flyingace24 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hey guys. Catchy name huh? Anyway, here is some of my stuff. I started a couple years ago. I was really into it, but then I stopped for a LONG time. I just started getting into it again. Anywho, here is some of my more recent things as well as some of my favorite stuff. [shamelesscopyandpaste] I'm not very good at mugs. They're mostly just splices with a few custom stuff here and there. I can full custom battle sprites and weapon icons though. Mugs Aeris/Aerith from FFVII Sephiroth from FFVII Vincent Valentine from FFVII Cloud from FFVII Mist from FE9 Rhys from FE9 Ace from Devourer of Time (my old FE7 Project) Battle Stuff Custom Cid from FFVII Reenactment of an FFVII battle Random from FFVII (Aeris made by tails8s) More on next post:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Boom! Omnislash V5 from FFVII:AC (incomplete, but I doubt I'll ever finish it) Something random: Cloud head and sword by Dark Seraph. Other Weapon Icons (all custom) Comments and criticism would be appreciated. [/shamelesscopyandpaste] And my two most recent things: Cid from FFVII: Arion from FE4 (my first full custom): (face by Blackavar and armor by me) More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Magus from Chrono Trigger for Devourer of Worlds. Current Progress: OK. That's it. I mostly just want comments on Magus. I'm pretty much done with everything else and will most likely not work on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 WOW!!! These are great! I personally suck at FE sprites prior to FE9 for some reason. You're definitely the real deal :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Cid doesn't have shading where his goggles go over his hair. Arion's eyes are too small. Sailor Moon's headshape is really weird, and the way her body faces and the position of her hair suggest there is wind blowing, which there shouldn't be. Cloud's hair is poorly shaded, has an unusual shape, and the eyes are too much like his OA. It's not FE style at all, to say the least. His shoulder plate also employs bad shading techniques. Lachesis' head is way too small, and the lock of hair that goes from the leftmost side of her face has an odd shape. Magus is not at all like an FE-styled portrait. I know that your reference picture is probably not the best since that art style (what was the designer's name again?) is drastically different to the Fire Emblem styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuli Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Ah, you're so creative with your sprites. Some do look a "flat" from shading, but they're really good nonethenless. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) Oh yeah. If it wasn't apparent, I don't do my sprites strictly FE style. I have my own combination of things, which include FE and other things. Other things about me just so you know. I hate doing hair and eyes. They are my worst thing. @Wander: Cid was done a while ago, and I have since updated the shading. I just have not bothered to reupload it. I've posted these on other forums before and have fixed most of these errors. Arion: Eh. I'll somewhat agree with you. It was my first attempt at a full custom. Just for fun. I have a new one for my hack anyway. Cloud: I don't see what you mean about the shoulder pad part. I've never got that comment before. I didn't shade it at all. I spliced that thing. And I already told you about the my style not sticking strictly to FE. Lachesis: I do agree with you on that. Her head is way too small. Someone else did the lineart and was not able to finish it, so I took his job from there and did basically everything else. I will probably edit Lachesis a bit in the future, and I will take this into account. Thanks. Magus: My linearts tend to not look like my finished product at all. That's just a rough estimation of where the facial features go. Look at my Sephiroth for instance. As I said previously, I will not work on these anymore. As long as I like them (which I do), I don't work on them anymore. Thanks for your critique though, Wander. I'll take them into account for any future sprites. @Phoenix and Yuli: Thank you. I like to think I'm good for something other than hacking. Edited December 10, 2008 by Tuxedo Kamen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Hero Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Rhys is Canas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuli Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 He used the head of Canas, but I think he still made some effort on the clothes. :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Love the FFVII <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Current Progress: Just need the hair, which has been killing me. Nothing I have done so far looks right. I might need some assistance with this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Try looking at Lundgren's hair for reference (can't think of any better examples). It actually looks alright, but I can;t give as much critique since it (obviously) isn't FE-styled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 You simply need to add shading to it to make it appear as though those are hair strands and not one massive clump of hair. Just like any other face sprite, find some kind of reference that has a similar shading style to what you're trying for and try to apply it to your face sprite. You also might consider referencing Magus's status screen portrait for an idea for the shading (as it is a closer image than your current reference) for the top portion of the hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Tried referencing Hawkeye, Darin, and Lundgren for the hair. To no avail, however. Then I just tried to do it on my own. This is what I have. Draft 1: I don't really like the hair, but it's a first draft. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLSothe Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Tried referencing Hawkeye, Darin, and Lundgren for the hair. To no avail, however. Then I just tried to do it on my own. This is what I have.Draft 1: I don't really like the hair, but it's a first draft. What do you guys think? The hair's not bad. His shirt thing shouldn't cover one shoulder though, possibly show both of his shoulders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 That's better. The "strand" effect at least makes it seem like Magus has normal hair. Right now, the shading is just too pillowy. Given the style of Magus's hair, you'll probably have to make more use of all three hair shades within the hair, as opposed to just using the darkest shade as the "border" shade. I also think that the shadowing on the hair from Magus's ear is also a bit too heavy, but that could also just the surrounding shading making it look more apparent than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Draft #2. I took Aeorys' advice and added in some streaks. Hopefully now the hair doesn't look as chunky as before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 I took out the streaks and made the lightest hair shade a bit darker as well as mess around with the hair shading a bit. I think it looks better now. Draft 3: What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Definitely looks better. I'm no overly huge face-sprite expert, so I can't say if the hair shading is completely correct, but, it's certainly passable and not noticeable to the untrained eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Looks a hell of a lot better to me. Just a question, though: His mouth seems to be at an awkward angle. How are you going to do his talking frames (if at all)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Magus is done, as you can see here (thanks to TBA for helping me with the blinking frames). My next sprite is going to be a redone Zephiel, using the OA as a reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 His neck is too short, for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuli Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Maybe his chin should be more pointy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingace24 Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 I did raise the head a bit and rounded out his features. Anyway, further progress. Things I should fix before I do the dreaded hair? I'm not too happy with the face. It hasn't turned out how I wanted it to. Mostly the nose and the mouth. And tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 The construction and shading of the nose doesn't really match what you see on a majority of FE8's sprites, which is why it probably doesn't look like you want it to. For the most part, the bridge of the nose doesn't drop straight down, but "curves" down to the bottom (with a few acceptions, though those stem from the respective angle of the face). For the mouth, I'd just try changing the shading around, after looking at some of FE8's sprites. I think Artur might prove a useful reference for that, but it might not fit exactly right. Also, the shading by the light source on Zephiel's face doesn't look quite right to me. Something about it just makes the face's shading seem... pillowy, almost. Also, Zephiel's headband needs re-angled or something, since, with the position of his eyes, it seems like his head is angled downwards slightly, while the headband is still parallel to the ground, which doesn't make much sense to me. Also, IMO, the headband could use a pseudo-outline (using the colors on the headband) to make it seem "tight" to his forehead. Yes, kid!Zephiel in FE7 has a similar thickness headband thing and doesn't have an outline, but it seems like most other characters that have something to that effect do have an outline of sorts (at least in places). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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