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Offline Lusty

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[WIP] Learn to make a charset.

on: September 02, 2011, 10:12:07 am
Hello, this is my first post so nice to meet all of you.
I'm Lusty and pretty new in pixeling, right now I'm trying to make a charset for my game. My friend help me with the template but I make the clothes by myself.
Here the result so far.
A=    B=

Please give me advice because I don't know if my work is good enough, or wrong.
NB : I still cannot make the hair yet.

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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #1 on: September 02, 2011, 11:16:47 am
The perspective of the face doesn't match with the body's, it looks like he's looking down, so you should raise his eyes by 1 pixel.
His legs are a bit too wide, in my opinion.

here is a quick edit, later I'll try to do some hair on him for your inspiration : )



as you can see, he looks kinda strange on a light background, because of the dark borders, (maybe you already knew) remember to choose according to what the background's gonna be (light or dark)
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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #2 on: September 02, 2011, 02:22:47 pm
Thanks for replying XD
Actually the face looked down because the perspective view is from top front side, but if this case then the body perspective is the one that wrong?

Well about the background usually I chose dark color because light color kind a hurt my eyes.

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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #3 on: September 02, 2011, 03:31:19 pm
Yeah the problem is that the body looks like it is seen in a front perspective.

This is a reference i took from www.posemaniacs.com,
http://www.posemaniacs.com/archives/1542 it should be useful to see how this half top-view perspective works : )

And here's an edit I did to make it look more like an half top-view perspective


Some inspiration for hair
« Last Edit: September 02, 2011, 03:55:44 pm by RedKnight91 »
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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #4 on: September 03, 2011, 09:50:33 am
Oh no wonder, I will try to edit it then and  hanks for your edit, I will use it for references work XD
Posemaniac it's look great.

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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #5 on: September 03, 2011, 10:12:07 am
It's awesome if you're having trouble drawing bodies ^^

Feel free to use my edit as a reference ; )
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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #6 on: September 06, 2011, 03:47:09 pm
sorry, but I just couldn't resist this edit :D

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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 07:30:12 pm
LOL!! Damn it, I think the evil face and hairstyle on my edit gave it away, we're trying to resurrect Hitler through pixel art!!!

Today, a pixel, tomorrow, THE WORLD!!
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Re: [WIP] Learn to make a charset.

Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 10:00:30 pm
Now we just need to animate him and then we can have an army of marching hitler sprites! ;D
« Last Edit: September 06, 2011, 10:03:07 pm by Seiseki »