06-15-2009, 03:09 AM
Well, I decided I wanted to make Ridley closer to how he looks in Brawl, reflecting his more slender, boney (and purple) appearance. There're a lot of glaring problems I see with him as he is now, though. The only pieces I'm really reasonably satisfied with are his head, neck, and body:
His right arm was done before I added contrast to his colors, so it looks a bit awkward, and I got lazy with his other arm, since it's just his right arm pasted behind him. His hand I'm OK with, but it could be better and his arm needs fixing with regard to its shape and shading. His arm is also positioned rather blandly, and I'm actually not sure if his pose overall is a very good one, leading me to what I hate the most about the sprite: His legs. His feet I don't think are terrible, as his toes (according to Brawl) are supposed to be long and thin like that, but I think my attempt at having his thigh bent towards the screen just doesn't work very well. In general, I think he needs to be standing up more rather than crouching so low. His tail's pieces probably need to be edited to make the bumps thinner, they're too thick right now. His wings are... alright, as far as I can tell, but not great - I'm not a fan of the uneven spacing between the appendages.
Putting my own self-degradation aside, any other things I'm missing?
For the record, this is my reference.
His right arm was done before I added contrast to his colors, so it looks a bit awkward, and I got lazy with his other arm, since it's just his right arm pasted behind him. His hand I'm OK with, but it could be better and his arm needs fixing with regard to its shape and shading. His arm is also positioned rather blandly, and I'm actually not sure if his pose overall is a very good one, leading me to what I hate the most about the sprite: His legs. His feet I don't think are terrible, as his toes (according to Brawl) are supposed to be long and thin like that, but I think my attempt at having his thigh bent towards the screen just doesn't work very well. In general, I think he needs to be standing up more rather than crouching so low. His tail's pieces probably need to be edited to make the bumps thinner, they're too thick right now. His wings are... alright, as far as I can tell, but not great - I'm not a fan of the uneven spacing between the appendages.
Putting my own self-degradation aside, any other things I'm missing?
For the record, this is my reference.