Feedback Sprite/Level Design feedback

[Jamie_Lobley]

Hi i'm currently making a game and was just wanting some opinions on the art style. Which would be greatly appreciated.

 

[DividingByZero]

Looks pretty good to me, though here are my thoughts:
1. Either do all black outlines or none. And if you do black outlines, do it the same from sprite to sprite - meaning, if you did just the top and left borders on something, do that the same on all sprites.
2. The dark grass and tree leaves textures are a bit harsh looking.

 

[Jamie_Lobley]

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah i agree that some of the art has black outlines and some does not will look into that. I will also look at the texturing of the trees and grass.

Looks pretty good to me, though here are my thoughts:
1. Either do all black outlines or none. And if you do black outlines, do it the same from sprite to sprite - meaning, if you did just the top and left borders on something, do that the same on all sprites.
2. The dark grass and tree leaves textures are a bit harsh looking.

 

[NightFrost]

The spraycan-style shading of trees and grass doesn't look very nice. (But yeah, trees can be a difficult subject.) Try using less colors and make smoother areas - that is, not every pixel needs to be a different color. Google for pixelart tree (and grass) tutorials and pick one or several that suit your skill level.

 

[bobula13]

I would definitely do away with the black outlines. It looks a lot better and more natural without them.

 

[pixeltroid]

It's mostly fine

Like others have said, the tree and dark grass texture looks very jarring. When your game is scaled up, it will look even worse.

 

[Khao]

That character is an obvious edit from The Minish Cap for the GBA and it's terribly distracting. Everything about that head confuses me too, I have no idea what I'm looking at.

 

[Jamie_Lobley]

Thanks all for the feedback ive taken it all on board and the character is getting redone thats just a placeholder for now

 

[Niels]

Try to avoid orphan pixels as much as possible, they will only generate noise.

 

[DKR_87]

I believe the trick is, instead of doing black outlines, simply outline the sprite using a darker shade of that section's color.

 

[Jamie_Lobley]

This seems like an interesting idea and will give it a try thanks for the feedback

I believe the trick is, instead of doing black outlines, simply outline the sprite using a darker shade of that section's color.

Thanks for the feedback and will keep this in mind

Try to avoid orphan pixels as much as possible, they will only generate noise.