple of days



the progress of my version here

[Pusty]

Well I made a little edit although you almost fixed everything I found weird ^^

This is my first edit and it was more fun than expected:



I hope you get the idea ^^

[Linaru]

Continuing on with the theme and working on improvments i have started work on the mechanics portrait too..