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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #10 on: March 15, 2013, 02:34:56 pm
If we're talking poses, I think it would look more interesting if he held the staff with both hands, with the bottom pointing towards the sword guy. Sorta like a kungfu pose where he's ready to strike.
Right now he doesn't look very interested in fighting :)

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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #11 on: March 15, 2013, 02:53:54 pm
If we're talking poses, I think it would look more interesting if he held the staff with both hands, with the bottom pointing towards the sword guy. Sorta like a kungfu pose where he's ready to strike.
Right now he doesn't look very interested in fighting :)

That really depends on the character of ol' Kaeru-san here, don't you think? Might be a calm one, who knows :)
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #12 on: March 15, 2013, 06:53:19 pm
But that makes mr.swordguy seem like a total douche ;D
"If you won't give me your glowing ball thing, I'm gonna slash you with mah sword.."

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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #13 on: March 15, 2013, 08:10:55 pm
To me it was more that he was going to cast a spell, or something..!
After all, a static sprite can actually be in a pretty exotic pose to best put across what kind of a personality the creature has.
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #14 on: March 16, 2013, 10:11:32 am


Hi guys,

Here's yet another update. I've been focusing on improving the background and taking it to that next stage. I've added in some shine onto the trees to give them more shape, texture and detail. I think it makes the trees look less disjointed from the sunset.

After some helpful critique by Jinn (from pixeljoint) I've slightly altered the colours to make the sunset more vibrate and the sky more creative. One particular change I like is how he suggested making the dark grey tone in the sky much closer to the purple. The low contrast between them really works.

Unless someone has something to say otherwise, I think it's fair to call time on the actual background in this scene now. I'll still be open to further recommendations though.

I'm happy with the hero, so I guess it's now time to focus on redesigning the frogman. To settle the little debate, I see this frogman, and by extension all of his frogman compadrés, as mystical, magical druid folk. I don't think a kung fu action pose would best represent their style. However, I think that arched, over the shoulder pose that Ymedron sketched up is definitely fitting for the creature. :)

Just for the record, Seiseki, this frogman is pure evil. We're talking the Hitler of frogs.
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #15 on: March 16, 2013, 07:05:57 pm
Hi guys,

Another update, this time I've tackled the frogman! I've followed Ymedron's designs by taking the pose of one and the general body shape of another. The legs are splayed out in that frog-like squat. I certainly prefer this one for readability. It's clearly a frog this time around.



What do you guys think about him?
And also, what do you think of the scene as a whole now?
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #16 on: March 16, 2013, 07:12:18 pm
Yes, it really is quite froggy now.
What about making him brown?

He might be more fun to look at if he had some kind of patterns like here, also it'd make him stand out from all the other frogs in fiction (they commonly seem to be green and patternless).
Hm, wonder if you should show the other hand with the spell, or maybe switch the staff into the other hand so the more visible hand can be there to show off the magic.
Making a small hole in between the arm and the body (so the silhouette has a small hole in it) might also help the clarity of the pose. :3c
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #17 on: March 16, 2013, 08:56:42 pm
I think patterns would become extremely difficult to pixel up because the details would leave it looking cluttered. However, here's a re-colored effort to give him some more earthy, brown tones.  ;D



He probably fits into the scene more convincingly now as well.
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #18 on: March 16, 2013, 09:12:22 pm
Yes, he looks better now. Though I wonder if giving him dark areas around his eyes+stripes on his legs would clutter him that much..?
But the browner color + the hue changes make him stand out and fit in at the same time, it's... Magical even.
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Re: Gypsy Forest...again

Reply #19 on: March 16, 2013, 11:04:52 pm
Maybe, frogman should be in more aggressive stance like the other character. Right now he looks very calm and not very interested in boy with sword. For me that kinda ruins "battle anticipation" feeling.

Btw, your last update is best so far. Your work is amazing. I admire your "pixeling" skill.  ;D