New Gabranth sprite

[rafaelterras]

Nay, not thinking of changing this portrait at all... kinda lazy
But his eye colors are black, really. I just made it red in my sprite so the eyes could be seen, I'd thought the armor had gotten too dark.

[mav]

That red is a bit bright for the eyes, but I think using any color other than black is the right decision.

[rafaelterras]

Finished the first two positions!
[attachment=0:vhxj6nit]gabranthnew002show.PNG[/attachment:vhxj6nit]

Yeah, I thought red would be the best color for his eyes, at least for now...
Hope you like it!

[jimmyjw88]

I'm sorry but the whole thing is just too messy and flat. The red is not really working either. The colours are too dark. I don't know what's going on with the shoulder, arms, waist plates and legs. The chest is also flat. The helmet is just flat, square and wrong. If I'm not mistaken, I think you use Dark Knight from PSP, right?
Anyway, I'll try come up with a sample to help.

[Jon]

Hmmm, its good you posted it at a good size and also as a .png, however the side view is unfortunetly totally wrong. But don't give up! What you probably wanna do is give the eyes a glowing effect, by adding a lighter red in contrast to the dark one. Also like Jim said, the colors are a bit too dark overall, try looking and immitating maybe the colors of Elmdor and remember that you can have a maximum of 15 colors for the character and then black for the background(which you have already). I think I may post some quick version too to help you get on the right path. However, since this looks a little bit like FF1 Garland, perhaps that is the character I will base my work off of, if you don't mind.

Edit: I know this is the wrong place to ask for this, but as a favor, could someone maybe post 4 .sprs or .pngs of the male and female versions of Dark Knight and Onion Knight from the PSP version? Or send it to my email on here? I don't have that game right now...but thanks in advance if it is not too much trouble

[mav]

I'll see if I can find those SPRs for you, Jon, but you may want to post that in the Request topic too.

As for the sprite here...it needs a ton of work: the helmet shape is a little too boxy, and it needs a lot more shading to look right. The chest (especially on the angled view) looks like a giant plate. Likewise, you need to work on the angles, the roundness, and the shading. As for the palette, it needs help too, but it's hard to describe; maybe I'll post a mock-up when I get home tonight.

[Jon]

Thank you Mav and will post in the Request topic.

[rafaelterras]

Oh, I really don't mind you picking it up as a base, man.
I have those sprites you want right here, but I can't post them now... I'm in a bit of a hurry, you see.
But I can post them like 3 or 4 hours from now, if you'd like to

[Jon]

No need. Was already posted by Jim in the requested section, but thanks nevertheless.

[Kagebunji]

This Gabranth doesn't look like him at all. Look at how he should look like, this is Kuraudo attempt.

download/file.php?id=2941

[jimmyjw88]

Yeah, that's a decent Gabranth. Sorry, I haven't got time to make sample.

[RolyTunedIn]

japtac's gabranth is a good one too. i would post the link to the page but it's against the rules lol

[rafaelterras]

Sorry for being away so much time.
Anyway, I retook this project a few days ago, when I saw in a thread whose name I can't recall, a DK Cecil sprite.
I saw it and boom, there was my helmet.

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[attachment=1:1xxla7vl]gabranthattemptdreialleinf52.PNG[/attachment:1xxla7vl]

I want your opinions about it. Mainly on the colors I should add to it, or if none. (particularly, I feel it is kinda colorless, so I decided to ask your opinions about it.)

[jimmyjw88]

I suggest using Pieke's colour or other sprites that have silver; well, according to the reference picture.

[Kagebunji]

Give him black cape and make that red symbol on his back, then use those colors to make him more colorful

[mav]

Get rid of that green, pick better shades of gray, and add more shading to the cape. His horns look really strange and different on a lot of the poses too. Keep it up though, guy.

[rafaelterras]

OK, I'll be doing those tonight probably.
By the way, I have a little request for you good portrait makers out there. Apparently, that Gabranth portrait I posted earlier in this topic has too many colors (if my memory fails me not, about 80). And so, since I really won't have time to take those many colors out of it, I'm asking this tiny favor to those who would like to see my attempt completed. Thanks!

[mav]

If you could post the image, I can probably reduce it for ya. Give me the in-game size, if possible.

[rafaelterras]

I believe this is the one you mean.

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[attachment=0:1fxlkur6]gabrantp.PNG[/attachment:1fxlkur6]

Is it? If it is not, I have a bigger sized one.

[mav]

Alrighty, here ya go man. 16 colors. It's in PNG form right now, but you can just rotate it, import the palette, and copy it over in GraphicsGale.