Side view battlers

[rvl1234]

Ok, so no one on here wanted to help me... so i tried my hand at making my own side view battlers for my game. I'll give credit to capcom's Hayato character because i used his poses as the base for my character. I know it's probably crappy, cuz this is my first time spriting. but can i please get some constructive opinions on what i should do...  :thumb:

here's the battler (non animated. i only did one pose and i wanted review b4 i started on the other ones.)
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u304 ... -btl-1.png[/img]

here's the reference pic of the character i drew for the game.

Spoiler

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u304/rvl1234/asrakhan-FINAL.jpg[/img]

 

[Devon Jacobs]

Watch the shading on the chest it looks female, the sword is shaded for a beam sword so you would have to reshade it to make it look more like a real sword, Shoes need shading as well to see the depth.

 

[rvl1234]

ok... chest, shoes and sword... umm about the sword. any suggestions on how to go about animating it so it looks like a real sword and not hayato's beam sword?

modified battler on first post.

Please do not double post. I fixed it for you this time. Use the modify button on your posts instead. Thank you. ~Raven

 

[moog]

It looks like you riped the Hayato sprite and stuck a head on it an recolored it.

 

[rvl1234]

well that's basically what i did... i didnt stick another head on it though... i'm trying to get a feel for spriting by working with other peoples sprites before i dare make my own. that's why i gave credit to capcom. i have no intention of using this sprite in the game because my game is gonna be unique. but hayato is very similar to asra in alot of ways. which is good because i can play around with his spirte and try out different ideas. that's why i asked for opinions. ... umm thank you? : :crazy:

 

[moog]

I understand, I wasnt insulting it by any means, but if you really want to get a feel for spriting try creating your own version. I know you are just starting out and all that jazz, but this doesnt look like much effort was put into it. So basically this is just a color edit of Hayato from MvC2? Thats not spriting =\ Like I said, try making your own. Ill respect you more for that instead of a cheap edit.

Take what I say with a pinch of salt because im not primarily a spriter, but keep in mind I can tell the differance between good and bad.

 

[rvl1234]

ok that is true... it is basically a recolor and i'm not getting much for the animation of developing my own style.. you are right with that one...
ok. i'll try and create my own sprite. thanks for your opinion. you can lock this post now moderator.

 

[Devon Jacobs]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll96 ... -btl-1.png[/img]

I took a few seconds to do an edit to your sprite.