Very small game character

[8bitbeard]

So I've been trying to go as small as possible with a gamecharacter for an isometric gameconcept I am currently working on.
I am also trying to keep the shape and colors of the character as minimalistic as possible.

My initial, loose inspiration for the character is this guy from Mad Max 2:


The result of my first approach was a success in terms of size and being able to make a isometric turnaround.


However, as I tried to animate the sprite it became apparent that this size just is too small to be animated in the way I need it.

So here is my new appproach with a slightly larger size.
This is all still very early so I am very interested in comments and feedback.

[8bitbeard]

A variation with less "psychonauts-esque" arms / legs proportions.

[piffany]

I also made some changes, but didn't see the previous post, so there may be some overlap between our edits.



Basically I straightened the arms, added a row to the crotch area, and changed the colours a bit to increase contrast.

[8bitbeard]

I also made some changes, but didn't see the previous post, so there may be some overlap between our edits.



Basically I straightened the arms, added a row to the crotch area, and changed the colours a bit to increase contrast.

nice!
I really like the color of the torso, makes the jaket look more like a vest.
Also, your arms are much better, I'll thankfully take them instead of mine thicker version.
What do you think about the thicker legs? I kinda like them, but am not sure if it looks too goofy.
I'll just start with the 45° now to see how he looks in perspective.

thanks a lot!

[8bitbeard]

here are two variants of your changes.
I decided to stick with my legs for now.
I removed one pixel on each arm to make them start thin and then get thicker towards the hands, not sure which one I like more.

Now on to the 45°

[piffany]

here are two variants of your changes.
I decided to stick with my legs for now.
I removed one pixel on each arm to make them start thin and then get thicker towards the hands, not sure which one I like more.

Now on to the 45°

I wanted to thicken the legs at first, but they looked bent no matter what I try. Perhaps some AA is in order.
Looking forward to seeing your 45° version.

[8bitbeard]

Here we go.

I'm not entirely sure about the way the yellow shirt and his left arm behaves, but in general I like it.

[8bitbeard]

tiny update on the 45° and sideview.

[piffany]

Pretty nice so far! In the third frame, I feel like the scarf should still be visible.

[8bitbeard]

Pretty nice so far! In the third frame, I feel like the scarf should still be visible.

yeaaaah, I think I am having a little bit of a readability problem here.
It actually is not meant to be a scarf, but the shirt he wears underneath the jaket. The green thing is the scarf..

I'm currently finishing the first pass on the turnarounds and then gonna take another close look at optimizing stuff like this