AuthorTopic: pOrTrAiT of this guy that does stuff (Read 19412 times)

alkaline · **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2010, 04:32:08 am

The arms and legs look a bit broken, partly jagged black edges and partly uneven outline. Specifically his right arm, and left leg.

Adding a crotch might help.

As for the feet, the way his right leg is rotated means his foot should be set slightly left of the viewer. Basically, his right leg is in an awkward position. His other foot would probably point downward a little as well, and not be completely straight on the ground since he's not completely at eye level (shirt curves down). Legs could afford to be lengthened a little.

MadHatter · **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2010, 12:14:55 pm

Thanks a lot for the help, I'll update soon.

edit;
do you mind showing me what you mean?

MadHatter · **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2010, 05:52:04 pm

update;

added a foot....
i kinda didn't do much more, cuz i suck at AA and didn't understand the rest.

r.r

also

i added a new character
i call him fred, because the name sounds like narwhal, which is my favorite animal.

i also suck at anatomy

so edits would be helpful

1up · **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2010, 01:34:39 am

my first thought when entering this thread was

did i make sprites without realizing it
and them make a new account to post them on

because i wouldn't be surprised if i did

my generic standing perfectly still thing is there too
hmm

MadHatter · **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:04:16 am

are you accusing me of stealing?

i like your work, and followed your style from these;

but I didn't steal anything.

1up · **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:13:32 am

haha no if i was accusing you of stealing i'd be a lot more direct about it

it's just
i literally thought i made those sprites and forgot about making them
but then i thought your name and went "oh ok"

MadHatter · **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:14:12 am

oh, ok.

do you think i got the style right?

1up · **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:22:37 am

well

it's kind of small and there's some things i'd do differently but yeah pretty much

MadHatter · **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:24:18 am

small was on purpose

cuz i might animate

and i really dont want to animate something of that size.

do you mind telling me what you would do differently?

MadHatter · **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2010, 12:31:16 am

i know is shouldn't double post and all that, but are there any other comments....?

i really do need help with those goddamn legs...

Mabelma · **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2010, 01:47:48 am

My thoughts would be adding a crotch, not to low but not to high either. Also for the feet, I'd say you could make it more facing forward like the big guy's back foot 1 up made. That's all I can see for now, if you could fix that I'll gladly critic a little more.

Sorry for posting after almost a month.

IvanX · **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2010, 07:07:38 am

This.

Left leg is awkwardly posed.

MadHatter · **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2010, 11:18:17 am

IDK if your allowed to bring up threads, but why the fuck not if i'm getting cnc.
i'll get to fixing it when i get to fixing it.

Mabelma · **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2010, 02:48:10 pm

Quote from: IvanX on April 04, 2010, 07:07:38 am

This.

Left leg is awkwardly posed.

Exactly what I was saying but it's always better with an image example.

MadHatter · **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2010, 12:32:13 pm

head, shoulders, knees and toes
mended hearts and broken bones
nothing more but sticks and stones
and words will never hurt me

ndchristie · **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2010, 05:20:43 pm

I'm just here to put in a plug for descriptive or at least relevent post titles. The trend towards pretentious/noninformative wordvomit is making the forum annoying and less navigable. Im not looking to start an argument, only saying this once...I just thought it needed to be.

Mathias · **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2010, 05:35:26 pm

Quote from: ndchristie on May 10, 2010, 05:20:43 pm

I'm just here to put in a plug for descriptive or at least relevent post titles. The trend towards pretentious/noninformative wordvomit is making the forum annoying and less navigable. Im not looking to start an argument, only saying this once...I just thought it needed to be.

I agree. Misplaced wackiness.

And isn't this odd - Madhatter and 1up (1up was there first of course) have nearly the same pixel style and wacky forum posting style. Separated at birth? If you guys exchanged pics you may find you're identical twins. Or is Madhatter 1up's bipolar account?

