I need criticism

[Jason]

Hey guys, Yesterday I was searching the forum for templates, and I saw a HK (Half Kaizer) template, and thought, Why not make my characters in HK style, but before I start, I would like people to tell me what they think, and if I should carry on (Bare in mind, this is my second attempt a HK spriting):

Spoiler: My HK Sprite W.I.P

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5100/mycharhkky1.png[/IMG]

 

[~R~]

too saturated and the shading looks strange

 

[Jason]

What do you mean by strange ?

 

[RavenTDA]

For the strange shading are you doing it by pixles? The gloves on the cuff almost look like you used a gradiant. And the dark part should be closer to his body with the light part out. You'll need to figure out where your light source is because right now the gloves are conflicting it. The belt is also shaded similar and has a weird light source. It should be light at the top and darker towards the bottom.

Like ~R~ already stated the saturation is way too high. Borrow colors from realstic images or try to eyeball it closer to that. It makes a huge difference once you see it and it'll make it less cartoony looking.

Oh and don't be afraid to venture outside the template shading and lines. Sticking close in the begning is a good idea but adding more details to the boots so they don't look so painted on could help improve it. Not bad for a second try.

 

[Jason]

I see what you mean, and no, I have gradiented it by the way, and i'll try about the boots.
Thanks for the advice.