Ive been trying to learn how to sprite because PW seems fun to be fun, but I'm a terrible spriter, which is why I am trying to learn.

Oh? OH! I didn't notice. Well I'll be.

Aside from the colours you chose not providing enough contrast to really display anything meaningful:

You need to start thinking in terms of clusters.

Without considering them, at least subconsciously, your pixel art will jar the eye a little regardless of how good your colours and silhouette is..

I'd consider starting from scratch and getting some reference.

What are clusters, and what references could I use? What exactly is a references, I have never heard it mentioned thus far in school.

A cluster is any group of pixels touching each other, the best ones for small work are in the image I just posted.

A reference is anything you can work from... For reference. Get photos of people, other people's sprites of people, anything that will provide a point you can work from to make sure you're getting proportions right, and just as a comparison.

Then am I not already using clusters? After all, all the parts of the sprite are connected to each other, similar to the way that the image shows. This is just a prototype, and getting a decent image of a convict may prove difficult when I am very bad at even the basics of spriting.

Never heard of that "cluster" deal before, I learned something today.

General Custer

An example of how NOT to draw leaves on trees.

Jayzus
And a real quick sketch inspired from another sketch (which was sketchy)

I love the above picture. It did its job

@Toes: Patrick?!?! You've grown so pale.

WIP, obviously. No idea when/if it'll be done, but it was nice to have some pixel practice.

http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation ... pic=8110.0 <- for those interested in some pixel art theory/philosophy/brainwank

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Looks a bit like a PW map.

That's intentional If I finish it it'll likely be a small match for 2 player Squad vs. Squad dealios, but it'd be a fair mission to play on because of the polish needed on the effects. It started from an effort to make a map for me and you to play on, actually, but I'd be pixelled out by the time I finished the intended 1000x600 canvas.

Working on it made me want to do EXILE in a similar style, actually.

Sweet WIP there, Geti.



Never heard of that. Does it have to do with scalping? Anyway thanks.

Tips? Advice? C&C? Unit Ideas?

If this isn't the right place for help with PW armies, let me know and I'll fix it. (it is a wip, but I'd rather not make mistakes now)