Feedback plz on my first spriteset

Half-Kaizers are tough, so I changed to using RTP. But, I need feedback.
My latest works -

Most recent battler update.

Spoiler for BATTLER UPDATE:

Spriteset! FINITO!

Spoiler for Finished Spriteset:

I re-shaded his shirt, completely!

It doesn't look to bad but the hair looks like a bad hairpiece. 

Keep it up and have a look at other peoples works for technique and inspiration, I did some terrible ones when I started (remembers his sad attempt at a ninja) but they come along quite well now.

I liked the hair... Oh and I just finished the left side walking things.

with enough practice you can do it, oh yeah read more info on how to sprite hair
your hair needs a bit of shadow nad lighting

I did shade

It's too shiny.

I agree with the others, but if it is your first, great job. Its a good first one.

Like all the others already had said, it's a good first attempt. But like the others, Im not a big fan of the hair. Looks like an helmet.

please dont take our comments the bad way but for the first attempt it sure shows you have much potential =)

i think you should darker the middle part of the hair and give it a few light on the side

I dont understand that suggestion dollmage XD. Im working on the back sprites from now. Also, I noticed a error on the second walking left sprite. His hand has vanished! Its fixed in the next show.

sorry my bad

i dont know how to teach and note: english is not my first language
tagalog is any way this is what i wast talking about



i hope this explains the stuff i wanted to say

Soooo, you're saying I saying I shouldn't use the darkest shade for the outline?

The problem is that the hair has no texture. It looks like an entire bottle of gel was used on it.

woot

err >.<

here this tut should help you a bit

1)Start by making the outline of the hair in the darkest shade of the colour you're using.

2)Fill in the entire block of hair with the next shade up.

3)Make a 'zig-zag' with the next shade up, and fill in the rest of the hair, leaving the top 'zig-zag'.

4)With the next shade up, create another 'zig-zag' again, don't forget to leave the lest on your created.

5)With the next shade up, fill in the bottom parts of the hair, but don't make it a straight line, it doesn't look natural.
creds to hamsterman (for this tut)

Soooo, should I completely re-do the hair or what?

well i still think its good this is your first attemp and its very promising =)
but they did say a lot of comment about the hair

its up to you if you want to redo the hair

If you want to know the hair style, read the spoiler.

Spoiler for The guys hair:

His hair covers most of his head. His hair reaches to the back of his head from the mid forehead.

Also, if nobody/not many people like/likes the hair I will remake the hair. But thats after I finish the back.

cool dat lookz niz

I guess this is a small request, but...

Can someone make me some shadeless hair on the default RTP spriteset. But the shape, needs to be similar to my current spritesets hair. (No clothes are needed, just the hair)...

Couldn't you?

Just export it and cut out everything but the hair.

Ok, I did that, I got the hair. But, the hair was wierd looking after I recoloured it soooo... using the tut Dollmage posted, inspiration from other sprites and sheer dumb luck... And a whole days worth of spriting... I made some pretty awesome looking hair...! (Well to me)

Ill update the first post with my latest spriteset change.

im using edited half kaiser as template maybee you could resise and recolor this

I don't really understand what you want dollmage. And, I havent has much progress on the spriteset yet except the upgrading of the round shoes, making them trainers.

the hair you posted the wonderfull hair thing you said its maginificent 9/10 =)

Very Nice hair!

Im gonna update his battler hair to make it look awesome.

Ill update the first post with the new battler

BOMP! The battler has hair!

You shouldn't use the same color scheme on the battlers hair..you should try a different more real looking color for hair to match his body... Nice job though!

Sooo... Lighter hair or darker hair?

hmmm i think its good but can you make it lossen up a bit? like make it more wavy any way if that is the way you want it then its ok too =)

How can I make it more wavy tho?

Nice hair, but it's still shiny...

Shiny? The battler or the spriteset? If its the battler, is it the clothes or hair. If its the spriteset is it the clothes or hair?

And Ive finally re-started on working on this again... I only make this in spare time too.

The hair, it doesn't look natural.

Spriteset! FINITO! :donkey:

Spoiler for Finished Spriteset:

I re-shaded his shirt, completely!

Ohhhh.... Looks nice! I just think that the face is a little duller in color compared to the rest of the stuff. But what can one do?

I was gonna post a red hair version of him when he was done
So, here is his red hair version!

Spoiler for Red Hair:

Unlike all the others, this will not be on the first post

Im also trimming the first post down

It's slowly getting there... I don't think it's in keeping with the standard RTP sprites... But I think with a little bit of time you could make it much better.

I think you sticking to the Primary colours has made it look very childish and overly cartoony... For example if I was making it (Now with my experince) I would make it look much darker, and drab... Those vibrant colours just look wrong for the era of the game sets... Way to modern... Looks like some thing out of a Nike Advert... The Black key line around the hair on the walking Up state is a litle in your face, makes him look like he has a Lump in the back of his head...

But your shading is good, it's all about right, the swapping of the knee pad is correct and in keeping, the animation is nice... For your first sprite it's good.

Here's my first ever scratch build:-



It's funny I made pretty much all the same mistakes when I started out, looking back at my first one for me is slightly embarrasing now... I think now I am creating some brilliant resources... like me you should Keep at it, I think you have potential, you taking constructive critisum well... Gilgamesh Gave me some brilliant pointers when I first started out !!!

Well it did use MS Paint...

And what black keyline?

To the left of the back of his head (Slighty to the left of centre) his hair looks clumpy... Like a head malformity... Or may be it's just me...?

I have made your image larger and highlighted the far left where in my OPINION it looks odd... and on the Far Right done a very QUICK impression of what i think looks more natrual.



Hope that helps... I do like the clothing and shading, it's a good start !!!

At the moment the hair looks like a blob of melted plastic... But saying that many pokemon sprites look that way, so if your making a pokemon type game your sprite is spot on !!!

It all depends on what other people think...

Spoiler for The links to all the templates I will be using:

Also, here are links to every single template which I am going to use for each and every version of this guy -

Linky 1
Linky 2
Linky 3

All of them are from .Org
And obviously, the default RTP

@_@ ohhhhhhhhhhhh i didnt saw that one