01-15-2010, 06:28 PM
I didn't intend for the references to the minish cap sprites to be a style suggestion, but more an example of how to break the solid shapes up and pull back the pillow shading. The more solid you make an outline with more than one color, the more you fall into the pillow shade situation. I guess I missed the post where you first started this sprite, so I didn't realize the original was from the Link to the Past / Four Swords sprite.
The part that I edited almost has a complete angled rectangle in 3 different shades, broken up only really by the sharp angle by the head (which I'm a tad confused by as I'm not sure if that hood is meant to be pulling in under the head or be puffing out to the side... it looks a little far back to be his cheek area, or if that's supposed to be his shoulder since his arms are supposed to be pulling straight back).
On the "straight back" note - you might want to consider the anatomy you're working with on that thought. If you can see the angle of his thumb and fingers plus the hole of the sleeve, the arm can't be 'straight' back as the hole wouldn't be so wide if visible at all (that could just be the shadow reading wrong) and the wrist can't bend that far (the thumb would be pointing straight at the view at best, unless you want to make the character uncomfortable). It would be quite the awkward position to put your arm in. I could just be taking your definition the wrong way though.
I'm not gonna go into anything on the poses, as I can't be sure exactly how they are supposed to be oriented and I could just be reading some of them wrong from what is intended. If I'd be the only person mentioning it by this point (and I've been looking at it off and on for about 2 hours now) they are doing their job just fine anyway.
The part that I edited almost has a complete angled rectangle in 3 different shades, broken up only really by the sharp angle by the head (which I'm a tad confused by as I'm not sure if that hood is meant to be pulling in under the head or be puffing out to the side... it looks a little far back to be his cheek area, or if that's supposed to be his shoulder since his arms are supposed to be pulling straight back).
On the "straight back" note - you might want to consider the anatomy you're working with on that thought. If you can see the angle of his thumb and fingers plus the hole of the sleeve, the arm can't be 'straight' back as the hole wouldn't be so wide if visible at all (that could just be the shadow reading wrong) and the wrist can't bend that far (the thumb would be pointing straight at the view at best, unless you want to make the character uncomfortable). It would be quite the awkward position to put your arm in. I could just be taking your definition the wrong way though.
I'm not gonna go into anything on the poses, as I can't be sure exactly how they are supposed to be oriented and I could just be reading some of them wrong from what is intended. If I'd be the only person mentioning it by this point (and I've been looking at it off and on for about 2 hours now) they are doing their job just fine anyway.