Raccoon Sprite + NEW walking

The concept I was working on now has a sprite form, I used a Mario sprite strictly for reference purposes.

Newest version:

New version:

This post has been edited by Joshua Werner on May 22 2008, 08:36 PM

The sprite is of decent build, but I think the colors could use some more contrast and saturation. I'd also try mixing different shades of red (like, the lightest shade could be more orangey or something). I never really liked the gradient red look, myself.

But as I said, the shape of the sprite is nice. I especially like the face.

Try hueshifting a tad? Also, lower the saturation a bit as the red looks close to MSPaint default red. The lineart is great, though!

What is hue shifting?

As in, when you have a yellow sprite, when you shade darker you use orange.

Hueshifting is, when shading, instead of simply using a darker/lighter version of a color you instead "shift" it's hue a bit while still keeping it close to the original color


For example, for a lighter shade of red you could use a reddish orange, or for a darker shade a reddish purple.


It makes shading seem less bland if you shift just the right amount

This. I didn't know the proper term for it in my post. :P

I tried, so I hope this (attached image) is better.

VS.

This post has been edited by Joshua Werner on May 22 2008, 08:36 PM

It's better, but I think some more contrast could be beneficial.

I'm not sure how much more contrast it is you want, I'm sorry.

It won't load. Can you use tinypic or xs.to to upload it or some such? :x


Edit: Nevermind that, it loaded now

Fine job on the hueshifting, and the shading looks quite a bit cleaner now :>

This post has been edited by Ravan on Mar 19 2008, 12:17 PM

Yeah I noticed the shading on the shirt was a bit pillowy, same with the hat so I changed a few pixels.

Thanks!

Actually, I think it's fine as-is. Although I did notice that you used two different variations of your lightest shade of red. One on the hat and a different one on the shirt.

Oh, sorry! Thanks for the heads up!

This post has been edited by Joshua Werner on May 22 2008, 08:35 PM

Animation, using the SMB3 Mario sprite as a reference for it.


This post has been edited by Joshua Werner on May 22 2008, 08:35 PM

.. holy **** what are his arms doing


I'm guessing he's.. jumping?

walking

fix the arms... seriously. they jump about too much.
EDIT: and the feet make him look as though he's jumping.

This post has been edited by thingy on Mar 19 2008, 01:11 PM

Umm, nah. Besides, the animation isn't finished yet.

This post has been edited by Joshua Werner on May 22 2008, 08:35 PM

Mario's feet are arranged in such a way that it could be either the left or the right moving, and his arms don't seem to bounce about like this one's do.