[WIP]Cloud Strife
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Sailor Taurus
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Ok, I know this can be considered a necrobump, but this sprite is so cool! I can't wait to see this finished! ^_^
I'm suprised I didn't notice this sprites existence earlier.
I'm suprised I didn't notice this sprites existence earlier.
Sailor Taurus
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Sprite wise? Too small to add such detail.
Storywise? He HAS! Plenty of times! Remember when Barret was dressed as a Sailor? Remember his times with Aeris? He smiled plenty of times in FFVII. It was only after Aeris' death that he became depressed. People say that Square messed with Cloud's image by makign him Emo, but what people don't understand is that Cloud was very close to Aeris, like the sister he never had, and he blaimed himself for her death for not protecting her. So really he has agood reason not to smile, at least for disks two and three of FFVII, and Advent Children.
BTW, I have a question. Has this sprite been abandoned or just on hiatus?
Storywise? He HAS! Plenty of times! Remember when Barret was dressed as a Sailor? Remember his times with Aeris? He smiled plenty of times in FFVII. It was only after Aeris' death that he became depressed. People say that Square messed with Cloud's image by makign him Emo, but what people don't understand is that Cloud was very close to Aeris, like the sister he never had, and he blaimed himself for her death for not protecting her. So really he has agood reason not to smile, at least for disks two and three of FFVII, and Advent Children.
BTW, I have a question. Has this sprite been abandoned or just on hiatus?
It could use a lot of work. The first thing that bugged me are the eyebrows - they're too close to eachother and, in 100% view, make Cloud look like he has a unibrow. Next is the hair - its lineart is a tad too jaggy for my taste, and the shading almost makes it look like a cone. Also, the clothes look a bit puffy due to pillow shading. The shading itself isn't entirely consistent, either - some parts are heavily shaded while others very lightly. I'm impressed by the amount of details you managed to squeeze in, but I think it ended up looking very messy. One last thing - Cloud's Advent Children outfit consists mostly of black, black and more black, so I'm confused as to why there are 103 colors.
Don't take it the wrong way, though - I'm not saying your sprite is bad (it's actually quite nice), but it's just very inconsistent overall. It has an enormous potential to be good, so keep it up and practice.
Don't take it the wrong way, though - I'm not saying your sprite is bad (it's actually quite nice), but it's just very inconsistent overall. It has an enormous potential to be good, so keep it up and practice.
Oh yes his hair came out very nice. There's just a few areas that I feel need adjusting. Most imparticular is that the spikes seem a bit jagged. Shouldn't they be a bit more straight. They kinda take a strange crookedness halfway through as you are making it smaller. They should be a more straight diagnal. The constrast also seems a bit extream. I'd either make the darks a bit lighter or the lights a bit darker or maybe a little both. It's just a tad too contrasted to me especially on the spiked areas.
The problem on the arm on why it looks smaller on his left isn't due to the sleeve like you'd normally think. It's actually due to the metal band on his right side. It's far too large. Don't forget there's an elbow in there and right now the metal band is covering the elbow with no bending point. He wouldn't be able to bend his arm right now. Try decreasing the size so that is rests under the elbow.
I like all the detail you managed to cram in there but the thing is he's much too black. It kinda takes away from all the detail on him. Try making some of the blacks a bit more lighter and in the darker grey areas so you can see the difference in the clothing and it won't look so blobbed out. Or maybe even add in just a tad of muted color. Some muted purple or green might be nice.
I enjoy the boots a lot but the grey part in the center needs to be shaded in a little more. You gotta work on your shading over all. Like someone else said before me it's in consistant. Like the metal thing on his arm isn't shaded corectly and needs much more contrast while the hair has too much. Keep the shading aproxamentaly the same but don't forget that there's a difference in textures as well. The metal pieces on him need major contrasted highlights and blended shades. It'll make the metal "pop" and stand out more as a different texture.
Good job on the walking animation I like how you made his little um... half-skirt thingy sway. :D Well sorry for the long rant, I just hope it helps you out more.
The problem on the arm on why it looks smaller on his left isn't due to the sleeve like you'd normally think. It's actually due to the metal band on his right side. It's far too large. Don't forget there's an elbow in there and right now the metal band is covering the elbow with no bending point. He wouldn't be able to bend his arm right now. Try decreasing the size so that is rests under the elbow.
I like all the detail you managed to cram in there but the thing is he's much too black. It kinda takes away from all the detail on him. Try making some of the blacks a bit more lighter and in the darker grey areas so you can see the difference in the clothing and it won't look so blobbed out. Or maybe even add in just a tad of muted color. Some muted purple or green might be nice.
I enjoy the boots a lot but the grey part in the center needs to be shaded in a little more. You gotta work on your shading over all. Like someone else said before me it's in consistant. Like the metal thing on his arm isn't shaded corectly and needs much more contrast while the hair has too much. Keep the shading aproxamentaly the same but don't forget that there's a difference in textures as well. The metal pieces on him need major contrasted highlights and blended shades. It'll make the metal "pop" and stand out more as a different texture.
Good job on the walking animation I like how you made his little um... half-skirt thingy sway. :D Well sorry for the long rant, I just hope it helps you out more.
Fenrir said:
Seeing as how ur such a BIG fan... then you'd know its not a wolf.. Its a lion... Omg.. I am MAJORLY obsessed with FF7
Well anyway.. I like it how it is now.. Have you started on the walking poses? I really want to use it in my game once your finished.. Itll go perfect with my Limit Break script