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[DONE(?)] Indie Brawl character attempt (Assassin Blue)

on: December 03, 2009, 08:18:37 pm
Hello there, so I'm a fan of the game Assassin Blue, and I thought that it deserved a place in TIGS' Indie Brawl project, so I thought I'd try to get a sprite going for 'em. So.. I started on it, but I'd like some crits on my progress.

Possible Final Sprite





Here's some screenshots of the game, Assassin Blue.


And here's some sprites from the Indie Brawl Project.



Of course, I still have quite a lot more to do, but I just feel like I'm heading in the wrong direction. Please help me out a bit, eh?

Again, here's the sprite I need help with.
« Last Edit: December 20, 2009, 06:28:14 pm by brod »

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue)

Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 11:37:08 pm
Oh man, a thousand-times-yes for the Liero sprite! And 2 Noitu Love ones?!

I know the original game's sprite is extremely saturated, but if you want your sprite to work in the style of the others, you'll need to desaturate a bit, especially the highlight. Also, be a little brighter. The style convention seems to be weak shadow and use of subtle internal line work to account for it.

Try to work more of a convincing anatomical structure into the sprite. The legs and feet, for instance, are very blobby. The weak silhouette is flattening the piece substantially. Torso needs to be wider.

Cape needs to be longer. It also looks like one side of it is longer than the other.



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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue)

Reply #2 on: December 04, 2009, 02:12:05 am
It would appear they all have white outlines...right?  Or is that just for the picture?

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue)

Reply #3 on: December 04, 2009, 08:41:44 am
I would desaturate the colours a tiny bit to make it look less... saturated. XD
If you shape the belt to a curve, it will make it look like it's attached to something with form, rather than a flat shape.
Also, in the style of the original pixels, It looks like they have tiny feet and elongated forearms, so keep this in mind with your character.

I made a very rough edit for you:


This is what your proportions and colours should be around, if you're trying to match the style of the other sprites...

I hope this helps! :o
« Last Edit: December 04, 2009, 09:22:17 am by Maru »

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue)

Reply #4 on: December 04, 2009, 03:31:46 pm
Thanks all, I really appreciate the help.

@EyeCraft: Haha, I know! Thanks for all the advice, I tried to keep them all in-mind, hopefully it shows.
@Mike: Yes, it's just for that picture. there are screens with in-game fights, now.
@Maru: that DOES look a lot more like the style, thanks :3

EDIT: Alright, I did another remake using a reference right next to it. Hopefully it's less saturated and fits in more. (I haven't worked on arms yet b/c.. I'm very bad with arms >_<)



-Now I'm having trouble with the hair. He is blonde, but it's getting pretty hard to find a yellow that contrasts well with skin. :/
« Last Edit: December 04, 2009, 09:13:53 pm by brod »

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue) [UPDATE!]

Reply #5 on: December 05, 2009, 02:19:11 pm
This is nice, I like it.

But I think it should be a bit bigger. I'd make the legs about 1-2 pixel taller, same with the chest. The head really doesn't fit the style. They have to have really big heads, with a decent amount of detail.

I hope I'm CnCing properly.  ;)

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue) [UPDATE!]

Reply #6 on: December 05, 2009, 02:26:59 pm
Where'd his lower legs go? First and second versions had much better stances.

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue) [UPDATE!]

Reply #7 on: December 05, 2009, 02:53:05 pm
@Dr D & MadHatter: How's this, then?

« Last Edit: December 05, 2009, 03:02:57 pm by brod »

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl submission attempt (Assassin Blue)

Reply #8 on: December 05, 2009, 05:07:53 pm
I think it looks a lot better, but the eyes, ears and hair should show. Also considering the legs are bent, I think you should move the feet more to the left.

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Re: [WIP] Indie Brawl character attempt (Assassin Blue)

Reply #9 on: December 05, 2009, 07:26:10 pm
Naw, I'm gonna keep the extra face-details out as a homage to AB.

Here's my attempt at his arms and sword, I failed pretty hard, crit NEEDED  :ouch:

« Last Edit: December 05, 2009, 07:29:24 pm by brod »