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Takin' out the trash

on: November 05, 2006, 02:02:25 am
So, I was just browsing the boards a few days ago, and I noticed that someone had a pretty crappy avatar. I did a quick edit to see if I could help him out some...

Please critique heavily, I'll only cry a little.

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(Once again, I apologize for rehashing something old, I do have new stuff coming, so fret not! I just felt this issue needed to be addressed.)

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #1 on: November 05, 2006, 02:17:16 am
is that like a .50 cal pistol? it looks like it has alot of recoil...

i think the new head looks too undefined compared to the body
« Last Edit: November 05, 2006, 11:32:03 pm by legofreak »

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #2 on: November 05, 2006, 02:23:41 am
Well what can I say? This was one of my favourite pieces of art posted ever on pixelation since waay back (I must have asked you to return it as your avatar like two times over the years) and I think you went and made it even more awesome. Much sharper, much more detailed, much more stark and foreboding. The animation quality was excellent then, it's excellent now. I love this. I wish I could pay you money to make games of this art calibre, find you coders that will make whatever you ask of them and just enjoy the resultant bliss. I don't really have critique. It's animated far better than I could animate myself and the rendering is almost similarly to such a level where Helm doesn't have anything to add.

Congratulations on self-critiquing and self-bettering.

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #3 on: November 05, 2006, 02:35:10 am
Im not long new here so I asumed that was pretty recent, as the animation is pretty awesome and the sprite design seems very solid.. Looks like I was wrong  ::)

Your new one really does show a massive improvement, I wouldn't be prepared for harsh critisism because I really think it's amazing. Im glad you've lit up his uniform more to reveal more detail, it really looks better than simply blacking out parts.



awesome.  ;D
I've not got anything interesting to type here..

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #4 on: November 05, 2006, 02:53:59 am
wow

i have one critique, and it boils down to personal preference, but I think his head should be tilted toward the viewer a little - the dead-on side view doesn't work well with the new sprite.  A little rotation would go a LONG ways there!

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #5 on: November 05, 2006, 03:37:38 am
I actually think the head should turn towards the other direction when the pistol is whipped out, as that torso rotation would mean the head is 90 degress or more turned on the right shoulder and that just doesn't work with the human body.

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #6 on: November 05, 2006, 05:21:54 am
More detail in less space = Fantastic. Great update that gets rid of those large nebulous shadowy areas.

My one critique is the 1 pixel that sticks out on the leg when standing forward with the pistol. I'd add a pixel just above that. That's all I see at the moment.

Inspiring.  :y:

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #7 on: November 05, 2006, 05:45:49 am
I'm basically going to hop on the ass kissing bandwagon here, but I do have one question. What's the deal with the smoke? I'd always wondered, but the opportunity to ask never seemed to present itself until now.

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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #8 on: November 05, 2006, 06:16:42 am
Wow, thanks for the comments so far! :) I turned the head away just a tiny bit when he's firing the pistol, it'll still take some tweaking. Also fixed the boot up when he steps forward.

As for the smoke, I don't really remember why I put it in originally, but I liked it, and later on decided he's probably smoking inside his helmet, it's just venting the smoke for him. I'm trying to figure out what exactly I should do with it, I might just get rid of it entirely. I'd think it'd be rather unwise to smoke inside a helmet like that.  :D

\/ That was another possibility I considered, though if that were the case, him breathing between every burst of gunfire would make the most sense.
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Re: Takin' out the trash

Reply #9 on: November 05, 2006, 06:21:51 am
I thought of it more like a release of breath, like he's in the cold and his breath is between his shots.
As supposed to cigarette smoke.