I like the look of Odio, but I think maybe the fire/hair could use some yellow in the center, to give it more of a "glow"?

I like the main character's design. Ice form needs... something... but having a hard time pinning it down.

Timore:



I feel like it really needs somehting, but everything I try just looks off. Any thoughts?

Oh yeah, this looks significantly more firey! Nicely done! Fire has always been a daunting thing to animate for me, as well.

I'm not sure Timore really needs much, I rather like the simple design.

Doubled the frames for the flame animation, while keeping the bodies animation the same. Almost makes me want to increase the body frames too, but man... Another 4 frames of animation.... Took me 6-7 hours just to do the first four frames.

I've never tried animating a bird's wing before... I would probably look at a lot of reference material first if I were to attempt it.

Odio's looking sharp!!

Be careful with the perspective. The windows on the side of the building are very wide. From this angle, they should be more like slits. The black part might not even be visible at all. In addition, it looks like the wall thickness varies a lot between the different openings. You have at least 4 wall thicknesses.

A little bit of progress and a palette change.

I've been lurking and you are doing nicely with the sprites.
I haven't had any good c+c to this point.
I like the front perspective and should prove smoother sailing for you.
A 'world' is important so give it some thought and care.
What you have is just a mash of things that buildings 'have'.
Find yourself a good ref image of the look of the settings. Focus on a variety of options and details so you can create freely yet remain consistent.
Always look for ways to break any box you make.
Windows can have awnings, for example. Doors too.
Even in a fantasy,cartoony,cute world the player WILL read inconsistent things.
For example, your windows are over the head of the player...windows don't do that...they are for looking thru.
Kutgw

About the windows, adding to jalonso's feedback: many buildings have their interior floor higher than the surrounding ground (to make room for a basement/storage space, to keep the floor from rotting if the ground is wet, etc), so the window doesn't need to be at the perfect height for someone standing outside. It depends on how this house is set-up. However, usually windows of small buildings are at a height where someone outside can at least look in, even if the height isn't perfect for them.

I agree with jalonso that this lacks any sense of "setting", it just feels like a house with just slightly more than the bare minimum of features to make it look like a house. What sort of culture do the builders and dwellers belong to? What do they do in this building? Imply that with the shape, size, and details of the building. How does the geography affect the building materials and needs of the inhabitants? For example, houses in more northerly regions or in valleys will often have larger windows to let in more light, while houses in hot deserts will have tiny windows to let in some light, but avoid letting in too much heat. Poor people's buildings in deserts usually don't have wooden doors because wood is scarce/expensive. Thinking about things like that can help you make your setting more believable and interesting.

Make the world. Leave shadows for later when you know what you really need.

I think I am starting to realize that I am not a very good pixel artist. This is taking me an incredibly long amount of time to do, and I feel like it's just plain bad.

Thanks man. I'm sick and have just been having a rough day, and getting a little discouraged. Not really sure how to texture the walls. I'm going for a modern greek villa look, and this is what I have so far. Not sure what to do with the walls since the walls of these villas are very plain. I'm just not sure where to go next.

This is an interesting thought. I will definitely be keeping this in mind. Thanks.

Confused...
The sprites are lit from the right and the blue columns from the left.
This does not look very Greek/Mediterranean village-ish.

The 'world' must make sense. Many a project fails because of this very important thing.
You said you wanted a Greek/Mediterrenean kind 'look and feel'. Crypts, underground, sky, underwater...all must make sense in the world.
Use Ancient Greek mausoleums refs.



True but the basic 'world' is always consistent with the player's most used and here it would seem like he's lit from the right so the world is lit from the right.

Reads too Moorish to me :/
Greek archs are not pointy and columm capitals would be Ionic-ish not quite as Doric as you have.

I see that if the player sprite is wearing a t-shirt and jeans then the world is now. You can have whatever setting you like just it should be now.
Scenes like the underground there should be aged to 'now' too.

I don't mean to hit on you. I know from experience how much time is saved if you have all the specs set in stone and the vision clear.

Haven't had any time to work on this over the weekend, but manages to squeeze in about an hour of work to this. Can't decided if I want to do statues, or carving in the wall. Also looking for any other C&C.