Kinda Cliche..

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Okay, I need some help, first attempt at making SS sprites, and they just seem like other SS bases.

Even though they don't seem it, they are made from scratch.

Any ideas how to make them less "same same"?
Or more basically, any ideas on how to improve?

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Could make the head a "little" less than the same size as the rest of the body. I know a lot of people like the huge head style, but that seems just a bit too big. The eyes seem pretty freakishly huge, too, but that just may be because they are so vibrant. I really like the shape of the body, though.

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Haha yeah, I was looking at the base before, and the thought was definitely there.
I mean..

Tongue

But the Pros to the big heads, is hair. And obviously its exaggerated, but idk. I'll definitely mess around more before they're completed sprites.

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Why is hair a pro? I'd personally rather see my avatar dressed up in badass armor. But then again, I'm just one person.

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Yeah, you're right with that actually. Well. I'll play around.
Hair, because, I'm planning a Superhero SS (I know, kinda childish Tongue)
And posey-ness is a big factor. But I forgot about armors, as true, they need to be, badass.

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Well I think you have the right kind of style for a younger audience. My girlfriend loves Maple Story since she just likes to dress her character up all girly and pretty. I personally would never want to go that route myself, but there is a plenty big market for it full of kids spending their parent's money.

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Not bad at all, but the face needs work.

First, the head is a bit too egg-shaped (EDIT: that's a bad adjective choice, it isn't really an egg so much as rounded-rectangle-ish) in my opinion. It isn't as much of a factor with hair and clothing or what have you but as a base it is kind of glaring.
Also, taking the first sprite (the left-facing one) for example, the right eye has a really weird looking pupil compared to the other one. You were probably trying to do perspective or somethin' but it doesn't look all that great and kinda makes your sprite look like a killer psycho puppet thing. (calcobrina lololo)

So yeah. I would advise examining some other sidescroller sprites from stuff like Maplestory or Wonderking or something (assuming you're going for a Korean sidescroller look, which is what it looks like).

Also in before "you're an idiot gtfo"

EDIT: Also, the neck kinda looks thick in my opinion. I might try removing one of the pixels from the top of the back side of the neck. I'm too lazy to do it though, so I have no idea how it'd look.

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I agree the pupils need a bit of work, and I'm personally just not feeling the eyebrows, maybe make them a tad bit higher and longer, maybe curved?

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Yeah, the eyebrows are too far in (or don't go out far enough). They stop half way over the eye!

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Oh right, i've fixed them up ages ago, just didnt post.

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Toranos wrote:
Oh right, i've fixed them up ages ago, just didnt post.
Yup, that looks better. It's still staring into my soul though oh god why get it away it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts

bake wrote:
Women = (money)^2

Root both sides.

Rooting a woman = money

Therefore root a woman and you get money.

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I think thats good. XD props to you, I suck at spriting. the eyes are TONS better

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Thanks a bunch Smile