Attempting to sprite

[Alther Primus]

Welp, here's where I'll post sprites for critique xD
Meigumi (was actually a bit rusty when I made this one, but I still like it):

Charlie Nash:

Sol Badguy (I decided to mix his GGXX design with his GGXrd design):

Golden Freddy:

[Bastard Mami]

that's actuialyl a nice attempt, as standalone sprites they are competent, if you tried to emulate a style they are lacking ; going with the former, some method of antialiasing is necessary so they look less blocky. it could be the cvs method or the dengeki method, as long as you don't go all the wya to the other side and pillow shade, it will be an improvement.

[Alther Primus]

Thanks for the compliment and critiques.  I was aiming for a simplified CvS style with lightsourcing from the upper-front (mostly because I prefer KOF lightsourcing and I can't figure out when/where to breake aliasing for the life of me.)  Here's my recent attempt, I decided to try a low-res DBFC style thingie (yes I am aware that the hands suck, I'm working on that, but I want to get the rest of my basics down first):

I honestly think it looks better than my other sprites, but I r n00b so I'unno 
Also, Akatsuki is a lifesaver in terms of both poses and shading references xD

[Bastard Mami]

ah, this one does not look pixelated, the kofish head looks a bit different to the rest of the sprite but nothing bad.

[Niitris]

That looks quite nice.
The legs and head in particular look great.

[Alther Primus]

Sorry about the delay, I always forget my own threads for some reason xD  Here are a couple more sprites in the style I'm slowly developing:
Eden Seraphhawk


SFV Bison (something feels off about the head and jacket, but I can't quite put my finger on it.)


Cloud Strife


As always, I'm essentially begging for constructive criticism.

[MotorRoach]

Can't help but to feel that Cloud has a rather small head. You could increase it a little, even if you just make his hair bigger.

[Graphicus]

Just curious: Is there lineart for those last sprites?

I may be wrong, but it seems like you took a 3D image, drew a contour around the different parts of the character, then filled it all in with the bucket tool, and then added shading/anti-aliasing. The reason they look off is because your base is just a bunch of abstract shapes, basically. There are no facial/body features to focus because you didn't start off from a strongly defined and illustrated base.

[Alther Primus]

No lineart, but the only ones really based on 3D models since I started experimenting with this new style are Bison (SFV screenshot) and Cloud Strife (Dissidia rip.)  The others are scratch using other sprites as shape references for the rest.  I've actually been avoiding external outlining because it's among my biggest weaknesses that I can NOT seem to progress past (see first post), and I know certain styles don't use an outline i.e. HD!French Bread, which was a large inspiration for the style I've been working on.

(Also, hard to lineart when I have no tablet :p)

Also: Alexander Anderson!

[hatter]

Ahaha, I saw this one on deviantART, shading could kinda use a bit of tweaking but still good.

[Alther Primus]

Thanks for the comment Black Hatter!  Here's a new Anderson sprite, I'm debating making a possible set for him using this as the model, albeit with a bit of extra bulk (this one turned out skinnier than I anticipated.) thoughts?

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot the cross *facepalm*
Anyways, added the cross to the above sprite and here's a sprite of Seras Victoria xD

[Alther Primus]

Actually forgot this thread for a while xD
In honor of Wes Craven (may he rest in peace.)  Might make a few more of his characters for some sort of overall tribute.

While I'm here I might as well post a couple of my own characters
Krystahl (Making spines is a huge pain in the neck):

Meigumi: