Female Character

[dpixel]

Nice edit bengo!

Played with this some more.  Got a little better pose.  I did go 2 pixels taller though. I like playing with the small stuff for some reason. 

[yyboyyy96]

may I know what the steps are you take when you make something like that?
its just really impressive!

[dpixel]

may I know what the steps are you take when you make something like that?
its just really impressive!

Thanks. Glad you like it. 
I just tried to exaggerate my first edit.  Wider hips, thinking about gesture lines and weight balance.  Making this one a couple pixels taller made it easier to work with.  I basically grabbed sections and moved, pulled and stretched.  Then put it back together.  Then repeat till it looks right.  Don't be satisfied with good enough.  If something doesn't look right, work at it.  Anatomy is difficult to make look right, so use references for your poses.  For pixel art technique, study others work.  There's nothing magic about it, just practice.  I've been doing this for a long time, and this was practice for me. 

[Kenthecaptain]

Nice edit bengo!

Played with this some more.  Got a little better pose.  I did go 2 pixels taller though. I like playing with the small stuff for some reason. 

Hey, I love the exaggerated pose you did for this one! I had some free time tonight, so I just played around with the lighting and rendering to get a sense of the forms and the general direction the character is facing, without redoing much of your line work to keep it close to the original.



Side note to OP: If you want to intentionally have a black outline, try starting with a solid black silhouette, and once you are happy with the shapes and proportions, start to fill in your forms afterwards. This way you won't effect your sprites proportions too much, and can focus solely on colors, lighting, etc.

[dpixel]

Nice edit Kenthecaptain!

This is why I like pixel art.  Even a character this small, the possibilities are endless.

[dpixel]

Messing around some more...

[yyboyyy96]

awesome pose! as always..

I tried to copy your work for myself dont judge the pose

[dpixel]

I tried to copy your work for myself dont judge the pose

Try to adjust your light source coming from the side a bit.  It'll give a better sense of depth.  Remember use a reference.  Not only for the pose, but shading too.  It really helps a lot.  Also, try a 3/4 view.  It's good practice with anatomy and generally more interesting.

Another pose...Visualize the curve in the spine. It creates some realism.

[yyboyyy96]

Looking good!

Tried another pose

[dpixel]

Massive improvement from where you started.