Sample #3 - Sprite for Batman (NES)

Description
Another realistic human figure, very strong and imposing, dressed in a hood and cape and high boots. The posture is menacing and ready to the fight, an effect that is acquired by flexing the arms lifting the fists at waist height; letting the right leg backward and the left leg forward; and advancing the head from the main vertical axis. It is a good sample of a charismatic main hero sprite with his posture and shadowy use of color.

Features
Game: Batman, by Sunsoft 1989
Platform: NES
Use: Main Character Sprite
Dimensions: 24 px (W) x 32 px (H)
Color depth: 3 colors

Drawing Process

Step 1

Some guide lines are traced to mark: the main vertical axis of the body, the back of the two legs, the head, the waist line and the feet line. The shape of this sprite is very charismatic with the hood and the cape, so it is drawn first filling it with the darker color and paying attention to the guide lines and the areas they create.

Step 2

The inner shapes are colored using the dark purple. This is a dark sprite that simulates a front lighting casting a shadow on the left side. The right side of every shape is left with the color as contour, while the left side (in shadow) is ended by a black one pixel contour.

Step 3

Finally, the highlight blue is added to detail the face, the muscles and some shiny effects on the boots. It is used scarcely in contrast to the dark purple.

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