General Character Art

That shadow looks like Hitler's mustache

 

I think the shadow needs to be lighter, personally. It stands out too much and as a results attracts attention toward it compared to everything else.

 

Fuck, that's what I was going to say

 

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

haha so so wrong

 

Just make it 60% transparent

That way, the peeps who want a shadow are happy
And the people who hate the shadow are not so bothered by it

 

<!--quoteo(post=196259:date=May 21 2008, 12:40 PM:name=SANiK)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SANiK @ May 21 2008, 12:40 PM)

Just make it 60% transparent

That way, the peeps who want a shadow are happy
And the people who hate the shadow are not so bothered by it[/quote]
That's exactly what I was trying to suggest, and it looks great! Please do this.

 

I'd say ditch the shadow, none of the other frames have anything like it. Instead, put more shading into the actual mouth. I'm pretty sure that's what's missing and what's making it look flat.

 

Vincent, I'd say screw it and just move on to the next frame.

Get the frames done at least and then go back and fix them

 

Work could pile up like that, I mean it might be best to get them done and dusted first time round:
unless we need alot of roughs to test the engine. (when there is one)

 

...Guys, once this project sees its first version it's unlikely that the same amount of people will keep polishing it, so I suggest to please not stop anybody to keep noting any stuff that can be improved even sligthly.

That's how we've been working since the beginning and the results not only look quite good so far, but they're not as slow as anybody would have expected. If you want some quick works, think that many people might prefer quality over that. I don't think this is a project that should be rushed.




Regarding the "hit" frame, I personally think the arms looked better in the first version... and there's something with the eyes and mouth, still not sure what. I'll see if I can do something tomorrow, or perhaps this weekend.

 

<!--quoteo(post=196335:date=May 21 2008, 07:24 PM:name=ICEknight)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ICEknight @ May 21 2008, 07:24 PM)

It does wonders...

 

I'd love to see Sonic 2 done using the art depicted by the Japanese manual... all goofy and stuff

 

Oh that's awesome. Very anime-esque ^^

 

More of Sonic's left arm is visible in the HD version than in the original.

 

Also, the animation seems jumpy—Sonic's head, and as a result most of his body appears to move, when in the original animation it did not. This makes it look a bit poorly done, leaving much room for improvement.