Modern(ish) Guard (WIP)

[Element]

Hey, I've posted a couple times before for various things and I've posted on here under different names (that I forgot the passwords and contact email addresses for) so not many people will known me.

Anyway, I've been doing character sets since back in the RM2K days mainly following RTP style and I've done some stuff with RMXP but I thought I'd try a different style so I used the K-Sama Template for this:

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3886/guardmf5.png[/IMG]

I originally intended this to be a town guard for a fantasy themed town, unfortunately after I put the armour and the clothes on it seemed more suited for a modern or sci-fi theme so I decided to go with it.

I need some advice on the helmet (I feel it looks a bit too pillow shaded) and any other parts that people notice.

Thanks,

Element.

 

[Xilef]

I don't know HK, but the helmet is too fat and tall, and it needs lowering more, to just above the eye brows.

 

[badmonur]

whats up with its eyes, they look a bit wierd. And the helmet kinda looks like an afro.

 

[Xilef]

Oh yes, the hands look puffy. Make him look gay because they are angled to the sides away from him.

 

[badmonur]

lol, yea It looks like he is going to jump into a skip and start clapping or something

 

[Anonymous]

Don't be such jerks. There is nothing 'puffy' about the hands. If anything they look like clenched fists.

That aside, the helmet needs some hair under it or if the guy's bald the face needs to be in front of the back of the helmet. See just below it's eyes? The helmet loots like it's in front of the face, making to guy look like he has a hip and funky afro. Which would be awesome if it weren't supposed to be a helmet.

Also the scanner thing looks like a wonky eye in the zoomed out version. If you extended it one pixel to the left it wouldn't be so similar in shape to the eye, which might solve that.

 

[Atnas]

I think it's great. I love the eye-piece and the overall shading. Nice use of K-Sama!

I hope to see more from you in the future.

 

[Element]

Thanks for the all the comments.

The shape of the hands are that way due to the template and not something I have done. Though I could try to "fix" it, it seems fine to others.

I've worked on the helm, made it thinner, shorter and lowered it on the head and this is it what it looks like now:

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3025/guard2nj6.png[/IMG]

How does that look?

 

[Xilef]

Nice. Has inward facing feet.

 

[Element]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5717/guarddw5.gif[/img]

Is that better?

 

[Atnas]

Instead of adding a pixel between the feet, try moving the toes out one pixel.

Looks much better.

 

[Element]

Sorry for the delay in a reply, how's this?:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5197 ... estgv4.png[/img]