[Ninkazu]

Ya, I usually think of a witty comment to say, then I don't say it for a while, then I think about how much time has gone passed, then I just kinda let it die :P

[Spearor]

hmmm ok, i feel more comfortable now... i leave my (20x35) sprites unlined =)
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[Ironshanks]

It doesn't matter which you choose as long as you do it WELL. I personally love the outline from an artistic standpoint, and use it extensively. BUT a lot of people simply use it because they don't know what else to do and that is what tends to lower the quality.
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[Frog*lazy]

Alright, I know this topic is... Well... Dead and old...
But I had a discussion on this same topic with a friend awhile ago- Well not too long ago...
But this is what we came up with: (sprites by Zako, do not use)
No outline. Looks decent:

Colored dark outline. Looks much better and cleaner:

Black outline. Ugh. Looks bad:

The reason I think this is, is that some smaller, more complex sprites such as this one, need to kind of 'fade out' around the edges to create the desired depth- Hence the colored outlines. If you leave them out it looks flat, and if you give it black 'lines it looks messy.
This doesn't apply to all sprites, but mostly smaller ones like this one.
Anyway, just my view.

[janus]

[Adam]

I think your dancing in the realm of personal taste frog. The question should be if it works in a game, under real conditions.
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[Sirocco]

Just rehasing what has already been said, and throwing in my own thoughts.

[Modanung]

Edited:


Frog's:


I edited the outline a bit, maybe it looks better this way? An outline doesn't have to be just black. And I removed some black pixels from the hands.
Please tell me if you don't like me messing with your art, I'll delete it. Ofcourse also tell me if mine looks worse, I'll delete it a well.

[valderman]

I think your version looks better, but the Bush aura is still pretty visible around the head.
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[js71]

Can't see the edit.
By the way, I'll say again I didn't make the sprite. My spriter friend Zako made it for my project- I don't want him to think I'm taking credit for it.

[supergoat]

I personally have only drawn one sprite with a black outline, and I didn't like it. :p Black outlines were a trend set by games on older systems who needed them to distinguish the blindingly low-color characters from their teal and cyan backgrounds. Something you also see in a lot of independently-arted games is an astonishing lack of color contrast, which also makes black outlines somewhat necessary. I really don't think however that black outlines detract from the quality of a game's art.. just be consistent with your outlining or lack thereof.

[Ironshanks]