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Pixel Art Feature Chest / GR#070 - Rath Character Design
« on: August 26, 2011, 04:37:21 am »
Hi all,
So my name is reticle2020 and I'm fairly new to pixel/sprite art. I, like many, decided to learn the art of the pixel in order to create my own game graphics. So here I am with all you lovely people. I decided to start with a simple character which will, hopefully, be the main character for my upcoming game. I've decided to upload the images in the order that I drew them, a sort of "time lapse" I guess, so that if I make any mistakes you'll be able to tell me at what point I should have changed something...blah blah.
I should mention that the game is a side scrolling platformer, similar to Mega Man or Castlevania and this is a very early concept. Additionally this piece is 100% original drawn from scratch.
Any and all crits welcome!!!
1) I wanted to start by drawing a outline of the character but found that I was loosing the shape I wanted it always looked lopsided and weird. Instead I started by roughing out the general shape I wanted and then fine tuning it, this created a sort of silhouette of the character.
2) Next I began outlining the character with a dark brown and then proceeded to fill in the skin...and I made some eyes, which I'm not completely satisfied with. I shaded this part even though I didn't really need to but because parts of the character would not be completely covered with clothing I figured it was best to just shade the whole darn thing
3) Next I began outlining some general clothes for the character, a shirt, pants and some shoes. And again shaded them in to complete the look. This is the part of the process I have the most trouble with...Shading that is! I think it turned out decently enough but it can certainly use some improvement.
4) The next step was to give the character some accessories, In the game the character has a magical gauntlet so I wanted to include this. I tried to create a belt but didn't have any luck at all
5) Now the final stage I decided to give this little guy some hair. Now hair and me are bitter enemies, even my pencil drawings suffer from hideous hair disease..but I gave it my best.
So that's it! I'm hoping for some general C+C I aim to get better and having some talented people point out my huge mistakes is a good way to start.
Peace!
So my name is reticle2020 and I'm fairly new to pixel/sprite art. I, like many, decided to learn the art of the pixel in order to create my own game graphics. So here I am with all you lovely people. I decided to start with a simple character which will, hopefully, be the main character for my upcoming game. I've decided to upload the images in the order that I drew them, a sort of "time lapse" I guess, so that if I make any mistakes you'll be able to tell me at what point I should have changed something...blah blah.
I should mention that the game is a side scrolling platformer, similar to Mega Man or Castlevania and this is a very early concept. Additionally this piece is 100% original drawn from scratch.
Any and all crits welcome!!!
1) I wanted to start by drawing a outline of the character but found that I was loosing the shape I wanted it always looked lopsided and weird. Instead I started by roughing out the general shape I wanted and then fine tuning it, this created a sort of silhouette of the character.
2) Next I began outlining the character with a dark brown and then proceeded to fill in the skin...and I made some eyes, which I'm not completely satisfied with. I shaded this part even though I didn't really need to but because parts of the character would not be completely covered with clothing I figured it was best to just shade the whole darn thing
3) Next I began outlining some general clothes for the character, a shirt, pants and some shoes. And again shaded them in to complete the look. This is the part of the process I have the most trouble with...Shading that is! I think it turned out decently enough but it can certainly use some improvement.
4) The next step was to give the character some accessories, In the game the character has a magical gauntlet so I wanted to include this. I tried to create a belt but didn't have any luck at all
5) Now the final stage I decided to give this little guy some hair. Now hair and me are bitter enemies, even my pencil drawings suffer from hideous hair disease..but I gave it my best.
So that's it! I'm hoping for some general C+C I aim to get better and having some talented people point out my huge mistakes is a good way to start.
Peace!