Very first graphic of any kind

[rubyaftermath]

I've decided to try and learn how to sprite and figured I'd start off with icons and work my way up from there. This is just a simple sword made of ice. Keep in mind that I have never done anything artistic before (beyond stick figures in my school notebooks). Just want to know if I'm going in the right direction. I also would have rather had it at a slant, but I know next to nothing when it comes to this kind of stuff and so I kept messing up when I started diagonally.


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Fire away.

 

[Halestorm5]

Well I started with pokemon sprites :P And you started with icons. But oh well.

It looks alright too. And from the looks of the handle, Im not sure if its possible at a diagonal slant :-/
But due to it being vertical the "sword" looks like a dagger.

 

[WithViolence]

It looks really good. Resembles something I've seen in old FF games. Looks similar to the SOTN style though, but it's good.

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

I just used Firefox to zoom 400% on the image (lost my glasses) so I'm going to agree with Halestorm5. It appears more as a short blade instead of a sword, which would profit most from being diagonal (and hence having more room to bear it's size).

But, if this is you're first attempt you did a pretty good job of it. Though, to make it look more like a sword I'd attempt to rotate it on a slant, and perhaps elongate the handle. The handguard/pommel - whever the hell people call it nowadays - seems a bit big though, and makes the blade look smaller due to that - and the vertical. But as I said, good job, really.