Panda's Chibi Workshop!(Updated 11-12!)

[The Panda]

Updates!
The Kosmos Template is no longer exclusive, so you're free to use it ^_^
While we're on the subject of templates, I've got a new WIP up! I haven't gotten to the side views yet but I'd love some feedback on the front and back!

And lastly I sprited up a Breeze Spaceman.. quick little 10 minute sprite I did while I was taking a break from the new template, free to use if you've got a use for it ^_^

 

[006]

Shouldn't the huge fat head create at least a bit of a shadow?

 

[The Panda]

hmm yeah I suppose it should. Updated!
Thanks ^_^

 

[Toshi]

Woah, this is cute... xD
It's great.

 

[The Panda]

My internet went out today for a bit so I did up a few new WIPs ^_^
Comments and Crits? ESPECIALLY on the Panda example for my new template, since I'll be using it as an avatar once I do up a cute animation for it

*gets back to HKCP work*

Edit: Also, I forgot, I'm having a VERY hard time getting this new template's side views done, every time I make em they look squished, or the perspective is off, or something like that.. so if anyone could give me some tips or an example that'd be amazing ^__^

 

[Sonata]

Could you post your best attempt at the side views?

 

[The Panda]

Well I could try to do up another one.. They all come out so messed up that I just dun save em and start over xD

I'll try to do a decent one and post it soon though

Edit:
My attempt:http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s194/qwerty1357/sideneedscrits.png[/IMGZOOM]

 

[Pink Wabbit]

Aww, everything here looks so cute! And hey, it's nice to see a fellow panda lover.

 

[Despain]

My attempt:http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s194/qwerty1357/sideneedscrits.png[/IMGZOOM]

Horrendous pillowshading. Not as bad as this one, however.

Take some time and think about the forms of things, don't shade around the outline just to smoothen things out. Where does the light hit and why?

 

[Xaixis]

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8895 ... biscf5.png[/imgzoom]

Power-rangers? Yes!

Constructive Criticism
It seems like you don't shade things too well. When looking at your graphics, they seem very blank and pillow-shaded. I would look into some shading tutorials.

I mean they aren't HORRIBLE, I actually like them! But I think you could improve greatly.


Anyways, that's just my 2cents. Take it as you wish ^.^

 

[006]

Like said before, it's quite pillowshaded, you put a few pixels near the outline and fill the rest with one color. There's really not enough detail in the sprites.

 

[The Panda]

Actually doing all of those poses for the HKCP is really helping me with my shading ^_^
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/4113 ... ampel3.png[/IMGZOOM]
Better?
(Haven't gotten to the big one yet since it's a pain in the ass because it's so huge and oddly shaped)

Also, when y'all say my sprites are pillow-shaded are you talking about all of them or just the templates?
I can totally see it in the templates but I think most of the breeze sprites are alright(though a lot of them need palette adjustments, like the skeleton definitely needs more contrast, the highlight on his head isn't even visible)

 

[The Panda]

Alrighty, updates!
-Bunny Swords-woman now walks forward!
-Completely revamped the Kosmos Template
-Scrapped the new template. It was being a pain in the ass and I was never gonna use it for anything anyways and considerin it's size I doubt anyone else would've either(note to self: keep the chibis small). I did however use the front views(after re-shading them a bit) to make my Halloween Avatar, which is also posted in case I screwed up the pandas at all

More updates soon! (I gotta do some HKCP stuff first, I'm gonna alternate between this and the HKCP so once I do a few more HK poses I'll finish the Bunny Swordswoman, start finishing the futuristic characters, and maybe start something new).

Comments and Crits?
^__^

 

[006]

Why does the kosmos template look like he's marching in the side view, his head is also a funny shape on the side view. But I can't quite put my finger on it!

 

[The Panda]

Because I suck at sideviews xD(especially animating them)
Lemme see if I can fix it.. shading is better though?

 

[006]

Because I suck at sideviews xD(especially animating them)
Lemme see if I can fix it.. shading is better though?

Yes, it has gotten a bit better, but the side view head looks a little cel-shaded!

 

[The Panda]

Did some minor tweaking.
Hopefully the side-view heads look less cel-shaded, I shortened the template 2 pixels because it looked too tall to me, and I fixed a few little shading issues.
The one thing I can't seem to fix is the screwed up side view walk animation =/
It's actually not as bad animated as it looks as separate frames, but it still bugs me.

 

[green raven]

nice stuff you have here..
I really like the panda you did on despains template and I liked the chibi "chibi"template
I tried fixing most of the mistakes you made though *pillowshading, rigid lines, bad AA*
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315 ... bidoll.png[/img]

ps. I only did the breeze skull the rest wasn't done by me ^^

 

[Venetia]

whoa that's a cute thing there, GR

 

[The Panda]

@_@ wow that's 100X better than mine and is almost inspiring me to not scrap it xD Something about the face creeps me out a bit though(I think it's got to do with the shading near the eyes but I'm not sure) O.o
Thanks GR I might actually try to fix that now that I can see how ^__^