Stubby

[Stupid Penguin]

Hey there.
I'd like some critique on a character I'm making for a small project I'm doing.
Below is a still image of the front facing sprite, an animation of the sprite walking, and the character artwork that the face graphic will come from.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/ ... wesome.png[/IMG]
Walking Animation 1.0:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/ ... byWalk.gif[/IMG]
Walking Animation 2.0 (Non-Shuffle Version):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/ ... alkFix.gif[/IMG]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/ ... bbyArt.png[/IMG]

All comments good or bad are welcome.
Every bit helps.

 

[Mac]

Looks nice, but the hair shading is rather odd.

 

[Stupid Penguin]

Thanks for the comment.
I suck at shading very much.
I suppose practice makes perfect tho.

 

[Stupid Penguin]

Major Update:

• Animation Added
• Character Design Added

 

[___]

I would darken the hair where it meets the skull and brighten the highlights. Also narrow the eyes by removing the bottom row of pixels. I love the design sketch.

 

[Atnas]

Same as above, however the legs need to look a little bit more... bendy. As you have it now, he's shuffling.

 

[Stupid Penguin]

@Nphyx: I tried it but it really doesn't make too much of a noticeable difference.
And, I'm glad you like the sketch. I wasn't too sure about it as art really isn't my thing. (I like to pretend it is though, lol)

 

[Stupid Penguin]

Crap double post.
Sorry.

Anyways, I noticed the shuffling but I haven't been able to fix it.
Any suggestions?

Edit:
I think it's the RTP template I've been using.
For some reason, all the characters I've been making with it shuffle.
I'm gonna make this guy with another RTP template and see if I'm right.

 

[Stupid Penguin]

Update:

• New Version Added
• New Animation Added

 

[Mascarpone]

thats... dark.

 

[Ellescene]

To make it look like he's not shuffling, shade in where the back leg is supposed to bend with your darker color more (it's farther away, so it should be darker). Right now, you're just rearranging what you already have shaded in the base frame with the animation frames. So the highlight at the bottom of the pants shouldn't be there.

 

[Stupid Penguin]

@Ellescene: Yeah, I realized that after I did the second version.
I like the second version better so I'll probably just keep using that one as it's easier to work with.

Thanks for the comment.

 

[The Urchin]

A badass character

 

[Stupid Penguin]

Thanks.