The Resource WIP Thread 3

Celianna · 2017-08-14T11:36:01+0900

The Resource WIP Thread 3 This thread is meant for users who are creating, or editing their own resources, to post their work-in-progress (abbreviated to WIP) and get feedback on their work such as criticism, advice or simple comments. If you have any game screenshots or maps to show off (including video trailers), please post them in the Game & Map Screenshot Thread. This is not the thread to look for resources - anything posted in this thread cannot be used! Previous WIP threads: The Resource WIP thread 1 The Resource WIP thread 2 Please read and abide by these rules before posting and or commenting: 1. Sprites, portraits, faces, tiles, logos, songs, sound effects - are all allowed as long as it has to do with RPG Maker or Indie Game Maker. 2. When posting your WIP in this thread, please remember that you allow other members to edit that work for criticism. 3. Any work posted in here is not up for grabs and it solemnly belongs to the original creator. Yes, this means you cannot use any resources posted here for yourself, unless it is meant for giving criticism. If the creator eventually posts this in an actual topic in one of the resource forums, then go ahead. Until then, what gets posted here, stays here. 4. When posting a WIP that is not 100% your creation, please note which parts aren't made by you so people can give you more accurate feedback. 5. Please be civil and constructive when handing out criticism. Do not post things such as 'this sucks!' or even 'it's awesome!'. Point out why a work doesn't look so good, and what they can do to improve it. If you want to compliment someone, point out what you think they did well. 6. Please refrain from re-posting your work, unless you've made some edits on it since the last time you posted it. If no one has commented on your work, and it has fallen behind by at least 2 pages, feel free to repost it then. 7. If you have a lot of work to show, please put them behind in spoiler tags! If you want to quote someone's work, I recommend to simply refer to them by name @Username, or to put the quoted work in spoiler tags. This prevents the thread from cluttering up too much. Preferably, don't quote images at all. That's it, remember to be civil and give constructive criticism!

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hiddenone

#603 May 1, 2018, 06:37 PM Source

@Thomas Smith Two things I think you could work on are cleaning up your outlines and your color choices for shading. Your outlines are a bit janky in some spots since it overlaps and causes odd-looking points. Cleaning up those areas should help make the whole sprite clearer. The color choices for shading seem to be pretty similar, which makes it hard to see where you've actually shaded it (your shading could use some work too, but that comes with practice). If you're having trouble finding highlight and shadow colors, don't be afraid of looking at the RTP to see how the colors work together there. I did a quick edit to one of the bug things (cleaned up the outline and tweaked the colors) to show what I mean:
lakeisgay

#604 May 1, 2018, 06:57 PM Source

hiddenone said:
@Thomas Smith Two things I think you could work on are cleaning up your outlines and your color choices for shading. Your outlines are a bit janky in some spots since it overlaps and causes odd-looking points. Cleaning up those areas should help make the whole sprite clearer. The color choices for shading seem to be pretty similar, which makes it hard to see where you've actually shaded it (your shading could use some work too, but that comes with practice). If you're having trouble finding highlight and shadow colors, don't be afraid of looking at the RTP to see how the colors work together there. I did a quick edit to one of the bug things (cleaned up the outline and tweaked the colors) to show what I mean:

View attachment 89038

Wow, thanks.
I just noticed I forgot one of the legs. :guffaw:
That sprite looks way better than mine. :|
So I should make the colors brighter, and fix bumpy outlines.
hiddenone

#605 May 1, 2018, 07:20 PM Source

@Thomas Smith Well, my edit is your sprite, just tweaked a bit. ;) It's not so much just making the colors brighter, but making each one stand out against the others. But yeah, do those two things and then you should have an easier time figuring out how the shading on it should go.
lakeisgay

#606 May 1, 2018, 07:22 PM Source

hiddenone said:
@Thomas Smith Well, my edit is your sprite, just tweaked a bit. ;) It's not so much just making the colors brighter, but making each one stand out against the others. But yeah, do those two things and then you should have an easier time figuring out how the shading on it should go.
Thanks!
I really hate my dragon, it's so...bumpy :(
I'll try to improve him :cutesmile:
hiddenone

#607 May 1, 2018, 07:29 PM Source

@Thomas Smith For your dragon, you've got a lot going on so it's hard to tell what's what. I'd get rid of the orange lines for now, work on getting all the shapes the way you want them, and then add the orange lines back in once the rest of it has been cleaned up.
lakeisgay

#608 May 1, 2018, 07:44 PM Source

hiddenone said:
@Thomas Smith For your dragon, you've got a lot going on so it's hard to tell what's what. I'd get rid of the orange lines for now, work on getting all the shapes the way you want them, and then add the orange lines back in once the rest of it has been cleaned up.
Thanks. I'll try that.
sleepy_sealion

#609 May 4, 2018, 01:57 AM Source

Hello, hope this is the right place to ask this - but I'm drawing my own battlers and I kind of need an opinion on which of these handsome boys looks better?

Trying to decide if I should go pixely (which would be easier to match with the small pixely tilesets) or smooth (for more detail at the cost of sticking out a bit).
Marquise*

#610 May 4, 2018, 02:59 AM Source

@AquaDog for mouth left, for eyes right.
sleepy_sealion

#611 May 4, 2018, 11:49 AM Source

Ok, I can add more shading down there - but do you think line quality looks bad on the image to the right? I kind of like having more room for detail to work with it - but scaling it down always makes the edges a bit fuzzy.

But I guess a lot of the default battlers seem to have a bit of that too.
starlight dream

#612 May 4, 2018, 07:08 PM Source

I like the smooth line better, it looks great and it's not fuzzy enough to notice.
Pixel battlers need more work I suppose, so they'll require more time.
Jeannette

#613 May 5, 2018, 02:21 AM Source

I really wanted realistic characters for my game, so I'm drawing them myself in Krita.
I've only just started and Ren here is the first character I'm working...Obviously, he's not even close to done :rswt He needs more angles and clothes...
But from what I've done so far, what do y'all think?
NeoFantasy

#614 May 5, 2018, 03:10 AM Source

Looks good! Proportions are nice! The only thing I'd say is off would be the nose. In the front view one the shape looks off and in the 3/4 view it looks too big.
Jeannette

#615 May 5, 2018, 04:19 AM Source

NeoFantasy said:
Looks good! Proportions are nice! The only thing I'd say is off would be the nose. In the front view one the shape looks off and in the 3/4 view it looks too big.

Can you tell what specifically is off with the nose in the front view? Now that you mention it, it does look off, but I can't tell what it is that's off.
Also I definitely see what you mean about the nose being too big in the 3/4 view.
Jeannette

#616 May 5, 2018, 04:30 AM Source

I changed the area around the nostrils a bit and I think it looks a bit better but I'm not entirely sure.
NeoFantasy

#617 May 5, 2018, 04:38 AM Source

It looks much better now. The one other thing I'd say is off would be the skin above the knee. It kind of looks as though it's overlapping onto the knee. Aside from that everything looks great!
Kes

#618 May 5, 2018, 07:01 AM Source

'General Discussion' is not for giving feedback on graphics. We have a section which is specifically for helping people improve the resources they are making.
[mod]I am merging this with the Resource WIP thread[/mod]
Jeannette

#619 May 5, 2018, 05:35 PM Source

NeoFantasy said:
It looks much better now. The one other thing I'd say is off would be the skin above the knee. It kind of looks as though it's overlapping onto the knee. Aside from that everything looks great!

Thank you for all your input! It definitely helped :)
Sharm

#620 May 6, 2018, 05:06 PM Source

That's humongous! What are you using it for exactly? That should help us help you better. Everything I can think of wouldn't require something this huge.
Jeannette

#621 May 6, 2018, 05:14 PM Source

Sharm said:
That's humongous! What are you using it for exactly? That should help us help you better. Everything I can think of wouldn't require something this huge.

I'm going to shrink them down afterwards. I know some of the detail will be lost, but I like to have a large image because I'm also going to be doing 3D busts instead of the regular old facesets
Moo

#622 May 8, 2018, 07:00 PM Source

Hi all I post a screenshot on MAP thread and I have some reply but perhaps you can add your advices here on tiles/sprites, thank you for help. Bye
(RPGM MV + Yanfly doodads + graphic custom (my tilesets)).