Lelokayl's sprites

A short intro to Lelokayl, as far as i know him. Long time madness watcher. Not very creatively active, but has and is around and up-to-date on the community. Hangs around the "Kota crew". So, naturally, this is all that i have of his work. The body is the primary focus.

Watch the creation prosses if you wish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyLim-kySZc

So for the start: the style, the form is very loose. The hand-drawn brush style is definitely reminiscent or at least inspired by the Dissenter. It's not a direct copy, of course, nor is it a bad thing.

In fact, i like it. For once. It gives Kote this ragtag, beat-up feel. This vest didn't come straight out of the armory in a plastic wrap. It's been around. It has this messy layout and a texture kinda matches it in a weird backwards way.

Another thing i like is the holster. It's not super hot or anything. But it is a actual neat piece of gear.

What isn't a nice piece of gear - are all those pouches. The whole thing, frankly, is unsightly, it's so rough around the edges. Like a crumpled piece of paper. The pouches are really heching lazy and angular. At least they are trying to look 3-dimentional. The lighting falls short in that regard, being a bit too inconsistent and, again, lazy.

Tho the shading on the pants is pretty damn good. A real treat to look at. The pants really have a nice, "tangible" feel because of the combination of style, rough outlines and shading. The shadow gives them a really pleasant depth. I would say the shorts really pull the whole sprite together.

Same complement goes for the hair and the headkerchief.

In conclusion. Pretty funny sprites, ngl, Kote lol. Pretty funny.

I observed a really nice grasp of shading and drawing in general. However ridged bodies and pinpoint geometry are not really his thing. General clothing looks good, there's a "form", a theme to this vest, beyond what it's physical dimensions are. Kota really wears this vest, you know?. It's not just a hank_coat_left put over a Grunt.

Come back next time, as we make fun of my sense of humor.