MechanicalBull Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) I decided to have a good at this spriting business. God knows I can't figure out shading, though. [spoiler=Armour] Red was my first attempt at making a full-face helm. Helmets may not be heroic, but neither is being stabbed in the face. A second try. I wanted this armour to look like bronze. ----- Tried to draw a mask-style faceguard. Low quality helm for a low quality guy: tried to give a battered, worn sort of look. [spoiler=Unarmoured] Skulls make good hats. Skull was based on a work by one of my mates. I was trying to make it look like a furred rim. No hat, but at least a headband and an eyepatch. Vaguely samurai inspired. Monster hunting fellow [spoiler=Glorious Handpuppet] Her user, a seemingly-mute girl with amazing ventriloquism skills. Too shy to talk to anyone directly. The puppet herself. [spoiler=miscellaneous] Test text box for a game I planned. While not technically fire emblem, it uses a modified mug from it. Edited July 11, 2015 by MechanicalBull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 you should make the outline of the pauldron out more so it blends more, same with the cloak. You're also only using 2 colors for the cloak so adding a third would be a good idea. Also, you have like 21 colors in that, bringing it down to 16 will probs make it look nicer just a cleanliness tip. i actually love your helmets tho. i'm excited to see more of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 I haven't actually got all that many colours in it. Not having to add skintones, hair or eye colours cuts down on it a bit. I added a third colour to the scarf, but for the pauldron... Sorry, but could you show e an example? As mentioned, I'm not exactly what you'd call a pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenh Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I think he meant stray colors. You come out to 16 when it's all taken care of. (cleaned since I tested it anyways. A white section in the corner, some one-time use and some prettyMuchTheSameColorButUsedInARegion instances.) I'm also not sure what Ghast is talking about. It looks pretty stylistically decent to me. Typically, FE doesn't use the outline color as plentifully as you have with the cloak and pauldron outlines, and they alias most lines to some degree. (I started an edit but feel it'd rehaul your current palette to do so.) The insignia could use some curvature too (like Valter's), but it's not a huge deal. Pretty interesting stuff (skull-hat particularly!), hope to see more~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) yeah sorry lol i meant this Typically, FE doesn't use the outline color as plentifully as you have with the cloak and pauldron outlines, and they alias most lines to some degree. Ah, looks like you used that wyvern knight from fe6 for the armor? yeah, the lines for those pauldrons are not very aliased because the armor itself is really dark and nobody would be able to tell Try referencing something like this? I could be wrong here, I'm feeling kind of out of it atm so I might just be straight up still confusing you :P... Edited July 5, 2015 by Ghatsu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yeah, I must admit ignorance towards any of the characters. Tried to draw a mask-style faceguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Snow Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I like this one alot for some reason. the hat looks really believable I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yeah, I must admit ignorance towards any of the characters. Tried to draw a mask-style faceguard. you are officially my favorite spriter here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 I bet you say that to all the spriters. :P But thanks. Really I want to be able to make a traditional knight's helm, but all my attempts have been... unsuccessful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haspen Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 You will manage. Tried finding some photos of close-up helmet and base the work on that? :v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Yeah, I have. I think the main problem is the visor where it sticks out - I'm not sure how to draw that without it looking odd. I've mainly tried to draw a hounskull helm. A frog-mouth helm is tempting, but they only really got used for jousting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenh Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (Not sure what issue you're having without seeing it, but...) I'd recommend working a silhouette so you tackle the most visible/difficult edges first and still have an idea of how the final appearance will turn out before even getting into it. Certain curves/angles/shapes are pretty hard to define in pixels, particularly when you're working the outer edge. It's just a matter or trying and getting experience on what does and doesn't work, imo (although if it's just shading, someone might be able to help after seeing what you've tried). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 While not technically fire emblem, it was based on one of the mugs. Space Emblem, ho! GLORIOUS HANDPUPPET And her user, a seemingly-mute girl with good ventriloquism skills. Too shy to talk to anyone directly. Mugs of dubious quality: monster hunting fellow Low quality helm for a low quality guy: meant to give a battered, worn sort of look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 battered helm's red color seems really red and clean, i'd give it a more washed out red, the hand puppet is funny and space emblem would be mega cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Snow Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Spider girl? Hair looks pretty cool, but the teeth look really flat since they areo nly one sprite wide (I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghast Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 holy fuck can we be best friends? but yeah, you may want to shade the fangs a bit, they look pretty flat atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 [spoiler=Fixed hair version] But yeah, I'd tried to make the fangs more fangy, but was unsuccessful. I don't really have many pixels to work with, and the grey skin means shades of white stand out poorly, Sorry to ask again, but if you could show me a better way, I'd be grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICKT™ Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It's too Leila/L'arachel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Attempt a making a mohawk. Wanted a very ramshackle appearance - the armour is patched together what she managed to loot and steal from battlefields, and she wants to give a tough-guy sort of appearance. Possibly one-armed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toa Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Interesting, is she an android or something? Blue electric looking stuff, pale skin and headphones(?) make me think that. If they are headphones I think the top should be slimmed down to just a pixel or two and the earmuff bits should probably bigger. I just thought it was a headband until I zoomed in. Right now it would have a fat strap over the top of the head. Not sure if the tattoo is supposed to be a specific design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yeah, an android sort of look was what I was going for. I tried expanding the earmuffs and decreasing the headband a bit. Any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechanicalBull Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 The start of a more aztec/mayan inspired portrait, with and without facepaint. The big image size is from where I plan to give her a fancy feather headdress thing, but I've not seen anything similiar. So I'm having difficulties making it look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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