Half Kaizer Wagon: Sideview
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it's ok britchik, i just came over it, so it can't get any worse.
but damn, it's beautiful
but damn, it's beautiful
That looks incredible. I absolutely love the horse. It would be wonderful if you would create a whole characterset with that horse. There need to be creatures in the HK-world too and that looks awesome. Hope there will be a template with a HK-character mounted on it too. I do agree with Venetia though that there should probably be a highlight color too but that's just an opinion. It's easy to add later anyway...
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb134/JuuNiProductions/KHMount1-1.png[/img]
It may have been wrong of me, and this maybe the quickest cut and paste job in my short history, but judging from size issues, I'd call that pony stumpy. If this was to work with the KH template you might want to lengthen the legs, the body seems too large to be carried along, unless its some funky cartpulling pony breed which shouldn't be used for riding.... just something something to throw about your head.
This is by no means a final product, I do not need or take C&C, especially if it means hijacking a thread, it is merely for size issues as pointed out in the above paragraph.
Actually, I think the horse is fine. It's the sprite you're using; it has abnormally long legs. Is that natural? I'm not sure. Ven may have some fantastic article or something she can pull out, leg size vs torso or something lol. But seriously, I think the horse is fine the way it is.
Here ya go! :P
|3_32's example featured legs that look a little longer than they should be (by about 2pix it looks like; the leg would "tuck" upward more at the shin in that position), but while the person looks a little large in comparison it's not off enough to make a big case of it. The horse'll look bigger with a saddle too, don't forget
Besides, 2D sprites generally look a little stumpy. :P But if the horse height is that much of a bother, it wouldn't be a huge deal for someone to add 2-3pix in length to the legs.
The legs compose approximately half of adult human height, and leg length is a somewhat sexually dimorphic trait. Height is also attained from growth of the spine, and contrary to popular belief, men are the "leggier" sex with a longer leg to torso ratio, conversely to women's longer torso to leg ratio. (The illusion of the proportion being the other way around is caused by fatty deposits placed high on women's hips.) Some of this growth occurs after the growth spurt of the long bones has ceased or slowed. The majority of growth during growth spurts is of the long bones. Additionally, the variation in height between populations and across time is largely due to changes in leg length. The remainder of height consists of the cranium.
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http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/media/man.gif[/img]
The Vitruvian Man - Take your index finger and thumb and approximate the distance between the ankle and the crotch. Then compare that with the length of the crotch to the shoulders. About the same length. Women have slightly shorter legs on average, but not by more than a few inches.
The HK's torso is almost the exact length of its legs, making it accurate.
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http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/media/man.gif[/img]
The Vitruvian Man - Take your index finger and thumb and approximate the distance between the ankle and the crotch. Then compare that with the length of the crotch to the shoulders. About the same length. Women have slightly shorter legs on average, but not by more than a few inches.
The HK's torso is almost the exact length of its legs, making it accurate.
Now I know that CS was not going for a Quarter Horse, which is the "standard" for horses. She was going for a stockier, northern breed designed for labor. However the proportions are still fairly accurate:
http://www.roundpenmagic.com/anatomy.jpg[/img]
Notice how the length of the front legs (elbow to coronet) are only slightly longer than the height of the torso (from bottom of the point of shoulder to withers). In hers, it's a little off, but not by much--but again, this pic is of a Quarterhorse, which means the legs're longer and the chest is tighter.
http://www.roundpenmagic.com/anatomy.jpg[/img]
Notice how the length of the front legs (elbow to coronet) are only slightly longer than the height of the torso (from bottom of the point of shoulder to withers). In hers, it's a little off, but not by much--but again, this pic is of a Quarterhorse, which means the legs're longer and the chest is tighter.
|3_32's example featured legs that look a little longer than they should be (by about 2pix it looks like; the leg would "tuck" upward more at the shin in that position), but while the person looks a little large in comparison it's not off enough to make a big case of it. The horse'll look bigger with a saddle too, don't forget
Besides, 2D sprites generally look a little stumpy. :P But if the horse height is that much of a bother, it wouldn't be a huge deal for someone to add 2-3pix in length to the legs.