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The Spriter's Showcase!

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A few more mediocre spriticles. :<

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Zoroark back sprite based on prerelease images.
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Can't find anything to crit on!!!!

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It looks good but the colors and shading would look better if not like: dark dot, light dot, dark dot, light dot, and diagonal from each other if you know what I mean, and would look better solid like the HGSS sprite of it.

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Bellossom Pokemon Puzzle Challenge revamp
 
Starly said:
It looks good but the colors and shading would look better if not like: dark dot, light dot, dark dot, light dot, and diagonal from each other if you know what I mean, and would look better solid like the HGSS sprite of it.
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... you mean dithering? Dithering is a neat effect if used well.
 
I tend to dither a lot. :v It just looks weird without it - to me, at least. It probably originates from using smooth, blendable media a lot before I got into pixel art.

I thought the dark shade on the neck looked weird, but the super-shading lover in me wouldn't shut up about how it looked too flat without it. But you're right; I'll remove it and edit my previous post when I have.

Just a general question: is dithering really that bad? :v I myself quite like it, but it seems that most of the criticism I get is about dithering.
 
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I tend to dither a lot. :v It just looks weird without it - to me, at least. It probably originates from using smooth, blendable media a lot before I got into pixel art.

I thought the dark shade on the neck looked weird, but the super-shading lover in me wouldn't shut up about how it looked too flat without it. But you're right; I'll remove it and edit my previous post when I have.

Just a general question: is dithering really that bad? :v I myself quite like it, but it seems that most of the criticism I get is about dithering.
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In my opinion, dithering when done correctly can add depth to a sprite. The only problem is that most of the Pokemon spriting styles do not use heavy dithering. The only one that I can think of that uses heavy dithering is the G/S/C sprites, and that is due to a limited pallete. If you are going to sprite in the D/P/Pt style, most people do not expect to see a lot of dithering- hence the criticism.
 
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Dunno whether or not I'll actually use any criticism on this; it was a spur-of-the moment decision to make it based on pseudo-depression and drama going on in my life and I'm not actively looking to improve it.

If you have a suggestion that would actively make it look better I'd take it, but hey.
 
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Scratch devamp. Feel free to visit my DevArt page as well :)

Oh, and critisism on sprite in signature is welcome too.. It's a kitty Arceus :D

.. no wait. Two.
 
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Arcanine WIP. Just wanted to get some general critique on the outline. On that note, all of the light and dark parts were there so I could have an easier time doing the outline(meaning that it is definitely not how it will be shaded). The pose is the Gold version pose.
 
superyoshi888 said:
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Arcanine WIP. Just wanted to get some general critique on the outline. On that note, all of the light and dark parts were there so I could have an easier time doing the outline(meaning that it is definitely not how it will be shaded). The pose is the Gold version pose.
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I would get rid of the bottom couple of tufts from the tip of the tail, but otherwise this is looking pretty fantastic. :D
 
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Pocket Spriter 3! Now with a snazzy subtitle!

7:00 EST TONIGHT (Saturday, May 1st). Discussions/"Panels" planned should/will include: (times are give or take, sprites may take longer to complete)

Medical Meccanica/Seika - 7-11

It's Evolving! How to successfully design fakemon evolutions (7:00-8:00)
Cliches in Fakemon - How to break the tropes (8:00-9:00)
Happy Hour/Anything Goes (9:00-10:00)
The Late Show with Seika - Sketching for Spriting (10:00-11:00)

Guests are to be decided, but Shira is pretty much confirmed for the Happy Hour.

Have a suggestion for a Pocket Spriter panel? Comment or send me a note!
 
Medical Meccanica said:
We're back!

Copied from dA:

Pocket Spriter 3! Now with a snazzy subtitle!

7:00 EST TONIGHT (Saturday, May 1st). Discussions/"Panels" planned should/will include: (times are give or take, sprites may take longer to complete)

Medical Meccanica/Seika - 7-11

It's Evolving! How to successfully design fakemon evolutions (7:00-8:00)
Cliches in Fakemon - How to break the tropes (8:00-9:00)
Happy Hour/Anything Goes (9:00-10:00)
The Late Show with Seika - Sketching for Spriting (10:00-11:00)

Guests are to be decided, but Shira is pretty much confirmed for the Happy Hour.

Have a suggestion for a Pocket Spriter panel? Comment or send me a note!
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Somebody forgot to put the link up xD

It's here. Be there, you guys!
 
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Yellow Lapras pose.

You know, I'm begining to wonder why I even made a sprite thread in the first place if I'm just going to come here to post my crap instead of in my actual topic. Oh well. XD
 
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