Title: Cecil Video!
Post by: CidIII on August 21, 2008, 07:51:40 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 21, 2008, 07:51:40 pm
I decided to make my own topic for my Cecil Edit, cause I kind of hijacked Nagafen's :oops:
I made a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5-sjwAIQk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5-sjwAIQk)
It's still in development (obviously), so please post suggestions. I know the helm looks a little pixelated, need to fix shading.
Enjoy the video! See if you can catch the Rydia subliminal message
Most Recent Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c)
Sprite Progress (Ignore this):
I made a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5-sjwAIQk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5-sjwAIQk)
It's still in development (obviously), so please post suggestions. I know the helm looks a little pixelated, need to fix shading.
Enjoy the video! See if you can catch the Rydia subliminal message
Most Recent Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c)
Sprite Progress (Ignore this):
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Post by: SentinalBlade on August 21, 2008, 08:48:26 pm
Post by: SentinalBlade on August 21, 2008, 08:48:26 pm
Nice Cid...as i said, im really excited about getting this sprite.
Few things though. on the front left/right sides, his helmet looks to flat and jutted. by that i mean... It looks slanted, but nto far enough, it makes it look like he has a pumpkin face with a jutted out helmet >.<
Regardless, i think that is the only issue your facing. Everything else looks extremely well done IMHO <3
Few things though. on the front left/right sides, his helmet looks to flat and jutted. by that i mean... It looks slanted, but nto far enough, it makes it look like he has a pumpkin face with a jutted out helmet >.<
Regardless, i think that is the only issue your facing. Everything else looks extremely well done IMHO <3
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Post by: CidIII on August 21, 2008, 09:01:45 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 21, 2008, 09:01:45 pm
Which one do you like better?
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Post by: Vanya on August 21, 2008, 10:06:17 pm
Post by: Vanya on August 21, 2008, 10:06:17 pm
What's different? I really can't tell.
To be honest the thing that needs the most work is the helmet.
The colors and all that are pretty good.
The angled view of the helmet just looks ... wrong.
To be honest the thing that needs the most work is the helmet.
The colors and all that are pretty good.
The angled view of the helmet just looks ... wrong.
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Post by: Zozma on August 21, 2008, 10:10:15 pm
Post by: Zozma on August 21, 2008, 10:10:15 pm
to much of the back eye slot is visible one pixel rotated more should do ... i think
its lookin great
its lookin great
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Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 06:39:52 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 06:39:52 pm
Now what do you think?
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Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 06:43:30 pm
Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 06:43:30 pm
yes yes!, much better, now see if the top 3 rows of the pixels on the right horn look better moved one to the right...
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Post by: Vanya on August 22, 2008, 06:49:27 pm
Post by: Vanya on August 22, 2008, 06:49:27 pm
And farther down, too. He looks like he's cocking his head away from the viewer.
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Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 06:56:33 pm
Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 06:56:33 pm
well just needs a little more back to the helmet with the darkest color i guess?
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Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 06:56:43 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 06:56:43 pm
Alright...
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Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 06:59:46 pm
Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 06:59:46 pm
yeah the second looks better
but the top pixel of the horn, by itself, i think there needs to be a little bit of shading under it like the dark brown or something... not sure exactly don't want to overdo it either,
its lookin great
but the top pixel of the horn, by itself, i think there needs to be a little bit of shading under it like the dark brown or something... not sure exactly don't want to overdo it either,
its lookin great
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Post by: Kenshin72 on August 22, 2008, 06:59:50 pm
Post by: Kenshin72 on August 22, 2008, 06:59:50 pm
He looks like he has a giant head to me, but the improvements have helped alot. I also enjoyed your video.
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Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 07:02:08 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 07:02:08 pm
Ramza's head is way bigger than his 
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Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 07:13:12 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 07:13:12 pm
I do have 2 color slots that aren't being used.
I could add more colors.
I could add more colors.
