Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I have some mugs and battle sprites and need tips for improvement here are some mugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Erm, they aren't showing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Maybe it's because the word is spelled amateur. edit: and yeah not showing up for me either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 can you see the sprites now? keep in mind i am an "amateur" give me constructive criticism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanami Touko Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Yes I wish I couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'd suggest you use Photobucket or an image uploading website so you don't need to attach your files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 keep in mind i am an "amateur" give me constructive criticism A) of course you're an amateur, last I checked you don't get paid for this (and if you actually did then I'd be very surprised, because that place's quality contr- *snrk*) B) I was going to actually give you some tips but just from this comment I get the sense that anything more rough than "maybe you could do [pointer] because right now it's not as good as it could be but on the whole it's really good" would 'insult' you or whatever, and I don't feel like putting up with butthurt. Now so I don't get warned, you use way too much outline color inside the sprites, it's really kind of ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 I know i'm not good but i don't really know how or what to improve on so that's why i only need constructive criticism by the way here are some others-try not to barf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deranger Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 We need an upload to image host and post forum link tutorial. Upload your pictures to Photobucket, or image shack, or some other image host, and then post the forum code they give you. They'll appear as images rather than attachments then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 there, like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban of Sycorax Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Color-coded everything I saw. If you need me to elaborate, please tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 here I tried to fix some of the problems what do you mean by the angle is messed up? is there something wrong with his arm? i couldn't fix the hair very well i guess i fixed everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deranger Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The sprites in the original post's necks don't seem to line up, often lending to off proportion and skewed bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban of Sycorax Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 here I tried to fix some of the problems what do you mean by the angle is messed up? is there something wrong with his arm? The angle's kind of awkward, really. Like, no one would be comfortable like that. To fix it I suggest you have him hold the bow with only one arm, and if you ever sheet it, the other arm can pull the arrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 The angle's kind of awkward, really. Like, no one would be comfortable like that. To fix it I suggest you have him hold the bow with only one arm, and if you ever sheet it, the other arm can pull the arrow. i will try and fix that but until then here are 2 more sprites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sholes Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 A) of course you're an amateur, last I checked you don't get paid for this (and if you actually did then I'd be very surprised, because that place's quality contr- *snrk*) Professional also has attached to it the concept of pursuing further education - developing their knowledge and skills. But, yeah selling a beat for a dollar makes you an amateur of the first order, not a professional. You can get paid for stuff and still be an amateur, just something to think about. :/ i will try and fix that but until then here are 2 more sprites It looks like what you've been doing is just copy/pasting from different mugs and changing the palette. That would be why it's got the random pixels and stuff that doesn't fit in all your sprite. Just go through in paint or whatever you use and get rid of the pixels and make everything fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubby Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Your portraits are messy like Sholes said. Your battle sprites, though sometimes awkward, look like they have potential though. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 i do like making battle sprites so i try to put more effort into making them. ex: With the portraits i need help with because some of my first ones i made are horrible ex: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deranger Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Those portraits are an improvement, no more double jointed necks. The jacket on the first looks too saturated (like fe8 color) while the rest of the mug uses fe6/7 colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban of Sycorax Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 When splicing multiple hairs together, it's important to try your best to smooth it out so it looks natural. Try referencing other spriters, or other mugs with similar hairstyles. That third one in the new post has really bad hair, and I can tell you spliced a few different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sholes Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 That first battle sprite kinda looks like a pirate with a sword. You just have to fix up the shading and some random pixels, that really applies to all of them. They're not bad, they just need polishing, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justaspriter Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 i used some of the tips to create this sprite *no double neck *no excess pixels *right face shading *right hair shading *correct face angle *sprites used are not completely noticeable (of course you can tell Ninian is the base) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Her face is super crooked though. Like the hair doesnt seem to match up with the alignment of her face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkaris Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 i used some of the tips to create this sprite *no double neck *no excess pixels *right face shading *right hair shading *correct face angle *sprites used are not completely noticeable (of course you can tell Ninian is the base) There is a pixel on her right side (our left) that needs a little work. Because her face basically goes curve, square, curve, point. The square bit needs fixing. Other than that and the crooked face, the design is quite lovely. (Especially the bun on top of the head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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