Zelkami Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) Going to be making this a more dedicated thread where I can post progress and such. Still very much open to critique. [spoiler=Old Topic]I'm rather new to this whole spriting thing, so forgive me if I've made any rookie mistakes. These are a handful of the character mugs I've been working on. To be clear, I'm looking for ways to make the mugs look cleaner, things like coloring and shading, etc. Please let me know if there's a format more convenient to critique I can upload in. EDIT: Two more I think could use some work Just a couple of things to note, I realize the outline color of the Cavalier isn't consistent with the others. I will adjust it when I go back to make changes. I also don't care about the 15 color limit, as I intend to use these portraits in FEXNA when it's finished. [spoiler=10/17/16 Update] Edited October 17, 2016 by Zelkami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avril Lavigne Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) You've pointed out these need work. The right guy's face did not face the same direction as the original character (I forget that FE6 knight's name). Although you can make different angled heads and faces work well, this seems a little extensive, as his entire back of his head (and hair) would need an alteration for that face to work with it. Keep up the good work though! There are a few other things I'd fix on the first category of photos as well. Edited August 18, 2016 by Avril Lavigne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the critique. Anything specific about the group in the first image though? I have more, but they were all simple enough that I don't think I messed them up so bad. I think all the examples I posted look a bit off, which is why I posted them specifically. Edited August 19, 2016 by Zelkami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) First attempt at a complete hackbox. Anything I could improve on? [spoiler=More] Also, while we're on the subject, is there an easy way to make Chibis by altering the full portrait somehow? For this one, I had to go back and resplice it, which I'm not sure I have the patience for in the long run, as I have a whole lot of mugs I'd like to use that I didn't think to make chibis for. Edited August 25, 2016 by Zelkami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alraune Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 To do a chibi, you can just take the mug, resize by about half, and then just clean up the result (Make sure you turn off interpolation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Bit of a necrobump, but what the hell. I've been getting better lately, so I'd like to know what you guys think of my newer splices. http://i.imgur.com/E9YlJOg.png Don't mind the ugliness of NotSonia's left shoulder, that's still being worked on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avril Lavigne Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Bit of a necrobump, but what the hell. I've been getting better lately, so I'd like to know what you guys think of my newer splices. http://i.imgur.com/E9YlJOg.png Don't mind the ugliness of NotSonia's left shoulder, that's still being worked on. The green-haired's body is completely disproportionate from her head. Her body needs to be a bit bigger. I'm assuming you custom-drew that? Not bad. I can't custom draw worth a crap. The one with Lyn's face and Syrene's body, the ear is not defined. Her hair also needs a little bit of reworking. I mean, I guess all of them need a bit of maintenance at least, but they aren't horrid by any means. Good work! Keep practicing. :) Edited October 1, 2016 by Avril Lavigne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Would you say this is an improvement, body-wise? There are still a few errors in places, because I couldn't get the current version to look right with the advice you gave, so I had to go back to an earlier one. Also, I'm flattered you thought I customed the body, but it's mostly adapted from Niemi's beta sprite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Hope this isn't against the rules, but I'm bumping, and also shifting the direction of the thread. Here are some more refined splices. Still open to critique, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Some WIP stuff. Just as a disclaimer, a couple of these contain assets from NickT's stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliwan Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Far left guy looks like his body is too narrow somehow, also his hair goes on top of his collar looks weird second one's hair color kind of "glows" awkwardly to me; particularly with the brightest color (can't tell to well w/o zooming) third one is very wow much impress (I really love it); her hair above her band on her left side (right side of the canvas) looks a little blobby somehow? fourth one I really like!! fifth one looks very clean and complete, I like it quite a bit C: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avril Lavigne Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 The middle mug is awesome. Very very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thank you! Made a few fixes to these though. Also, a few more I'm working on. They're not quite done, but I felt like sharing them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) Back with some weapons this time. Some more WIP Mugs while I'm at it. Edited November 20, 2016 by Zelkami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 A few minor improvements to some previous sprites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet_Basil Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) The bard has a small head and the archer? has no eyebrows but the rest of them look really nice. Edited December 28, 2016 by Sweet_Basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) I somehow completely missed the archer not having eyebrows. Thanks for pointing that out. EDIT: Didn't really come out as I might've liked, but I think it's good enough for now. Edited December 28, 2016 by Zelkami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) Some new ones. A few need to be cleaned up still. EDIT: Bonus Edited December 31, 2016 by Zelkami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet_Basil Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 The orange haired girl looks really good, she is my favorite of the group, but if you trim her hair from the sides a little bit she would look even better imo. Some of them could use some fixing like the second mug on the top row looks like the face doesn't match where the body is pointing, and the fourth mug on the top row the top of her hair doesn't match her forehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 A couple updates and a new one. I'd like the guy on the far right to have a more distinguishable body from Linus, but I'm not really sure how to make any changes, since Linus' body has a fairly unique angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaceo Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) All of them lack/don't have defined eyebrows lol, but I like the last one, he's checking his medieval fashion style and if the belts are as FF as possible, also the second mug's hair is very reminiscent to Mist's hair. Edited January 10, 2017 by Glaceo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 I have a hard time drawing eyebrows. They either look really pillowed or out of place whenever I try to custom them. Also, Mist-hair girl gets her hair from one of the NickT collection characters, for which I think he just adjusted the size from the GBA style Tellius collection. In hindsight, it is pretty obvious, so I think I might change her tail thingies to something else in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Usual alterations, and a new one. Bonus! Tried adding a weapon into a mug. Used the colors from the Iron Lance. It's not quite done, but I think it's a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 First four frames of an edit to the Necromancer sprite I'm working on. Not sure if I'm going about this the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkami Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 A few random things I feel like sharing. Doofy looking Rodian. The hackbox is a little bit glitched, but it is insertable. The above animation in motion. Shoulder is messed up looking, but I have an idea on how to fix it. Working on converting Malice's portrait to GBA style. Not quite finished, but I like the way it's turning out. Obviously it's much too big, but I will be sizing it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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