Topic: Shanoa sprite

[Giz]

hi my name is GIZ and i do SPRITES and STUFF LIKE IT

A WHILE AGO i did a SHANOA sprite im not sure why even though she has an official sprite already, but its OKAY because this is IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STYLE

IM POSTING IT NOW



12 colors + transparency, C+C (COMMENTS or CRITIQUE)?

[A n t r a x x]

It's good, I like it.

Now animate her doing the back thing

[Gemini]

Hi-res Shanoa? I say... delicious.

[Dark Nemesis]

In Reply To #1

Awesome work!! I love it!!

[Amara77]

Wow! Great job it looks really good!

[uzo]

Interesting. It looks like you used the DS's palette? I think the colors should be a little more contrasted, so it doesn't look so washed out. But other than that looking quickly I cant see anything that sticks out as a really major flaw.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

The armor sections are smooth... a bit too smooth.
I agree with UZO on the contrast.  Also, I cannot tell since I did not load it up on my painting program, but it might be a bit too dithered/pillowshaded, which is why it looks so smooth and blurry in the armor area.

[Giz]

Interesting. It looks like you used the DS's palette? I think the colors should be a little more contrasted, so it doesn't look so washed out. But other than that looking quickly I cant see anything that sticks out as a really major flaw.

Actually the palette is of my own creation. It was based more on the artwork (including a certain peice of fanart http://serio.piiym-net.com/image/2302200.jpg , which is where I was inspired to give it a more cool and blueish/purple sort of aura) as opposed to the official sprite, which I feel is much too bright and inaccurate.

However your comment on contrast I find a bit odd; for me it appears almost too contrasted. The darks are very dark and the brights are pretty bright. Although it may simply be a result of differing computers and monitor brightnesses; this one appears to be rather dark compared to most newer ones. I'll look into this a bit more, though.

The armor sections are smooth... a bit too smooth.
I agree with UZO on the contrast.

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #8

Totally topic unrelated, but Holy mother of Jesus FUCK that reference picture is god-awful!! That's one of the worst figure drawings I've ever seen!! Sure the attention to detail is nice, as are the colors, shading and drapery, but Shanoa is a disfigured mutant!! AAGH.

[Battler Ushiromiya]

In Reply To #9

Yeah, that pic gives Shanoa some ridiculously small feet...

Also, notice it's one of Serio's pics?

[Long John Silver]

some jap did it, i found that on some imagedump site and uploaded to my server to show to someone.

i can't draw/color like that.

[Battler Ushiromiya]

...Ya know, Serio, that sounds horribly racist.

Oh crap, class is starting, gotta go!

[Giz]

Totally topic unrelated, but Holy mother of Jesus FUCK that reference picture is god-awful!! That's one of the worst figure drawings I've ever seen!! Sure the attention to detail is nice, as are the colors, shading and drapery, but Shanoa is a disfigured mutant!! AAGH.

Well hey, it is, after all, Kojima style. Right down to the horrible proportions.

[Clara E. Leet]

In Reply To #13

No, it's not just the proportions. It's the quality of the drawing and figure overall.

I'll do a better, more detailed analysis when I get home. I'm in class right now.

[Giz]

Well yes, I never said it wasn't horrendously flawed - which it is - simply that its take on Shanoa and the more Kojima-esque flavor it presented inspired me to do some Shanoa related things; albeit all that came out of it was the sprite above.