Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Ignacio on April 30, 2010, 10:43:14 am

Title: Critic on a cowboy sprite.
Post by: Ignacio on April 30, 2010, 10:43:14 am

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Cowboy.gif)

Hello... I would love to have advise on how to improve this guy. Pose, items, pallete... I would appreciate everything, since he might be an important character ina project I have in mind.

Thanks in advance!

Nacho.

Title: Re: Critic on a cowboy sprite.
Post by: Shrub on April 30, 2010, 06:43:53 pm

Wow, loving the gangly style. It's all great!

Title: Re: Critic on a cowboy sprite.
Post by: Tuna Unleashed on April 30, 2010, 08:59:24 pm

some more contrast would definitely add to the clarity, but this is great so far

Title: Re: Critic on a cowboy sprite.
Post by: Mathias on April 30, 2010, 10:19:08 pm

More contrast? I dunno. For me, it's the dark red bg making it hard to see.

The face is the least readable.

Title: Re: Critic on a cowboy sprite.
Post by: moket on May 01, 2010, 12:21:26 am

the main thing to me are the color ramps, they don't depict the materials properties.
For example the skin will be more saturated and red while being in the shadow than fabrics, fabrics won't have as bright highlights as metal and so on.
Cast shadows should be darker, like under his hat for example.
Also having the character foot cut by the frame make him floaty.
I did a quick edit, not being a pixel artist it's quite horrible shape wise hehe.

(http://whitenights.free.fr/pixel/cowboyEDIT.png)

this tutorial (http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm) should make things easier to understand (sorry for my frenglish)

Title: Re: Critic on a cowboy sprite.
Post by: Jakerpot on May 01, 2010, 01:10:20 am

I also thinks that the green could be greyisher. Maybe some dirt on the clothes too, because, you know, it's the old west  ;D