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Sketch and Heather, 2007 Redux by ~JosephCollins:iconJosephCollins:

Categories Digital Art > Pixel Art > Characters > Non-Isometric

©2009 ~JosephCollins
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Sketch Tucker and Heather Britannia from The Utopian Legend.

Edit: Played with the muzzles and eyes as per Malamite's suggestions and whaddaya know! It DOES look a bit better now!

Okay, so! Some of you folks might be watching a certain ~MalamiteLtd here on deviantArt. Some of you may remember a certain picture from 2007. Some of you might also know that -I- am a sprite artist who prefers his sprites all Rockman 7-ish. Well...I don't think I need to really go on.

Some people might call it "unoriginal". A "cop-out". "Weak". I call it a birthday gift for my favorite artist and someone I consider a friend.
I will admit, I had a bit of trouble with this image... I tend to...ya know...only do sprites a certain way. And Heather doesn't look very feminine. (I tried adding two pixels for eyelashes, but it just doesn't show up very well...) Still, what I ended up with isn't TOO terribly bad. With any luck, SOMEONE'LL like it.

Happy birthday, MalamiteLtd! And may you have many, many more.

Sketch Tucker and Heather Britannia © MalamiteLtd.
Rockman 7 © Capcom Co., LTD.
Spritework © Me, Joseph Collins

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=NS-Games May 2, 2009, 5:16:46 AM
16-Bit! That's awesome!

:phew: I though I was the only person who made him a birthday gift today!

I'm reminded of the time I attempted to design an 8-Bit Jamal sprite. :XD:
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~JosephCollins May 2, 2009, 5:28:12 AM
Actually...you were the one who reminded me his birthday was today. I honestly forgot 'til I saw your gift art for him!

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[link] -- Music of the Game: Café De La Luna
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=NS-Games May 2, 2009, 5:34:26 AM
Really? Cool... I guess. :XD:

I almost forgot it was on the second and was ready to submit that on the third. :XD:
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~MalamiteLtd May 3, 2009, 5:43:33 PM
Heh. I got to see this yesterday but didn't get to reply until now.

It's a cute gift! I'm not very confident in full spriting ability, so it's likely going to be a long time before I do 16-bit sprites. I still hadn't finished the full set for Sketch Tucker. X3

Anyway, I suppose if I were to make any criticisms, it would be the mouths. They look odd with the Sonic-esque smiles, And...maybe separate the eyes one pixel, but that's about it. The rest is quite nice. I like the slight details noting folds in Sketch's shirt. :3

Thank you very much for the gift! I appreciate the kind sentiments.
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~JosephCollins May 4, 2009, 3:20:18 AM
You know you're right? It DOES look better with your suggestions. I was skeptical about the eyes at first -- specifically Heather's. But ultimately, it does look better.

And you're very welcome!

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[link] -- Music of the Game: Café De La Luna
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~MalamiteLtd May 4, 2009, 5:32:44 PM
Yes, I saw the redone version, and it does look better!

That's the tricky thing I've found about sprite art; one pixel can make or break the whole picture.
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~JosephCollins May 5, 2009, 3:36:36 AM
You have nooooo idea, Mal... XD A misplaced pixel... A pixel the wrong shade or color... Ah man... So much nastiness. T_T

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[link] -- Music of the Game: Café De La Luna
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*sephys-little-cloud May 8, 2009, 10:07:31 PM
His birthday is the same as mine? And Buddha's? :D

I must be either blind or a dumbass or something, 'cause I'm not really seeing a difference between the first and second version of this.

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And you don't be concerned
With the things they said I did
I ain't got no regrets
No one to forgive
I ain't talking gangsters
And that East Coast West Coast shit
No one calls me a homeboy
I'm the Clerkenwell Kid
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~JosephCollins May 9, 2009, 6:40:51 AM
Yep. And another friend of mine... Tch. Everyone I know has a May 2nd birthday, I swear!

This is actually v4, though only the second one I posted. I messed with the muzzles and the eyes a little. Trust me when I say it looks better. Alternately, you may just need to hard-refresh (Ctrl-Refresh/Ctrl-F5) to see it. Sometimes the local cache can act funny.

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[link] -- Music of the Game: Café De La Luna
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