Two completely self-made battlers.

[GenericDude]

Hello, I'm new here, for now just asking for critique of graphics.

I'm trying a way of making battlers that would work better for me than just the generic pixel by pixel at 800% zoom in MSPaint (which works OK for sprites.)
I draw a small picture and then scan it, then replace the main lines with outlines, then fill in the rest with shading.  A bit of photoshop smudging smooths it out, and I have made these two battlers so far using this method.

Paladin
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1225/paladinqx9.png[/imgzoom]

Reshaded
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8576/paladinhs7.png[/imgzoom]

Ranger
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7946/rangeryc7.png[/imgzoom]
(Aaaaand I just notice that she looks like she's about to fall asleep standing up there...)

Reshaded
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5473/rangeryh1.png[/imgzoom]

Okay, shading changed, light source from the left.  Does this look better now?  Anything else that needs changing?

 

[Tindy]

Pillooooooow shaaaaaaaaaaading.  The hair on both could use more highlights, and everything needs to not be pillow shaded.

 

[GenericDude]

Okay, not entirely sure what that means.  Is that just that they are darker on the sides rather, than shaded by light or something?

 

[Dawne]

Pillow shading is shading with no light source.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176 ... hading.gif[/img]

 

[GenericDude]

Ahh, okay.  I'll try and do something about that... tomorrow.  It's getting late.


Another test.
Here, the Paladin has a magic sword, which is its own lightsource.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5598 ... ordoe3.png[/imgzoom]

 

[cactus]

i think those look much better now! good job :D