I don't know maybe like SSF2's Ness's kind of shading? Something suitable for a small sprite like this? I don't know much about shading styles.

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The shading is already like Ness more or less. You may want to make the shoes less flat though, and give him a darker outline (without using selective outlining). I can reshade the balloons for you if you want though.

Is it shaded properly in that style though? People were complaining about the shading of that sprite. Also, what do you mean by selective outlining?

I would appreciate you reshading the balloons though, thank you.

So do you want the outline to have just one shade of blue for helmet, one shade of red for overalls, and ect. or do you want the entire sprite to have just one color for the outline?

Hey, guys. I've got a big sounding request here that's actually just a single sprite. Just takes a lot of explanation.

Me and my friend JesseRoo have started revamping an old game we were working on so that it would go for a more original approach. (Because originality is always better.) Since the game stars a character who is more or less exactly me, I thought I should use a few aspects from my life in order to characterbuild and worldbuild the game. So, this is one of the characters that I need spriting for...

[ Image ] (And yes, I drew this.)

This little guy was my hermit crab that I had when I was little until his demise. I thought as a really weird plot point that he could somehow end up in the game's world after his death. (Which never really gets explained.)
Anyway, I understand that this reference pic doesn't have color, and it's a bit hard to color when it's in a digital format such as this, so I'll tell you the coloring. Try to follow along. If you need me to get into more specifics, please say so.

*Shell: Blue
*Circles on his shell: Grey for the outer rim, Yellow for the inside
*Skin & Claw(s): Pale, almost skin colored

Those are the colors that you should use when the time for coloring comes.

As for the style, I'd like him to be in JUS or Brawlified JUS style, sort of similar to what Geno, ClashX, & ZI do. (Not that any of them have to make it, I'm just comparing styles.) And as for the size, I'd like it about this big: (Comparing it to Tucker for my own reasons.)

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The tip of his shell can go a little bit over that, if you want. I understand that it's a little small and the biggest part of him will probably be his shell, so it's OK if it exceeds a little bit over the size boundary.

If you'd like, you can also use this as reference, since it's the most similar thing that has been sprited that is anything close to what he looks like:

http://www.spriters-resource.com/ds/pokemonblackwhite/sheet/35173

Anyways, that's about it. Single sprite, JUS or Brawlified JUS style, hermit crab, you get it. Though I only need one, I may also need more for poses, but that's for another time. (I think I can manage to edit whatever you make into a sheet.) For the final game, you'll get credit in the spriting section. If you'd like to help in any other way, you can contact me through my section in the spriter's corner.

So, think you can do that for me?

Why not this as a base? Similar.

Hey, guys. I've got a big sounding request here that's actually just a single sprite. Just takes a lot of explanation.

Me and my friend JesseRoo have started revamping an old game we were working on so that it would go for a more original approach. (Because originality is always better.) Since the game stars a character who is more or less exactly me, I thought I should use a few aspects from my life in order to characterbuild and worldbuild the game. So, this is one of the characters that I need spriting for...

[ Image ] (And yes, I drew this.)

This little guy was my hermit crab that I had when I was little until his demise. I thought as a really weird plot point that he could somehow end up in the game's world after his death. (Which never really gets explained.)
Anyway, I understand that this reference pic doesn't have color, and it's a bit hard to color when it's in a digital format such as this, so I'll tell you the coloring. Try to follow along. If you need me to get into more specifics, please say so.

*Shell: Blue
*Circles on his shell: Grey for the outer rim, Yellow for the inside
*Skin & Claw(s): Pale, almost skin colored

Those are the colors that you should use when the time for coloring comes.

As for the style, I'd like him to be in JUS or Brawlified JUS style, sort of similar to what Geno, ClashX, & ZI do. (Not that any of them have to make it, I'm just comparing styles.) And as for the size, I'd like it about this big: (Comparing it to Tucker for my own reasons.)

[ Image ]

The tip of his shell can go a little bit over that, if you want. I understand that it's a little small and the biggest part of him will probably be his shell, so it's OK if it exceeds a little bit over the size boundary.

If you'd like, you can also use this as reference, since it's the most similar thing that has been sprited that is anything close to what he looks like:

http://www.spriters-resource.com/ds/pokemonblackwhite/sheet/35173

Anyways, that's about it. Single sprite, JUS or Brawlified JUS style, hermit crab, you get it. Though I only need one, I may also need more for poses, but that's for another time. (I think I can manage to edit whatever you make into a sheet.) For the final game, you'll get credit in the spriting section. If you'd like to help in any other way, you can contact me through my section in the spriter's corner.

So, think you can do that for me?

will this help http://img72.imageshack.us/i/crabthing.png

Took a peek at the crab, looks ok, just the colors look kinda dull... maybe, a little better shading perhaps?

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The crab is from BiS (Bowser's Inside Story).

It's not edited.