I feel that the left arm and the chest armor are a little off somehow.
Shiny was based off of a fire salamander (Black and Yellow) with burnt
wooden armor (Burnt wood = White ash) and Blue Flames just cause
really hot fire is blue :/
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CAP 3 CAP 3 Sprite Submission Thread
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Shiny was based off of a fire salamander (Black and Yellow) with burnt
wooden armor (Burnt wood = White ash) and Blue Flames just cause
really hot fire is blue :/
my favorite so far. Great work man, very great work.
Atyroki, if you do not win, then there is no mercy in this cruel world, for your sprite is godlike. There is only one suggestion I can make: the chest needs to be shortened slightly. It pokes out at an odd angle too much.
To be honest, I am seeing too much fire on all of these sprites, and that really takes away from the beauty of the sprite because Woodman is not going to have his cannons firing at all times. I would probably be in support of Atyroki's if it didn't have any fire at all. Seriously, guys, I think any fire showing on this guy is very unappealing.
As such, I am now in full support of omnitarian's sprite, because it is very Pokemon-ish (to an extent), and the new, lighter tones give it a very nice, fresh look. It is literally perfect, now, and standing next to Charizard they look like they've known each other a long time.
As such, I am now in full support of omnitarian's sprite, because it is very Pokemon-ish (to an extent), and the new, lighter tones give it a very nice, fresh look. It is literally perfect, now, and standing next to Charizard they look like they've known each other a long time.
Ok, since everyone says that the sprites have too much detail, I dumbed it down a bit on mine(as well as adding the slanted barrel opening thing, and I think it looks a lot better that way). Here is what it looks like without all of the wood detail:
I think that it does look more like a pokemon this way, but the armor doesn't exactly scream "wood!" this way. I'm currently working on the female/shiny versions. Comments on the "improved" sprite would be appreciated.
EDIT: I just saw Cartoons!'s(parnig's) sprite, and I must say that it looks very good. There are pixelation errors, but I am assuming that they will be edited out in the final piece.
EDIT2: I saw KoA's sprite, and no offence to him, but I do not like it much. I don't know, I think it may be the head, but it doesn't look right to me.
EDIT3: lol, a lot of edits. I am going to change the reddish skin color to a brighter tone.
EDIT4: Brighter toned, less detailed Woodman:
Bad. Put the detail back in. It looks flat and half finished.
KoA, I like yours.
Good that I got some feedback involving this. I saved the details, so I'll just add them back to the current sprites.
I do not know when I will be able to finish up the back sprites, as I have a lot of work this week, but I will post them up ASAP.
I just did. Here are all of them(I made them links so that the post isn't cluttered by pictures):
Atyroki's
Dragonzrule's
KoA's
Nopie's
Omnitarian's
parnig's
Shineenigma's
Flygon493's(mine)
I hope this has helped. If I have made any mistakes(forgetting artwork, names, old versions of sprites, etc.), I apologize and will fix it ASAP.
its not just you, blu.
none ofthese look like what a woodman sprite would look like. cartoons gets close, but his is a bit blocky, and they all have their flaws.
none ofthese look like what a woodman sprite would look like. cartoons gets close, but his is a bit blocky, and they all have their flaws.
G_T, have you given any thought to the suggestion of not posting names of each sprite's artist? It seemed to have some support, and then it kinda got swallowed up.
I do kind of agree. The sprites are great, but they seem to have a different style from other pokemon sprites. For example, stylistically Atyroki's seems self-consistent, but it seems like it comes from a different set of graphics than pokemon. Still, I feel that the sprites submitted are very good.
EDIT: Also seconding not posting the names of the spriters.
EDIT2: Actually, I think the style I was referring to was indeed Red/Blue style, as a later poster pointed out. At least now I no longer have to feel guilty about supporting the ones I love!
Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but I think the coloration alone does a good enough job at suggesting the Fire element.
You look at Ninetales or Houndoom who don't have a hint of flames on their body, but their design works and we readily accept them as Fire types anyway.
out of the submissions so far i'd say Parnig's is best sprite. even in its unfinished state it's showing a solid understanding of form, where i find the others lack something. while Parnig's pose makes very good use of its 80 X 80 pixels, i find atyrokila's seems a bit forced. also i find KOA's is a bit unbalanced toward the top, whereas Parnig's seems more balanced due to its stance. on a final note, Parnig's anatomy also seems more solid than the other two, atyrokila's legs start a little too low and the size of KOA's arms and chest seem too big to me. i find nopielk's and Omnitarian's are well done too, but just don't come across as big enough. i'd like to see how Parnig's compares once it's finished. nice stuff all around though, i'm anxious to see how this turns out.
Is parnig's sprite finished? I see a lot of excess pixels and ragged edges in the current sprite. If it's a WIP, I understand.
I actually like to try that out personal. Seem like a good thing to do for some a thing like this.
I'm almost done, I just gotta re-do his left cannon because I massively messed it up the first time.
I'm trying really hard to make sure it matches the pokemon style and I hope it turns out well.
I'm trying really hard to make sure it matches the pokemon style and I hope it turns out well.
I know it's a bit late, but this is amazing. Hopefully someone can keep it updated!
For me, I like Atyroki's best, followed by Flygon493's, then Nopie's. None of the others either look like Pokemon enough, or don't emphasise fire enough.
EDIT: parnig's just doesn't look like a pokemon to me.
EDIT: parnig's just doesn't look like a pokemon to me.
Well, after much pondering, I decided to revisit my sprite. Here's my newly finished Woodman:
As you can see, I kept the same pose (for the most part). I gave him a new color scheme and made him bigger, so now he fills more of the 80x80 frame. All in all I think this is much better than my first try.
Also, I'd really like to say how much I like yours Atyroki, and I'd really like not to be nitpicky but I just have to point this one thing out (and I'm surprised no one else noticed this yet): Woodman's tail should end in a leaf, not a flame. Otherwise it's an excellent sprite ;)
As you can see, I kept the same pose (for the most part). I gave him a new color scheme and made him bigger, so now he fills more of the 80x80 frame. All in all I think this is much better than my first try.
Also, I'd really like to say how much I like yours Atyroki, and I'd really like not to be nitpicky but I just have to point this one thing out (and I'm surprised no one else noticed this yet): Woodman's tail should end in a leaf, not a flame. Otherwise it's an excellent sprite ;)
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