I've been working on some RPG style sprites recently, and I've come to a bit of a dead end (used for lack of a better word).
Based off this quick concept doodle:
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2199/quickchr.pngI have a few problems. One, I plan to have the backgrounds in a typical semi-top down point of view. However, while I like the first version more, it doesn't have much/any perspective.
My second problem lies in the rotations. The sprites are all quite different, and don't seem to fit in too well with all of the others. I've yet to identify why this is though. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I'm also having a bit of a problem creating a smooth outline for the characters. The diagonal one in both of the versions looks the best in those terms, but once again I'm having trouble transferring this quality to the others.
These are just the main problems, but any other sort of critique would be massively appreciated. Thanks in advance.
