The Spriter's Club Reborn

[Terry. T.]

^Awesome.

My crit is done.

 

[Valerunner]

^Awesome.

My crit is done.

Crit is criticism. Not a compliment. You need to point out the mistakes or the specific details on why it's awesome, and how said person could improve.

 

[Yarnchu]

^Awesome.

My crit is done.

That....wasn't even critizing.

Well, it is definately a great sprite, and one of the best scratches I have seen on here. However, I can point some things out. The shirt's shading doesn't seem to be that consistent from side to side, unless that is how it is suppossed to look, the neck looks too long and fat(well, maybe just too long.), and the outline is too bright. Luckily the sprite isn't plagued by blockiness like most scratches, though there is one spot right by the wings that I can see.

 

[Terry. T.]

^Oh, please. It's not the end of the world if I say something wrong.
NOW ON TOPIC:

I love revamping bird Pokémon.

 

[Dragon]

Well, it's off-center, but that's easily fixed. It looks completely outlined in one colour, though... And the part where the tail covers the talon is a bit awkward, but I guess it's fine. Did you just recolour it

 

[Yarnchu]

I don't see any proper revamped shading on it. I think you just recolored it with new colors, which is then just a recolor and not a revamp.

 

[Evolutionary]

Why do people ignore things like Revamping isn't the same as recolouring and things? You wouldn't believe the number of newbies that save pictures in JPEG...

 

[Zeph]

Work-in-progress.

 

[Noctowl]

You wouldn't believe the number of newbies that save pictures in JPEG...

I know, it really grinds my gears. That's why I try and tell as many people on da that they shouldn't save it like that. Half the time I am ignored or snapped at, but I feel it is worth it.

 

[Zeph]

Yeah, I think I finished it. Any criticism is greatly appreciated~

 

[Kai Lucifer]

Nothing bothers me about the lineart, except maybe the eyes, but the shading seems to be coming from everywhere at once.

 

[Zeph]

Hm, could you maybe elaborate on the eye problem? And the light source was intended to be at the top-right; could you suggest how to fix it?

 

[Kai Lucifer]

The eyes seem rather comic, being in a semicircle shape and being black dots. As for the shading, You need to move the lighter area of his face upwards, and the shirt + right side of the jacket need to get gradually darker, rather than lighter.

Also, don't be afraid to use more black where needed.

 

[Bombsii]

Can I have some crit/compliments on this?

My first lineless. Am I doing it right?

 

[Valerunner]

Can I have some crit on this?

and my first lineless. Am I doing it right?

I don't know what you're trying to achieve here.

^Oh, please. It's not the end of the world if I say something wrong.
NOW ON TOPIC:

I love revamping bird Pokémon.

Outlines. And for God's sake people put shading on the eyes! Adding an extra pixel to the eyes gives it a better sense of "realism", per se. Also, black is an acceptable outline for when you've reached the darkest area.Plus the talons. Where the hell did you get the idea? You ran a filter through this, I'm guessing. Replace color, was it?

What you have to understand is that revamping is updating the style. Not replacing the colors with more vibrant ones.

Yeah, I think I finished it. Any criticism is greatly appreciated~

A bit of contrast might help. Unless it's the style you're aiming for, the physics is off with this. The angled shoe is too high. It's like he's tiptoeing with one foot. Also, the tie. I see no fold. It's just a collar from this end. Plus the hair needs to be thicker.

Guys, as I keep saying, the little shading in the eyes makes the sprite that much better.

 

[Terry. T.]

^Ratings, awesome ratings, basically.
By the way, everything's right on the revamp. I got DarkBlade723, Youtube's current best spriter (voted) to give the crit ands he said it was right. (And he rules at all kinds of sprites)

 

[Noctowl]

Terry, I don't care if some spriter on youtube says its good...revamps are not recolours. You have to change the shading yourself to fit with the newer style. I used to revamp like that. But now I know its bad. If you want to get better at revamps, look up butterfree's guide. That's how I got better.

 

[Zeph]

Terry, just because one person says it's good doesn't mean it is. Anyway, do you have any evidence he said that? And also, YouTube is not a spriting community.

 

[Valerunner]

^Ratings, awesome ratings, basically.
By the way, everything's right on the revamp. I got DarkBlade723, Youtube's current best spriter (voted) to give the crit ands he said it was right. (And he rules at all kinds of sprites)

Alright, alright.

If you're right, then why does this look any better? I followed Butterfree's rules of revamping to an extent and it took me about 2 minutes max.

 

[Yarnchu]

^Ratings, awesome ratings, basically.
By the way, everything's right on the revamp. I got DarkBlade723, Youtube's current best spriter (voted) to give the crit ands he said it was right. (And he rules at all kinds of sprites)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAukuqgROZI&feature=channel_page

If he is Youtube's best spriter, then I shed tears of sorrow for Youtube. He made a major mistake: he copied-flipped the tail WITHOUT reshading. He proceded to mess up Pika's shading a little and made the outlines all black, which is another no-no in spriting. I won't post this on youtube though because I know how ravenous Youtubers can be.