Alectric's later sprites

[Siegvar]

i saw Hero Destroyers username and ava, and decided to try make an antagonistic looking guy. I know, not very evil :P


Both are drawn with Painttool SAI, feel free to rip them apart. In fact, i insist.

Painttool SAI huh. that's cool. How does it feel to use it for sprites? I'm normally inclined to think that SAI is mainly suited for lineart.

Anyway 2nd guy looks a bit more rushed. His jacket seems to have been starched really well.. its hanging like cardboards off his shoulders... and seems to be making his torso extremely wide.

Also, do you know what Dangos are? coz that's what his arms look like... 3 dangos on a curved skewer.

Go reference some muscular anatomy for the shading on the arms.. take note of how the muscles overlap each other.. rather than having their endings and beginnings join like a sectioned hotdog. In particular... take note of major muscle group positions that help you identify which part of the arm is facing the screen.

pagestretch (Biceps, wrist extensors, wrist flexors, triceps, deltoids.) (Click to View)

Oh.. and the sword is lacking your usual shine...

[Sonic Boom]

OMG!
They are awesome already and u told us that you made it with Paint Tool SAI?
wtf I need one sprite on me too...

[Alectric]

You guys nailed it on the head :P

I quite like the first guys face, littlebob, i can see what you mean though. I dont know what you mean about the boneless legs however.

Yeah, i did rush the second guy, and now i cant un-see his chubby ball arms.

Painttool SAI is definitely good for lineart, and i found it was pretty clean with the sprite making process, It didnt leave massive quantities of dark pixels.
I've found the photoshop brushes just a little too blurry, and i've forgotten if there was a way to make them more crisp or not.
Sai is great for getting those sharp tipped strokes i always wanted in photoshop. Once i figure out how to get that effect just right in photoshop, ill probably move back ;D

Oh, and cheers Siegvar for the references. They will come in handy
I've gathered plenty of references over the last few months, i just need like 2 hours to sit down and have a good look at them.