likiji123 said, August 09, 2014, 03:06:57 pmI tried to do an enlarged version and here's how it turned out:The lightsource should be above him, details are missing, outlines are very strong/black, shading is weird and doesn't define volumes or shapes, shoes are very pixellated, the eyes and mouth are too thick, the ears are not defined.Use some Z2 sprites (and your base sprite) as references for details, anatomy, shading, etc. .
Credits go to DooM for the Nappa sprite you used. Which is not Z2, it's an Alpha styled sprite. I wrote it because you didn't say that. Remember to credit the authors.The shading in his face suggest the lightsource is in front of him, but all the rest says it is above him.The face has different colour compared to the rest of his skin.As I already said, the base sprite you used is Alpha styled, so you could follow Armentis's mini-tutorial/shading process:zero de armentis said, November 29, 2012, 12:15:07 am
Alex Sinigaglia said, August 10, 2014, 11:37:18 pmCredits go to DooM for the Nappa sprite you used. Which is not Z2, it's an Alpha styled sprite.The shading in his face suggest the lightsource is in front of him, but all the rest says it is above him.The face has different colour compared to the rest of his skin.As I already said, the base sprite you used is Alpha styled, so you could follow Armentis's mini-tutorial/shading process:zero de armentis said, November 29, 2012, 12:15:07 amI fixed the shading on the face, I checked the face and I don't think the face uses different colors, it was just the shading, I couldn't really understand Armentis's tutorial, but I still tried:
I don't really know, it still doesn't feel very 'Z2' to me.One thing I AM sure of is that the pants should be way baggier, his pants are the most baggy ones in the series!Compare them to the pants of Piccolo just a few posts above..There should probably also be less space between his two feet (I mean less height-difference).*EDITWelp here you go, I did my take on it. Some notes: I added both a darker and a lighter shade to his skin. Pants are also a hell of a lot baggier.I used mostly the same colors as your sprite because I wanted to make sure the colors weren't the issue of making it not look too Z2 (in my eyes at least). Oh yeah his feet are now huge, properly Z2 sized. And overall he is a bit wider, squashed if you will. Hope you can use this as a learning template thing! Balthazar Thedge
I see, the proportions were bad from the start, the only thing I'm not really sure it's the face, it looks too wide, maybe.Thanks for the pointers, will try a new one later.
I've updated a bit my cvs -> z2 edit of haohmaru, but still I'm not sure if it looks like a proper z2 sprite. I would appreciate any feedback you guys can give me.
Thank you, guys I'm glad that this spite turned out well.Balthazar: You're one of the guys whose sprites inspired me to try spriting by myself. Your words sound to me like "You have done well young padawan". Thank you.