Beginners character concepts.

[Zambaku]

I'm pretty new when it comes to making characters for fighting games. I can make the first sprite for the idle stance but that's it. I have no knowledge on how to animate them. Well, I have a basic idea on how to do it: Onion skins. But I don't have the detailed knowledge of what programs and what techniques to use.

Without further delay. Here are my two characters:
Hood Man


Comeback Kid



I would be gratefull for some feedback on what people think, what they think I need improvement with and so on.
And tips on programs for animating them along with how to do so would be nice aswell.

[Zambaku]

My newest creation: Cactus Man
I dramatically changed my drawing style, just to see if it got any  better, and in my oppinion, it did improve, alot.

[Rote Zaungast]

...
http://mugenguild.com/forumx/index.php?topic=69467.0
if this might help

[OZ]

Never knew that that stuff was there...

Anyways, you could always find a spritesheet and look at the walking/attacking/etc. frames to get the basic idea of what you need to do.

[Zambaku]

Hm, perhaps I could cut them up into bodies, over arms, under arms etc etc and then simply put them back together to form new poses? Could that work and if are there any special programs for doing it?^^

[Zambaku]

I've decided to go with graphics from River City Ransom that I will revamp. Simple and quick to make nice fighters. Atleast I think so.

Say hello to River City Batman, my latest creation.^^

[shikix3]

u shuld continue these they look pretty kool

[Zambaku]

u shuld continue these they look pretty kool

The River City Ransom remakes? Yeah, I'm revamping all the sprites, just finished the sheet for Batman^^
I don't think it will take too long for him to become a working character, and when he is done he will be put up for grabs.

[shikix3]

awesome

[Zambaku]

Guess it will take some time before I can make the character. Can't get any working version of Fighter Factory nor Mugen Character Creator.

[shikix3]

what about MEE??

[Zambaku]

Oh, MME? I haven't heard about that one before.

While River City Batman waits to become a fighter I decided to create the sprites for another character.
The River City Hulk!

[shikix3]

good luck wit these man i wuld try to help bu the most I culd do with a character is make a pallete and sometimes speed him up

[Zambaku]

good luck wit these man i wuld try to help bu the most I culd do with a character is make a pallete and sometimes speed him up

Cheers. I need all the luck I can get.^^

[shikix3]

making a mugen character is hard as hell thats y ima make a pallete for Vampire K

[Zambaku]

making a mugen character is hard as hell thats y ima make a pallete for Vampire K

Yeah, it sure is hard work. If only the tools weren't so eager to crash it wouldn't be so bad^^


Cool.^^

[shikix3]

the hardest part of making a pallete is when the sprite is too small to even edit once i tried to make a pallete for nanaya and all it was was a head and a background

[Zambaku]

Ouchies x_x

[shikix3]

I was pissed at that

[Zambaku]

Hehe, I can imagine.