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Post by: Vanya on August 22, 2008, 07:21:24 pm
Post by: Vanya on August 22, 2008, 07:21:24 pm
Did he have white horns? I think they're supposed to be the same color as the helmet and armor. The portrait might have had it that color, IIRC.
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Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 08:07:10 pm
Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 08:07:10 pm
his portrait had white horns, but the sprite didnt
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Post by: KazeKasano on August 22, 2008, 10:17:47 pm
Post by: KazeKasano on August 22, 2008, 10:17:47 pm
It's interesting to note that in the DS version, his face is visible at times when he is not wearing his face cover/visor....
Could that get a sprite as well?
Could that get a sprite as well?
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Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 10:39:11 pm
Post by: Zozma on August 22, 2008, 10:39:11 pm
really his sprite in battles of ff4 it looks like his the helm isn't all the way down, like gaffy looks, but gaffy's helmet doesn't seem quite the same.
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Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 11:05:09 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 22, 2008, 11:05:09 pm
I based mine off the portrait, I wanted to do a fully helmeted sprite.
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Post by: Vanya on August 23, 2008, 12:04:59 am
Post by: Vanya on August 23, 2008, 12:04:59 am
Well, I commend you on basing off Amano's work. I hate it when they have a separate illustrator and sprite artist. They always look so different.
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Post by: Zozma on August 23, 2008, 12:20:17 am
Post by: Zozma on August 23, 2008, 12:20:17 am
its looking great 
im excited to see its completion
im excited to see its completion
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Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 01:16:34 am
Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 01:16:34 am
So, should I fix the back angle view to match the front angle view then?
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Post by: Vanya on August 23, 2008, 01:43:55 am
Post by: Vanya on August 23, 2008, 01:43:55 am
yes.
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Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 04:33:59 am
Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 04:33:59 am
Alright tell me what you think (I did this at like 3:30 am so there may be problems) 
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Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 06:51:20 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 06:51:20 pm
Anyone? 
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Post by: trickstardude7 on August 23, 2008, 06:54:20 pm
Post by: trickstardude7 on August 23, 2008, 06:54:20 pm
it looks wickid awesome i wouldnt mind using it as a dark knight generic seeing that i never played any old final fantasy's Keep up the good work 
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Post by: Nagafen on August 23, 2008, 07:28:44 pm
Post by: Nagafen on August 23, 2008, 07:28:44 pm
Damnit. Minw truly sucked compared to this. Well done Cid. And no, poligies aren't neccessary about hijacking. This is an awesome sprite. I will definately use this when it's finished. Mine was trting to look more like the old FFIV ingame sprite. Yours... is so much better.
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Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 07:30:40 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 07:30:40 pm
Yours was good, you were just trying to do the in-game sprite, which I think is a little harder to do :D
*EDIT* I might even want it, I was thinking of having Ramza get progressively more evil through the chapters, and yours might make a good 2nd step, and this would be the end result.
*EDIT* I might even want it, I was thinking of having Ramza get progressively more evil through the chapters, and yours might make a good 2nd step, and this would be the end result.
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Post by: Nagafen on August 23, 2008, 07:34:58 pm
Post by: Nagafen on August 23, 2008, 07:34:58 pm
Really? Cool. I'll try it again at another point. Hope you find it useful.
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Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 09:17:45 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 23, 2008, 09:17:45 pm
Alright another pose, this may need some work...
There's something about the horns that makes them a little weird to me, what do you guys think?
There's something about the horns that makes them a little weird to me, what do you guys think?
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Post by: gojoe on August 23, 2008, 11:53:20 pm
Post by: gojoe on August 23, 2008, 11:53:20 pm
methinks upper horn needs to point in a lil
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Post by: SentinalBlade on August 24, 2008, 02:51:32 pm
Post by: SentinalBlade on August 24, 2008, 02:51:32 pm
Me thinks the arm needs to come into the body a bit more...the upper one...and man i cant wait for this sprite
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Post by: CidIII on August 25, 2008, 02:32:41 am
Post by: CidIII on August 25, 2008, 02:32:41 am
I made another video!!
