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Published: 2016-03-20 00:06:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 1684; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 0
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Some people think that I recolor.Maybe...
Maybe...
Robot Masters Left to Right:
Blitz Man --- Gas Man ---- Aim Man --- Rig Man --- Grease Man --- Barrier Man --- Server Man --- Tinker Man
I quickly whipped up these sprites without too much concern to their aesthetic appearance about 2 years prior.
It's 2016 now. I've learned some more about art, and changed their designs as to be more readable and pronounced.
Any criticism is welcome, but please, if you see fault in my work, be kind enough to point out what the flaw is and why it is bad, not to simply claim the work is bad.Β
I wish to assure people the world over that I am not a recolor artist. I spend hours refining the designs of the characters I draw. I admit I am not the best artist, but I would rather make shoddy art of my own than make sub-par art using other people's art. Tracing, drawing side-by-side, Recoloring? They are all forms of artistic theft and laziness. This site is already clustered with sorry excuses to art, but that only serves to make the beautiful pieces of art shine brighter.
I want to create art that I like and that other people can enjoy as well. If people do not like my art, that means I have made an error. I must always improve. By giving me honest criticism, you help me along my artistic journey, and in turn, increase the quality of the art I can create.
Quality over Quantity, when it comes to giving work for people to enjoy.
I have made this a .PNG file to allow for people to experiment with the sprites. To see my process.
Please do not copy them and take them as your own. And if you do use them for a project, at least credit me. My work has value. Do not be lazy about it, or I will let people know. Just be considerate. Adding other's art to your gallery doesn't help your reputation.
Megaman is copyright of Capcom.
Addendum as of 3/30/16:
Chemic Man created by TacoParty125:Β tacoparty125.deviantart.com/
Check the guy out, he has some cool stuff in his gallery. Seriously. Go look at it now.
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I love server manβs design, he looks really good
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These designs themselves are awesome for not necessarily the cartoon-esque classic rockman, but are really cool standing maybe as a spinoff or different turn. I really like em, nice job!
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Eh. I haven't really nailed the classic style. I wanted them to be classic style, but I'm not really at the level where I can compress the details enough for it to look good.
Which one do you like the most?
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also props to using my chemic man as a reference lol. Nice to see that in there!
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Sorry for not referencing that. I'll fix that in the description. I need to be more vigilant of crediting people if I'm to get serious about my art.
That aside, Mr.TacoParty, your sprites are some of the most inventive on this site. You're unafraid of breaking the mould of the stereotypical Megaman Robot Master. That results in ideas that are a breath of fresh air.
Still, your art has inspired me. It's colorful. It's inventive. It's nice to look at.
Of your designs, I liked Chemic Man and Shark Man the most!
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Thanks very much! Don't worry about credit, thats sprite's old and weird imo. I've got a project I'm cooking up that's a little different as well, so It's nice to see something like this.
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I love these concepts but some of them are downright over-complicated :\
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Which ones are over-complicated?
By the Way, I'll give the names:
Blitz Man----Gas Man----Trigger Man----Rig Man----Grease Man----Barrier Man----Server Man----Tinker Man
I personally think the weakest designs are Server Man, Tinker Man, Blitz and Rig. They just don't feel like they have any spirit to their designs.
I should ask some people to give me some feedback.
I wanted to make them interesting and different. Adhering to the classical style but none of them being another robot master with a palette swap and a few minor tweaks. I know they aren't perfect, but at least they're something.
These are not for a fan-game. These were just for practicing my pixel art skills.
And some dA tracing baby called my Megaman robot masters recolors of all things. I like to prove people wrong when their mouth acts in such a way as to make their butt jealous. Ren-Valaria.
Their gallery is pure FNAF cringe m8.
They trace official Megaman art and draw FNAF over it. How fake.
What a tragedy, that honest folks who make their own content get so little attention, whilst the people who pander to the kiddies get a lot of attention.
But, anyways, please lob as much honest criticism you can my way. I liveΒ for criticism.Β
Also, aniki, wanna be buds?
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Gas, Tinker and Barrier to a point. Server looks like a mini-boss to be honest.
For Gas, thats just a lot of things on him; tanks, wire arms, the thing on his head. normal arms and a little less actual bulk (that should show with tanks not the body itself) should fix that
Tinker could showcase his extra arms some other way instead of those big orbs on his back. Maybe give him a backpack with arms and one exhaust pipe?
Barrier doesn't look like something that uses Barriers and have no idea what that ball is for. The least i can say for this one is it looks like it can make warpholes.
