Sprites

[The Answer]

I wanna be the guy er spriter this is my first serious sprite I tried to redo super buu's stance from super sonic warriors by reference alone, colors take from extreme butoden

[AlexSin]

Different pixel sizes are a big no (the eyes and mouth you drew don't fit the resolution).

[The Answer]

I see what you mean it didn't look so bad close up but i forgot to take into account what it looks like regularly.

[lui]

it's gonna take alot more than just re-sizing a low-res pixelated sprite, slapping new colors and drawing new eyes to call it a day, you need to re-shade the entire thing too

[The Answer]

I tried doing what walrus said.

[AlexSin]

- You don't have to keep the same outlines, it makes the sprite look blocky and Buu certainly isn't. Before you fix them, not every line must be at 45°, draw curves for the shoulders.
- There's light under the folds of the pants for no reason,
- his right (viewer's left) bicep fell down... Buu might be able to do that, but the original sprite had it right, and your first try too.
- His belly looks like he got punched there.
- His face... there's no definition at all.

Long ago, I did this:
maybe it could help.

Keep trying, that's the way to improvement.

[The Answer]

Thanks for the feedback. the 2nd try was trying to do all the details by hand with little reference I think I won't do that anymore lol. I'll keep at it but idk how to practice spriting.

[AlexSin]

I'll keep at it but idk how to practice spriting.

By trying.
For now you could try fixing the sprite.

[The Answer]

took me all morning

[AlexSin]

You copied the pants, the face, the hands and the torso from my sprite...
but the outlines are still blocky.

Copying might be helpful, but check other references. I showed my sprite because that is how I interpreted the small sprite's details and that's a way of doing it.
This is the process:

See how I fixed the lines?
My way of working isn't perfect, so just experiment.

You tried to imitate the same details I drew, but did you really understand why I did that? I'm not trying to attack you, just want to make that clear; you may make it even better than mine. (it would be easy )
Just check references, from the manga or the anime. The base sprite helps too.

[The Answer]

ok I see what you mean about the blocky outlines on my next sprite I'll adjust it, as for copying I tried to use your sprite as reference and i guess i ended up just blatantly copying I'm sorry dude.

[AlexSin]

I edited the post.

Heh, no problem.

[The Answer]

first one is just from outlining cooler's sprite and the second is my attempt to make it less blocky what do you guys think?

[The Answer]

did more cooler progress that's enough for today

[lui]

it's a good start for the line-art, but it lacks alooooot of muscle definition and still needs alot of polishing for the rough edges.

[AlexSin]

Never do the first step. Not even to start working. Just try to do the lines correctly.
Now make the lines one pixel wide.
Check his "armour skin" and try to fix the chest.

I can't say much, since it's unfinished.

[The Answer]

I tried my hand at sprite editing

[AlexSin]

Wow, editing Recoome to make Spopovich... that's not a bad idea and it's looking good.

I would point out that the shoulder to bicep area doesn't look defined enough, also the M on his forehead looks wrong... how to explain, the M looks at us while his forehead is turned sideways/tilted a little bit.

The hands also need fixing, especially the wrists, since there were gloves which had some creases, but the skin doesn't behave like that. You don't need to make a big edit, maybe just remove some dark pixels (not the outline, the skin tone) and see if that fixes it.

All in all a very good effort.

[Djoul]

Keep it up ! You will progress

[The Answer]

here is an improved version with the feedback alex provided i attempted to implement, also here is the next edited sprite no colors added yet because recoloring is such a pain I wish there was an easier way. ps the eyes are pink for color separation