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[jimmyjw88]

Yea. What Cheetah said.
Well, that error occurred is because the colors that you changed in the spritesheet and the colors of the original palettes are not same.
If you changed the colors of the spritesheet, you'll need to change the colors of the original palettes, which can be done with GraphicGale or GIMP.

[Clik]

Rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd just ask in this one... Anyone mind offering opinions or suggestions on this Blue Mage sample?

[jimmyjw88]

Looks good to start ^^
Is the rear-side's left arm (sprite's left) abit big and is the shoulder abit too slant or is it just my eyes?

[DarthPaul]

Looks good to start ^^
Is the rear-side's left arm (sprite's left) abit big and is the shoulder abit too slant or is it just my eyes?

I think the arms should slant a bit more too, rear ones more so.

[Clik]

Any better, comparatively?
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[Cheetah]

That fix improved things. But the design is just way too blue right now. Like why does he have a blue hat and a blue face?

[Clik]

*mumbles* Domino mask...

Drop it, right?

[DarthPaul]

Domino mask?

The arms look much better. It might look cool to give him a cavalier hat with the feather stuck in. Either way I'm liking this design.

[jimmyjw88]

The arm need abit shape.
Not too slope.
Also, perhaps some designs. I think its abit too plain, don't you think?

[Cheetah]

Yeah drop the mask.

Plus maybe a belt or sash of some kind.

[Clik]

Should I manage to come up with a satisfactory design, when I'm finished the feather should bounce and the sash tail (on his back) should shift. I tried to put the loose end of the sash in front, but couldn't make it work with the open coat. Palette junk comes later.

Other suggestions? And what do you mean by "Designs"?

[jimmyjw88]

Looks alot better now.
Well, perhaps some patterns but its optional.
Before you add the belt/sash, it looks too plain. That's why I suggest some designs / patterns but now with the belt/sash, I guess it doesn't look too plain like before.
Anyway, well done ^^

[gojoe]

from the rear it kinda looks like the hat has an ass

[jimmyjw88]

Lol..Ass of a hat.

[Smash]

I see pillowshading all over it, the most being in the hat.


You urgently need some of this.
http://www.natomic.com/hosted/marks/mpat/shading.html


On FFT, lightsource comes from the top. Have other sprites around to serve as refs also.

[Clik]

Good link. Now I see what you mean by pillowshading. I'm sure it'll be a great help. Thanks.

[Cheetah]

You have his pants as blue on the front view, so they need to match what they side views use.

The sash is good but the tie down the back is bad. Put it on the side, like under his armpit and I think it will look better and more functional there. You could even think about making it a pixel thicker.

Smash is of course right about the pillowshading. We are particularly bad at FFH for pillowshading, I myself am very bad at shading at this point.

[jimmyjw88]

Wow...That is really a good link to help more on shading.
I could really use this link to help me get better in shading.
Thanks alot, Smash.
Smash is no doubt the best spriter in FFH. Whatever Smash suggest, we take. It will definitely help us get better. All Hail To Smash ^^