Originally posted by The Christmas Reaper
You're graphics style has improved ten-fold, are you basing your work from that ExGFX file I renewed for you?
Usually I base the graphics on the world's theme. I plan on using the tileset you fixed up in the final world (Subterranea) so most of the graphics will be in a similar style, but that was a good question there!
The Spikes in the first set of screenshots I drew myself, and they kinda do have D4-ish shading xD
Originally posted by The Christmas Reaper
FIRST 3 SCREENSHOTS
I can tell you're putting a lot of work into this. First one looks kinda bland though. Maybe you're trying to show off Background? The other two, look real nice. I really like the bee in the third screenshot. You know more about machines than I do when drawing one.
It was to kinda show the BG, though I'll put a couple of decorations there to fix it up. Also, I didn't have to draw the Buzzbomber sprite, actually xD One of it's frames from Sonic 1 fit in the 32x32 space the graphics use, which made it a lot easier. I did have to fix up the shading a bit. For the other badnik graphics, I usually work with the original sprite a bit or draw it with using the original sprite as a reference.
Originally posted by The Christmas Reaper
NEXT 4 SCREENSHOTS
Same things as I see it, good work; however, one thing that bothers me is the corner tiles on the first one of this batch. It looks like cutoff to me. Try darkening out the bright, so that it fades into the dirt.
This tileset didn't originally come with corner tiles so I decded to draw them myself. I'll add some fade to the top/bottom sides of the corner tiles to fix them up.
Originally posted by The Christmas Reaper
NEXT 3 SCREENSHOTS
I'm pressuming the same level, so yeah. The midway point lacks an outline; and that is really strange considering everything else has one.
When Sonniku sent me the sprites he couldn't find the ExGFX to go with them, so I worked with a sprite of the original Sonic 1 midpost to fit it into the GFX space. I think it kinda looks strange as well, so I'll fix that one up too.
Originally posted by The Christmas Reaper
LAST SCREENSHOTS
Different graphics, looks like Yoshi's Island to me in some sort of way. This is really coming along nicely. On the second screeny, that gray 16x8 platform looks cutoff to me. Try removing the black all around it (only leaving an outline) or make a version of the tile where the top is flat, but the bottom is round.
I can't seem to get a clear look of the Beta Scorpion.
I'm going for a very Nature/lush feel in the first area, so I used some YI plant Decor from some of it's tilesets along with decor from a few others. I really like how much they add to the feel. As for the gray platform, I'll make a new version of the tile to remove the cutoff. As for the Beta Scorpion, the screen was taken when it was on a frame where it's claw was in front of it's face, and I'll fix the outline on it.
Also, for reference, here;s the Original Sprite from Sonic CD:
Anyway, thank you for the constructive criticism! I'll be sure to use it well and I'm glad you're liking these updates!