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Penguin Sprite Sheet
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10-22-2008, 07:18 PM (This post was last modified: 10-25-2008, 08:24 PM by Jesse.)
I'm trying to make a penguin sprite sheet for a game about global warming and I find it quite difficult.

Can you guys give me advice or help me out? I'd really appreciate it.

The penguin I want to sprite is a 64x64 Emperor Penguin chick. It should be short and fat, like this one:

[Image: mini-baby-emperor-penguin-250.jpg]

My lineart so far is this:
[Image: penguinshadego6.png]

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10-22-2008, 07:33 PM (This post was last modified: 10-22-2008, 07:34 PM by Kitsu.)
Hi XMD.

The lineart looks okay, but it looks like its head might be too big. Also, I think that his arm might be angled wrong...
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10-24-2008, 08:13 PM
Well, what sprite style do you want it to be in? It'll help us to critique it as a sprite if we have an idea of what other sprite we should compare it to.

As a generality, though, I'd say it needs a bit more AA. And the neck shouldn't reach all the way up the back of its head.
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10-25-2008, 08:14 PM (This post was last modified: 10-25-2008, 08:24 PM by Jesse.)
I've redone the penguin. I decided to draw it in a tablet, and make the style an unrealistic, cartoon look with this type of shading:

[Image: penguinshadego6.png]

Ignore the second picture, those are the collision boundaries.

This style of shading is new to me, and I think it would make a fresh new look if I continued it. Any critique on it?
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10-25-2008, 09:38 PM
Looks nice. Not much more I can say.
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10-25-2008, 09:39 PM
Something about that mysterious band of light where his neck should be worries me.
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10-25-2008, 09:41 PM
At first I thought you meant the penguin from Batman, I'm an idiot. Anyway I think the head should be just a little rounder in the front and the wings should be thinner. And the white patch sould go all the way under neath its mouth.
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10-25-2008, 11:21 PM (This post was last modified: 10-25-2008, 11:23 PM by Jesse.)
Vector:

[Image: penguinvectorcy2.png]
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10-25-2008, 11:28 PM
The wing seems a bit bigger (or longer) than the reference pic you're using. Also it got really black feet. Other than that, it's so cute I want to poke it! It's looking great so far!
I suggest you to do the parts separately in photoshop (using layers). It's easier to animate if want to make a game.
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10-26-2008, 10:26 AM
I'm not too experienced with animation in Photoshop; I use Paint and Inkscape (for vectors).

I will change the foot color and split the penguin into parts, however. Thank you for the advice.
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