yeah i see what you mean, not that there werent any but i cant remember any nes games right now where the sprite really reflected the apparent light sources or changing brightness of the backgrounds. I guess theyd have to redraw the sprites for each level. but if the whole game was going to be firey dungeons, it would be an option i suppose. looks good though! feels kind of aztec.

its insanely good. I love the selective outlining, i could look at it all day!

wow that looks brilliant. the edited version with more contrast looks better on my monitor. really pops out more

looks fantastic. i like the randomness in the metal areas, makes it look like some hellish giger machine. id keep the randomness away from the dirt though!

thanks for the replies guys, glad im doing something right! Ive just finished doing some work on MRWH now based on your feedback.

wow stava, that looks great. what did you do to the colours exactly? add more grey but then keep the contrast between shades the same? it looks a lot more realistic than my original, you made me realise the colours i used kind of attack the eyes a bit. The face is really cool, but you made him look mean! my guys a bit of a goofball definitely gave me some ideas for the face though, like the placement of shadow. i also used your idea for blotchy/dappled skin texture, it suits him really well.



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banding is really hard for me to spot sometimes (didnt even know that was the name for it until today), and i dont always think some of it looks too bad when it is pointed out! but you are right there was some awful banding in there that did NOT look good. To my eyes, ive had a good crack at the worst bits, what do you guys think?