As for the sprite, it's simple, just make him a limbless, hairless, faceless war veteran. In doing so you'll solve all difficult limb drawing problems, you'll establish interesting character background and even have an obvious choice as to what his overall attitude is like, which you can use to keep his interactions with other characters consistent.

MadHatter · **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2010, 09:32:17 pm

I don't see how I post will affect the sprite, and as long as it isn't disrupting any members from doing what they came here for theres no need. I prefer to be a bit more "wacky" then most of you guys.
yer boring
Also
I'm not 1up
nor am I as good as him, TBH.

ndchristie · **Reply #19 on:** May 11, 2010, 02:58:26 am

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I prefer to be a bit more "wacky" then most of you guys.

Not to be completely off-topic, but I sorta feel like there's something backwards here; the titles are highly engaging but the sprites actually tend to be dudes standing in a line. Call me peculiar but I get excited when I see a post like "ravenous ravenous rhino" and get a little disappointed to just see a bunch of the same stuff again. Like I said it's not really relevent to the sprites in this thread, but to me I'd be ten times more interested in a thread that was called something boring like "rhinocerous sprite [WIP]" and then had an energetic and 'whack'y image or a rhino. The same is true for go go gadget happy heart - your titles have me imagining artwork that would actually be really exciting!

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MadHatter · **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2010, 10:50:47 am

ya i'm prone to generic poses and unimaginative designs...

Koi Kami Mauro · **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2010, 11:52:36 pm

Case in point, I was expecting Inspector Gadget in this thread

1up · **Reply #22 on:** May 13, 2010, 12:04:26 am

Quote from: Mathias on May 10, 2010, 05:35:26 pm

Or is Madhatter 1up's bipolar account?

several people are already convinced this is the case

MadHatter · **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2010, 12:11:22 am

Quote from: 1up on May 13, 2010, 12:04:26 am

several people

doh i hate that guy

MadHatter · **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2010, 01:01:27 am

k
well
re-doing the character design

again
this is the pink shirted guy, not fred.
yayaya i'll update the actually base itself too, but i just felt like doing a mugshot.
o ya very WIP

Mathias · **Reply #25 on:** May 13, 2010, 03:34:55 pm

Too photo-real. Lost it's pixel charm. Looks like a redux.

MadHatter · **Reply #26 on:** May 13, 2010, 08:06:00 pm

redux?
How do you suggest it gets more pixel..ish? gets its pixel charm back?

Ryumaru · **Reply #27 on:** May 13, 2010, 08:27:34 pm

Simplify and stylize shapes more.

MadHatter · **Reply #28 on:** May 13, 2010, 08:46:38 pm

haha, those lines are all only jagged and shit because it's WIP. I'll clean it up and all as I progress.

MadHatter · **Reply #29 on:** May 15, 2010, 11:47:21 pm

Update
still wip btw

MadHatter · **Reply #30 on:** May 17, 2010, 12:04:17 pm

sorry for...triple... post but
doh c'mon no cnc?

Jorund · **Reply #31 on:** May 17, 2010, 02:21:24 pm

I got no critic because you didn't fix any of the errors. It still looks to photo-real, looks like a reduce polarize photo. I'm not saying it is, but it looks that way, which is no good.
Yo should simplify/smooth your pixel clusters.
As you see, it's the same critic Mathias and Ryumaru gave you.

I make this edit, maybe it'll help, or not:

You got too many useless skin colour, maybe you could reduce your palette or use some of the colours just for aa.
Before adding things to the portrait, try to finish some part.
The pose is correct, so there's no problem there.
It's very messy though, clean some lines, before a new update.

MadHatter · **Reply #32 on:** May 17, 2010, 04:30:31 pm

oh I thought they were referring to the WIP outline and such.
Thanks, I'll get to that soon.

Elk · **Reply #33 on:** May 17, 2010, 04:56:02 pm

There's a shadow missing under the nose (according to the shadows @ eyes) which without it makes the face look so chubby and volumic...

MadHatter · **Reply #34 on:** May 18, 2010, 08:38:00 pm

hope i fixed it
is that what you meant with the nose, elk?

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