[C+C] Jojo Sprites

[ryuuzaki]

Refrence images:
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/4/49/Kakyoin_anime.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131219030716
http://www.arcadequartermaster.com/capcom/jojo2/card_kakyoin.png

[ryuuzaki]

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[heyguy]

Your character looks a little stumpy compared to the reference you posted. He's a lot taller and lankier in your reference. I like the updated face but the head now looks too big for his body, in my opinion. The bottom of the coat and his leg are kind of blurring together too, it's a little hard to see where the coat ends and the leg begins.

[FoxhoundOH]

The problem I see is the color count opposed to the general lack of contrast in the image. 26 colors for a sprite this size feels like way too much. I would recommend knocking it down to about 8 colors to force yourself to think about each part of the sprite.

[ryuuzaki]

Update:
I tried reducing the colors, but imo it looks better with more colors so I kept it.

[Joe]

Seriously, who gains if you post but don't make any effort to improve your work? Your guy is essentially the same in all three.



To clarify, Foxhound's suggestion is an exercise, again, "to force yourself to think about each part of the sprite."
Heyguy's crits are also on point, the proportions are way off. Taking both together would get you this:



which, in only 8 colors, can easily be refined to a finished 16 color sprite.

[ryuuzaki]

I tried drawing someone else based on the example above

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/1/13/Jotaro_anime.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131219030611

[ryuuzaki]

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