Heres a strange suggestion. I would honestly have a "Server man" as an immobile boss. Something on a wall that attacks with all kinds of things and a weak point that shoots some sort of gimmick weapon that megaman will take.
honestly in a testing your skills standpoint, these are great. they are, without a doubt, the freshest designs i have ever seen. I honestly don't know how one can look at these and call them recolors.
yes, I would like to be friends. I do Rm designs too
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I just wanted to fill out the roster. These aren't perfect by a long-shot.
Barrier was supposed to be a scientist type robot created to test force-fields. I was inspired partially from the Doctor from Cave Story.Β
I wanted him to be bizarre but somewhat intelligent. I was unsure of what to use to as a form of field generation. I considered having dynamos on his body, but it could clutter up and bulk up his form. I want to make him something of a crafty and eccentric character.
His weapon wouldn't be a generic shield-type, but a force-field generator that can be launched that violently launches enemies as it appears and makes shots go around it.
Server was a real train-wreck. The concept: A robot master built to manage servers for a company and repair broken computers.
I was unsure how to go about that. I went with astroman's design mixed with computers. I don't know about the whole "immobile" type deal. Maybe his real bodyΒ would be a large computer, but the body he typically Β uses is something more appropriate for fixing a series of servers and applying patches and fixes. His purpose is to be an automated system capable of interfacing with the computer mainframe but also being able to disconnect and operate on it.Β
So his battle would be fighting one of his drones (a weak robot), destroying it and then fighting the rogue system as it's true form is large. It would use smaller robots to fight for it, and summon guns from the walls, and direct those to fight, whilst having a weak spot being it's power unit.
Maybe his weapon might be the ability to control a series of drones remotely.
Gas Man was modeled after a propane tank. His arms are to transfer pressurized gasses. So it would work better if they were wires. I guess I could downsize him a little. But he's supposed to carry pressurized gas in large quantities. I want him to look good but also have a design that fits his purpose. That said, I guess I could remove the gas tanks on the back. They don't really need to be there now that I think about it. The thing on his head is modeled after a pressure valve. I just wanted to have his head as something that wasn't so plain. It matches the one on his chest to a degree.
I wanted to combine a propane tank with Pump Man.Β
Tinker? I agree. He could use a re-design.
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Barrier doesn't look like what he is purposed for. That needs a redesign but don't get rid of the current one. This one should definitely be use for something else
I like that idea for server.
As for Gas, don't take the tanks away, he would probably need those.
Not to shill but, I'm kinda starting out too. Wanna look at mine?
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M'kay.
I'd love to.
Also, this may be a surprise, but do you remember IAMTHEREFLECTIONMAN?
That was my old account. I lost the password, so I no longer use it.
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Whaaaa
You were the one I was trying to start a fan game with 3 yrs ago! I kinda quit spriting but yea I'm still around
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I'm doing some sprite-work for it as we speak.
That said, I'll do that later.
I've been working on the prequel to that.
Megaman ST- Star Transit
Well, actually, two games.
A two-parter.
One as the start and the second as the finale.
It will involve a Roboticist and his creations rebelling against the World Robot Union.
And a mysterious figure behind the scenes.
I can't program games yet, and until I can, I won't try to assemble a team.
So, I tell you what. Keep working on your art skills, git gud, and if and when I announce it, I will let you in, depending on your level of know-how. No offense, but people are invited to work on projects depending on their skills.
And to beta test it.
Roster:
Diode Man or Shine Man
Gust Man
Blaze Man
Lotus Man or Lily Man (Based off of the Egyptian White Lotus)
Mystery Man
Winter Man---Don't care if people get butthurt
Tremor Man
King Man
I wish to make a game that is as good as Megaman Time Tangent could have been. With music that's too damn good for words. With robot masters that are damn cool, every last one. With a story that's really cool.
Something that will make people say "Damn Son, Where'd you find this?"
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Great dude.
Wait, what about winter man will make people butthurt?
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Some people kinda want their robot master to be considered official. That's all well and dandy, but if it isn't going into a fangame then I can't be bothered to care.
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Was a winter man all ready used?
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Sebamkfan had one in his failed Megaman Plus fangame, and Pharos04 has one for his Bass Adventures comic.
I personally think that my idea is pretty great.
The Russian Winter, which protects against invaders.Β
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Oh.
But even if it was in a fan game, you shouldn't worry about it. As long as it's not official it's fine
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