No fancy 3D intro this time, but I still like this intro :(
No fancy 3D intro this time, but I still like this intro :(
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Post by: Zozma on August 25, 2008, 04:09:14 am
Post by: Zozma on August 25, 2008, 04:09:14 am
lookin good
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Post by: CidIII on August 28, 2008, 08:01:27 pm
Post by: CidIII on August 28, 2008, 08:01:27 pm
Alas, I've finished!
Check it out some of these were thrown together while I was tired.
Check it out some of these were thrown together while I was tired.
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Post by: Cheetah on August 28, 2008, 08:05:26 pm
Post by: Cheetah on August 28, 2008, 08:05:26 pm
The horns look a little flat in places, like they need darker tones for shading. I'm also not liking the rear view of the helmet that much. They just need a little work though, as a whole this is looking good.
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Post by: Detox on August 29, 2008, 01:11:21 pm
Post by: Detox on August 29, 2008, 01:11:21 pm
I think you need to work on the back view of the helmet.
For the Horn on the backside of the helmet,
Instead of:
...X
.....X
...XXX
.....X
Try this for a pixel layout:
......X
....X
....XX
......X
OR maybe:
..........X
......XX
....X
....XX
......X
Personally I think the shading is fine on the Horns, but maybe if you used a color that wasn't so white it would help contrast.
For the Horn on the backside of the helmet,
Instead of:
...X
.....X
...XXX
.....X
Try this for a pixel layout:
......X
....X
....XX
......X
OR maybe:
..........X
......XX
....X
....XX
......X
Personally I think the shading is fine on the Horns, but maybe if you used a color that wasn't so white it would help contrast.
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Post by: CidIII on February 16, 2009, 12:24:19 am
Post by: CidIII on February 16, 2009, 12:24:19 am
Hey peep the new video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c)
Tell me what you all think...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4s7Murl9c)
Tell me what you all think...
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Post by: Smash on February 16, 2009, 12:50:17 am
Post by: Smash on February 16, 2009, 12:50:17 am
._.
When will be the time when i'll be able to do stuff like this..
This owns, however the head is bothering me a bit, mostly the helmet cross, which on the sprite looks tilted to the side, as well as the horns; it should be fixed fast.
When will be the time when i'll be able to do stuff like this..
This owns, however the head is bothering me a bit, mostly the helmet cross, which on the sprite looks tilted to the side, as well as the horns; it should be fixed fast.
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Post by: CidIII on February 16, 2009, 12:55:23 am
Post by: CidIII on February 16, 2009, 12:55:23 am
Here's the updated sprite sheet if you want to take a look at it...
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Post by: Zozma on February 16, 2009, 12:56:30 am
Post by: Zozma on February 16, 2009, 12:56:30 am
smash, take the sheet and show us how u'd do it if you get a second.
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Post by: Cheetah on February 16, 2009, 01:11:06 am
Post by: Cheetah on February 16, 2009, 01:11:06 am
Cid you have the horns switching directions when he is facing backwards. It is like you are using the same horns whichever direction he is facing and it doesn't really work. It continues to look better though.
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Post by: Smash on February 16, 2009, 01:20:54 am
Post by: Smash on February 16, 2009, 01:20:54 am
Quote from: "Zozma"smash, take the sheet and show us how u'd do it if you get a second.If I were to, i'd need his approval first.
When spriting, one needs to practice and listen to the crits given to you to get better, instead of getting used to let other people do stuff for you. Or that's how I learned, anyway. :p
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Post by: Zozma on February 16, 2009, 01:31:57 am
Post by: Zozma on February 16, 2009, 01:31:57 am
true true.
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Post by: dwib on February 23, 2009, 01:06:58 am
Post by: dwib on February 23, 2009, 01:06:58 am
From the front it looks like the horns face backwards, while from the back it looks like the horns face frontwards. That is the only thing that could use fixing