Comment on Terronado Comparison by WiiStyler
I'm glad to hear you say that! Help me convince K-hots to use it haha. So in regards to the new perspective. If I tweaked a few things, what do you think would make it look close to the original?
Hehe. Well, I was thinking along the lines of editing the shape of the turban. If you look at ~k-hots's artwork, you'll see that the turban is a bit irregular, with some details, and it has a shape like this: ( )
The turban in your first sprite was more or less OK because the lines were very close together, so the excess of regularity was not so apparent; but in this new position it's a bit troublesome, because the lines are more separated. Comparing with the artwork and trying to reproduce some details of the turban would help make the sprite look better.
Also, now the turban looks more \ / than ( ) in shape, and the bottom "layer" of the turban (the one that almost touches the eyes) is a bit too thin, I think. Those things make the turban look a bit less like a tornado than it does in the original.
Apart from that, probably adding detail to the horns would be good
I hope this helps you improve the sprite. I really thing this position is much more dynamic, it just needs some fixes.
Good luck
The turban in your first sprite was more or less OK because the lines were very close together, so the excess of regularity was not so apparent; but in this new position it's a bit troublesome, because the lines are more separated. Comparing with the artwork and trying to reproduce some details of the turban would help make the sprite look better.
Also, now the turban looks more \ / than ( ) in shape, and the bottom "layer" of the turban (the one that almost touches the eyes) is a bit too thin, I think. Those things make the turban look a bit less like a tornado than it does in the original.
Apart from that, probably adding detail to the horns would be good
I hope this helps you improve the sprite. I really thing this position is much more dynamic, it just needs some fixes.
Good luck
I'm looking at it, and yeah, I completely agree. Sometimes when you've been staring at something so small for so long, it's hard to take a step back and get a good look. Thanks for the awesome critique! I know how I'm spending my night lol
That is totally true ^^ It happens to me as well. That's why it's useful to have other people look at what you do.
Glad to be of help
Glad to be of help
i see that we've got a good conversation there. i think you've got most of why i'd personally prefer the first sprite. but of course, you're right again that you'd have to have a slightly diagonal angle for the games... so let's see what wiistyler get from your comments. i'm looking forward to his work soo
It's good to hear I was on the right track ^^ Yes, let's see what comes out of this!
I really like your design, by the way It has a lot of character, just like Tumdedrum.
I really like your design, by the way
It has a lot of character, just like Tumdedrum.you surely got it. in fact, you nailed it... actually, i never thought of how terronado looks like up top.... hahaha. wiistyler is the first person to draw it from a top angle. 
thanks lots for liking my design. yes, i try to give my designs a little bit more character and design elements so that they work better. terronado is based on osama bin laden.... so yah... he's a character alright... hahaha
actually, i never thought of how terronado looks like up top.... hahaha. wiistyler is the first person to draw it from a top angle. thanks lots for liking my design. yes, i try to give my designs a little bit more character and design elements so that they work better. terronado is based on osama bin laden.... so yah... he's a character alright... hahaha
lol Hahaha. That's a good one! xD
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Updated. critiques plz!
The turban and horns are much better now You decided not to add the stripes to the horns on purpose, I suppose?
I have just realised... don't you think that the body (the main body) is a bit too wide and shapeless, when compared to the other sprite and the original artwork? That may be another reason why this new sprite looks a bit awkward. Maybe moving the beard a bit, so the body could be seen better, would make it seem more slender? (those are just ideas)
I see some other details that could be improved, but they're very small and you'll just get to them with practice.
Maybe ~k-hots has something more to say, but this is not an easy creature to sprite (quite the opposite, in fact xD), so in my opinion it's a pretty good sprite already. Well done.
You decided not to add the stripes to the horns on purpose, I suppose?I have just realised... don't you think that the body (the main body) is a bit too wide and shapeless, when compared to the other sprite and the original artwork? That may be another reason why this new sprite looks a bit awkward. Maybe moving the beard a bit, so the body could be seen better, would make it seem more slender? (those are just ideas)
I see some other details that could be improved, but they're very small and you'll just get to them with practice.
Maybe ~k-hots has something more to say, but this is not an easy creature to sprite (quite the opposite, in fact xD), so in my opinion it's a pretty good sprite already. Well done.
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