it didn't really help sorry, i'm not sure if it was to much detail the shading or what but it doesn't help. i'm going to attempt a cartoon kind of look later but like i said my main problem is the getting the general look down for the character. here is my character idea i had it isn't very evil looking and it doesn't feel destructive or anything. but it was an idea maybe it might lead somewhere with some help.


i've uploaded the new tileset. it basically has  new tiles for the underground part of the ground tile that already exist. however the tile in the centre has tiling problems it doesn't tile very well at all. could someone help fix this?

when i say i failed i don't mean it looked bad i mean like it was so bad it not only looked bad but you could tell what it was suppose to be not even a little bit. so i deleted it.because essentially if you get a three year ol to draw it with the pencil tool and scale it it would wind out looking like a big mess the same as my actual attempt. for the mech all i really need help with is the line art i should be able to get the shading done myself.

as for the background i still don't get what you mean. sorry i'm not great at understand people when they talk all advance with there artist words. so i get lost when there used. even if i look them up it still does nothing i still get lost when people use them. lol. but yeah hopefully you can show me what you mean.

ohh, ok. i put the sketch up because everyone was telling me to. but i will link it again if that's what you want.

um what i'm aiming to do? hmm...not really understanding the question but i'm planing to make a mario kind of game only i'm making my own enemies and my own character and changing stuff within the game . might add a few elements as well. but yeah i'm planning on using it for the game and hopefully in the end i will have enough stuff made in the peice to make a basic level.

i didn't understand what you were saying about the dirt and shading. i can shade stuff but i'm not that great at it. i'm still learning. i didn't give the trees any form because they are mean't as a background image and by not giving them form it alls me to easily make scenary and characters stand out rom the background. or at least that's what i was going for.

if anyone has any more comments on improving this that would be great, if it means to reshade i might need to be shown visually as i'm still working on my shading abilities lie mostly in lineart. so yeah...

also two of those graphics i'm no longer using for this project right now because i found out that the other ones worked better, when i tested it with background and i would rather just do some more work and get the other tiles finished.

tbh, ive been using MS Paint ever since I started. A bit embarrasing to say that cause everyone use these professional programs and I havnt had a single thought of changing.
I bet some other programs could be good or practial if you want to make a game (tho ive done..5 games I think, with Paint). So, I woudnt say you need something special, right now anyway.

ahh you kiding? paint is an awesome program for making 2d art. stuff professional programs like photoshop, paint and pull off just as good art in 2d games an photoshop can.