ZALBAAAAAAAAAAAGGG!

[Kagebunji]

I'm just curious, is htere some certain point that you are doing this, or is this for fun?

[Smash]

Worked on nose, shades and pallete tweaks, and other stuff.
Stance got critd 2 times now, so im also working on it.


Also, im doing this for practice, and to start my way into bigger pixel art, which is currently out of my confort zone.. (which btw offers MUCH more improvement in skill than sprites)
I chose Ramza to practice proportions, so I might do a female later to get both sexes done.

Then I'll move on to backgrounds and places, as those seem the hardest.



Oh and..

One thing though- no offense-

...



I think Asmo mentioned this FFH problem before. Guys, we need to be harsh when it comes to critique. Softening it won't get the intended message reach us whole, or won't motivate enough.

As for me, insult all you want, as long as you have a reason to do it.  




Btw, Sword type and shield suggestions welcome.

[Kagebunji]

Nice way for practicing, if I had more time I would do the same, but I must learn how to play drums

[Kaijyuu]

I'm a bit saddened you kept the aho since I think it makes him look childish/less serious than he actually is, but otherwise it's great.


EDIT: Yeah there's the stance issue too, but everyone else already mentioned that. Maybe a more relaxed stance? Or if you want to use a more tense stance, perhaps if he was leaning forward a bit more (preparing to charge or whatnot).

[mav]

As far as his stance goes, I say just have his right leg (and foot) facing towards us. His left arm should be relaxed but natural.

[Kagebunji]

I have another question, why do topixc is "Zalbaa...g!", not "Ramzaa...!"??

About sword, I would sugest using simple Iron Sword

[jimmyjw88]

Yeah, Iron Sword is nice. For shield, I'd say Kaiser Plate, Crystal / Platina Shield. ^^

[Jon]

Haha iron sword?? Thats funny to me. At least make it Mythril...naw what I mean is make it either a rapier type sword or a broad sword, possibly even a saber. As for the shield, no idea, and lots of offense- I hope it aint a round shield very nice keep it up Smash!

[Luminar]

welcome back smash  

[Smash]

welcome back smash  


And Kaijyuu, I think the serious look may be best off to Ch4 Ramza, as well as more bulk and manliness.

[454Casull]

The spaulders shouldn't have spikes on them. If your opponent barely misses your shoulder, he's still going to hit you through your armor.

[Smash]

I dont know what a spaulder is, but.. This is how the original design's suppossed to look like.



And this.



Going down the arms, fixed the pose.



Every section and plate of the body feels like if I was spriting 5 portraits, when it comes to practice.. Phew.

Epic skill workout this is.

[Kagebunji]

You are amazing Smash, it almost makes me angry

[Smash]

You are amazing Smash, it almost makes me angry

Strange.. I don't even consider myself an expert at all, somewhat experienced, yes.. But still a long way to go.


Go to the Pixeljoint hall of fame and you'll see why.. I feel like a noob everytime I go.


I even admire some of the artists there, like Fool and Helm. Best pixel art on the internet, to date.
It also serves as motivation to get up there and surpass them someday.

[Xifanie]

Oh cool you started the sword! Will it look a bit rusty?
You use your second darkest hair color on the armor. While not too bad on 1x it's very noticeable when zooming. I'm not sure what you should do because it would either require replacing it by existing blue or creating a new color which I suppose you wouldn't want. 3rd option would be to leave it as is of course.

Also you're using two very close colors on the face; you should just merge them. Definitely not worth the extra color and too hard to see.

The head's shape looks too squarey to me but I'll try to give you better feedback later on since I'm not too sure what to say right now.

Go to the Pixeljoint hall of fame and you'll see why.. I feel like a noob everytime I go.

Do they actually make sprites that will be used in games though?

[Smash]

Alot.

Most of what I see are fantasy mockups though. Everything's focused on the actual art rather than making games.


And for Ramza, I think it gives off a cool effect, the oranges on the armor. Thing is I've been currently practicing with different palletes and colors recently, cause it's where im lacking at most. Im getting too much critique regarding my overuse of FFT-like palletes, and it's getting really tiring to stay with one style and not move in and try new stuff.

Besides, another shade of blue would make it seem uniform and a bit boring.. Im aiming for color diversity everywhere, like my avatar for example. (Which has an insanely outrageous crazy conflicting pallete if you zoom in)





And yeah, I'll have to blend those two. That'd be one color space free to replace.. Either a dark red for the pants, or a white for the sword shine.
Either way, the pallete is subject to change while I go through.

[SilvasRuin]

Looks awesome.  I wouldn't dare use that portrait without a full set though.  It would look extremely out of place mixed in with the other style.  Your shading is fantastic.

What I find odd is the length of his neck compared to the size of his head.  Am I the only one who thinks it looks rather long?

[jimmyjw88]

You are amazing Smash, it almost makes me angry

Strange.. I don't even consider myself an expert at all, somewhat experienced, yes.. But still a long way to go.


Go to the Pixeljoint hall of fame and you'll see why.. I feel like a noob everytime I go.


I even admire some of the artists there, like Fool and Helm. Best pixel art on the internet, to date.
It also serves as motivation to get up there and surpass them someday.

Simply amazing ^^
And that I gotta see as well. Haha.

[Archael]

what the fuck.

[mav]

What I find odd is the length of his neck compared to the size of his head. Am I the only one who thinks it looks rather long?

I just noticed that. It looks a little long, but I'm not quite sure how nice it would look if it was shortened.