Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: slym on November 17, 2010, 03:32:37 am

Title: First large sprite!
Post by: slym on November 17, 2010, 03:32:37 am

So I'm attempting my first large sprite (and well large anything). This is what I have so far. I clearly need a lot of help with anatomy.

(http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy295/fs_slym/2.gif)
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy295/fs_slym/1.gif

Title: Re: First large sprite!
Post by: EvilEye on November 17, 2010, 06:50:21 am

A good rule of thumb when your drawing a pose like that is to try that position yourself. If you can't do it then it's probably not a good pose.

If you need reference you can search google or sometimes you can find a similar pose on http://www.posemaniacs.com/ (http://www.posemaniacs.com/)

Here's a position that might be a little more realistic:

(http://www.anti-soft.com/graphics/pixelation/edit231514gtwrg.png)

Title: Re: First large sprite!
Post by: Senevri on November 17, 2010, 10:39:38 am

I disagreed, so...
(http://tols17.oulu.fi/~ekarjala/temp/2-edit.png)

However! both this and the original have the "problem" that there's visible foreshortening going on, which is in fact, dependent on the distance between the viewer and the target, so....