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[Shook]

dat globe

The bottom line on the globe kind of seems to curve the wrong way though, i'd expect it to curve "towards" the center instead of away from it. Very very nice circles though, did you use one of those... Circle making thingies? I can't remember what they're called for the life of me. :v

Right. My sprite there is a bit larger than most other sprites used in the game, even. I'm even worse at large sprites, so I don't know why I said that.

Never mind. Ignore me.

naw dude naw don't feel bad

_{fortunately GUNIN saved it with a quote}

It's a nice sprite, actually! It is astonishingly hard to work with tiny sprites, due to the unique set of challenges that they pose, and 18x18 is really not an awful lot of room to cram an entire creature into (although it is doable, as you've proven). This is (probably partly) why people often end up doing the super-deformed style, so they can get in all the important bits (face and such). You did quite well in that small space; there are games with individual body part sprites much bigger than that! (funnily enough, i've been approached about making sprites for one such game, and suffice to say, the HEAD sprite is to be approximately 64x64 pixels)

Sure, your sprite might not be as small as those in various texture packs, but comparing yourself to others is never a fair comparison, even if you're on the favourable side. People have different art styles, to the point where the classic "apples and oranges" saying is applicable. It's only ever fair to compare your art to your past art, because in that case, the only variable is going to be your ability/the end result. Even then, constantly comparing yourself to your past self is just going to stress you out, so in general i'd advise against comparisons in general.

I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say that it's less technically demanding to make bigger sprites (at least up to a certain point), since you have all the room you need for details (provided that one knows what details to make, of course, which i often don't), you don't have to make compromises, and the square shape of the pixels doesn't matter nearly as much. This does come at the cost of an exponentially longer working time, though, so you just have to arm yourself with patience. :v

[hops]

Well, it did curve away from the center when I was sketching it, since it was above me. I guess I did mess up on the perspective and made it seem to be on eye-level though.

E: also yes, i did use a compass to draw the circle :3

[jetex1911]

My character on Urist McStation.

_{man I despise hands...}

[Ta_veren]

My character on Urist McStation.

_{man I despise hands...}

I agree; hands are one of the worst things to draw. Along with feet.

[nightcrafter27]

Now I'm doing some actual drawing. Scary. This one came out a little small, but overall much better than expected.

[Parsely]

Now I'm doing some actual drawing. Scary. This one came out a little small, but overall much better than expected.
-snip-

What the heck is that it's super interesting to stare at.

[Parsely]

Sorry for DP but I drew a thing:

Call it fanarts. _{Don't sweat sprite sizes Flyme everyone's got their own preferences. *hugs*}

The bottom line on the globe kind of seems to curve the wrong way though, i'd expect it to curve "towards" the center instead of away from it. Very very nice circles though, did you use one of those... Circle making thingies? I can't remember what they're called for the life of me. :v

A compass. Someone was giving me crap for not knowing what a compass is a while ago. *facepunches that guy mentally*

The globe looks very pretty I must say. The only thing that bothered me was the two line things that hold it up since they *holds up a pen to the image* are off just by a little bit.

Right. My sprite there is a bit larger than most other sprites used in the game, even. I'm even worse at large sprites, so I don't know why I said that.

Never mind. Ignore me.

Noooo you do goodthings. It's a very bootiful skele.

I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say that it's less technically demanding to make bigger sprites (at least up to a certain point), since you have all the room you need for details (provided that one knows what details to make, of course, which i often don't), you don't have to make compromises, and the square shape of the pixels doesn't matter nearly as much. This does come at the cost of an exponentially longer working time, though, so you just have to arm yourself with patience. :v

Yeah what he said.^^ Though personally I prefer much smaller sprites because it's easy to make changes and stuff.

[Alev]

Now I'm doing some actual drawing. Scary. This one came out a little small, but overall much better than expected.

Interesting. But what is it?

[coolio678]

Spoiler: haaands (click to show/hide)

My character on Urist McStation.

_{man I despise hands...}

The most noticable issue with the hand is how the fourth finger, left hand isn't being punched by a demon is shorter than the index finger. The ring finger (or at least mine is) is nearly the same length as the index finger.

[Jack_Bread]

-cutted-

My character on Urist McStation.

_{man I despise hands...}

The wrist should probably be thinner, too. The forearm becomes smaller towards the wrist. Also the thumb should probably be more "out" or something. I'm not sure how to explain it.
Here's a tutorial/reference you can use: http://qinni.deviantart.com/art/Hand-Tutorial-Tips-Reference-187433101

EDIT: I made a silly Dota2 gif:

Entitled "TP SUPPORT INCOMING"

[somebody]

Bleh, this took far longer than I wanted it to.

Spoiler: Kinda large (click to show/hide)

[TD1]

Wow, I love it!

[Jopax]

Nightcrafter is that purely digital or did you scan a sketch and then paint it?

In any case, it looks really nice, I hope you have more of these

Also somebody, that is pretty damn good, there's some issues with perspective on the tower and the shadows cast by the fire could be a bit more defined but the overall piece is quite solid, keep at it

Anyways, I think I've gotten myself into a nice habit of doodling on a daily basis, if not my sketchbook (which is getting full dangerously fast) then some PS. Today  I discovered a Russian folk metal band and they had some neat stuff which inspired this doodle thingy:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[nightcrafter27]

Nightcrafter is that purely digital or did you scan a sketch and then paint it?

In any case, it looks really nice, I hope you have more of these

Thanks! It was purely in PS. I'm trying to get at least a little bit of skill using my drawing tablet.

The technique is inspired by much better work. Basically, you use a very light grey calligraphy brush to lay down a large shape, and you use the strange shape as a sort of guide or silhouette of the ship. From there it's filling in details and specifics with linework. You can see some evidence of where I ignored my shape on the right side, and around the fins on the top.

And yes, I am working on some more in a higher resolution.

[Nirur Torir]

I tried drawing a random shape and then turning it into something. I think I failed the exercise, but I find it funny so I'll post it.