I'm back!



jk, its been years, I've never met most of you and those who I did once know probably don't remember me at this point. I'm an artist from Southern California. When I say artist, I don't mean as my profession, I mean for my passion. I have a love for all the arts. I do some graphic design, web design, music, etc. Buuut, a long, long time ago, I had a love for pixel art. I've gone through a lot of phases, spriting then stopping, spriting then stopping, but I'm back now with the desire to master this art. I've still got a long way to go, and I'm hoping you guys can help get me there with some constructive criticism and helpful tips. So there we go! Got the introduction out of the way, now time for the sprites!

ROSALINA [Current Project]



Mario and Link sprites from SSF2



ARSENAL SPRITESHEET [Dead project]



This is something I was working on awhile ago (probably at least a year, now). It's the character Arsenal, from the show Young Justice. I believe this is a Vegeta edit, btw.



DRAGON [WIP]



I don't know what to say about this tbh. I got a bracelet for Christmas that had a Chinese dragon on it, and I was inspired to start this monstrosity.



OVERWORLD GOBLIN MAN THING



Fun little overworld character I made. What's better than a goblin in overalls? I might make more characters in this style, who knows?



SPIKEMAN ATTEMPT



I've been creeping on the forums pretty consistently, so when I saw someone was trying to resprite Spikeman, I just had to see what I could do. It turned out well enough where I kind of regained hope in myself, and that's what inspired me to take up spriting again.



That's all for now, but more is sure to come!

Good to see a fresh face back at spriting. Good job

Thanks! Ended up doing a little more with the overworld style.



I might continue this as some sort of little project, I haven't decided yet.

Rosalina! Attempted to sprite her in the style of SSF2, but I've still got some work to do, methinks.

I like it. It looks nice. Luma looks kinda odd though.

Thanks!

And I know, I've had so much trouble trying to make the top pointier and trying to figure out how to do the eyes better

Any suggestions?

for starters, the top needs to be less pointy and more curvy



also based on this reference, it wouldnt be a bad idea to change the bottom a bit and remove the bags under its eyes

That's actually a great reference pic, I'm gonna work on that. Thanks!

Made some adjustments to Luma. Thoughts?

The chubby belly just looks like a.. you know? I'd try to make it a pixel wider.

Lol, alright, I'll do that tomorrow, thanks for the feedback!

Meanwhile, I did make some shading adjustments (added shine to Luma and Rosalina's dress), and fixed Rosalina's anatomy a bit.

She needs to be a bit taller, I think.

Your Rosalina looks good for a first attemp. Try to focus more in the shapes of the body/dace/dress. When you have the desired outline, go for the shading.
Luma looks nice.

The Luma's eyes are pretty stretched out.

But I applaud you for taking user criticism.

Any shapes you're noticing specifically that need to be redone?



Done, and made some other adjustments to Luma.



Done, does this look better?



I somehow missed the whites of its eyes last upload, put those back in and lightened the edges of the eyes to try to shrink their appearance. Still too much?
And thank you, I definitely think its important to use criticism as a mechanic for bettering yourself and your artwork.






P.S. Hope you don't mind Tupilluis, I used the SSF2 Mario and Link sprites out of your signature for the comparison