ghast Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 sometimes i make mugs. suggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Lord Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 That black facial hair seems really pixel-y and not very lifelike or FE-like, but I really have no idea how to improve it. Sorry, I'm not good at mugging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 yeah you and me both lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 The beard would transition into the face a bit better if you pulled some of the bulk off and added a bit of tapering. Take a look at Dozla and some of the other bearded folk. Right now it looks like it goes from really bushy to gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peachar Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It can still work. Just palette and shading needed help. Use this as a reference point to continue, or not. Don't matter~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 wow thanks! that's helpful. So the beard. I'll reference dozla. Not totally sure what tapering is but i'll figure it out. here's my beard-fix list its pixelated. needs tapering and the top. i guess that's it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateborn Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) never mind i'm stupid. Edited March 28, 2015 by Fateborn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) buddy said the stache was blobby is this better? Edited March 29, 2015 by GhastStation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateborn Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Give him a white beard, and a red coat and slap a ho-ho-ho word balloon on there and you got yourself a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peachar Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 looking better :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 It's worth pointing out that the shirt with stripes also looks really flat too. It wants some kind of shadow and maybe even angling the stripes, idk but the stripes mainly just look flat to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErrantDShepherd Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Have to agree with Klok. Stripes are looking a Lil flat. On the plus side, beard is looking better... Is getting interesting. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) looking better :) Thanks! less flat? Edited March 29, 2015 by GhastStation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peachar Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) They're definitely flat, yeah. Angle the far side a little, but it is kinda hard because you're a little pushing the color limit there. Edit: A little better, but yeah, still angle the far side. Remember to AA the lines too with those gray colors. It'll be the best smoothing you can get with your palette. Edited March 29, 2015 by Alphα Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 hmm.. i hope i angled and AA'd right, was never too good at the technical stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peachar Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 AA is a little rough, but it's better. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErrantDShepherd Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) original current Its looking way better, bud. Much cleaner, easier to make out the details and expressions. Shirt and Beard look more real and three dimensional as well. Nice small fixes that make it work. :) I dunno if you need to do anything with the shading on the jacket... not really the one to talk about that. Still, looking good. Edited March 29, 2015 by TheErrantShepherd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 thanks for the help guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peachar Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Yeah, it's looking pretty slick now. Could definitely be improved more, but it's very passable. The wonders of a good palette though. Might be a good idea to practice with them and get a good feel for the saturations viable for FE sprites. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Went on a hacking and spritng binge last night and I made this. I honestly think this is my best splice ever. Level Up!! Shout-outs to Lenh who helped with some cleanup and guidance! Edited May 20, 2015 by GhastStation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 The tatoo on her arm looks a little flat and I'm confused by the speckling of green on her face. I like the character, very intimidating :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 The tatoo on her arm looks a little flat and I'm confused by the speckling of green on her face. I like the character, very intimidating :o i didn't know how to not make it flat with the space given :x the specs are actually piercings! Or at least what my capability of face piercings looks like lolol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I think the problem is that the tattoo looks like it's been drawn onto her arm like we're looking straight at it, but it should really be matching the curve of her arm. I tried a little bit with it and it IS tough because its asymmetric. I think if you have the lower part disappear a bit over the edge it might look more curved. Oh, I see. Interesting, I can't think of any way to make them better at this scale, other than that I might make the one by her mouth and on her nose a little darker since they're a bit hard to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 I think the problem is that the tattoo looks like it's been drawn onto her arm like we're looking straight at it, but it should really be matching the curve of her arm. I tried a little bit with it and it IS tough because its asymmetric. I think if you have the lower part disappear a bit over the edge it might look more curved. Oh, I see. Interesting, I can't think of any way to make them better at this scale, other than that I might make the one by her mouth and on her nose a little darker since they're a bit hard to see. Yeah! That's definitely the issue eh? I tried to angle it just now and I'm trying to make up some references but I think the wording might be too much for that space? IDK, I'll try again when I'm not as sleepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teapot Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 @Ghast - The arm should probs be shaped out before applying the tattoo. It's also really hard to read from that zoom - I had to zoom in to 3x before I could tell what it said (Black Brutal?). The issue about having that kind of detail at that distance is whether you want to sacrifice visibility or detail. IMO, it'd be better to make it into an abbreviation or some kind of more recognizable symbol, because it would be REALLY difficult to get those words to read at all. there's kind of a general lot of weirdness going on with the tattoos/markings in general, though, mostly due to how they don't blend in with the rest of the skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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