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good sprites; how do you make them
Topic Started: May 28 2009, 03:30 PM (102 Views)
ckrules	May 28 2009, 03:30 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 5 Group: Members Member #36 Joined: May 27, 2009	im getting sick of recoulering images and when i try make my own there rubbish. I want to make a good character from scratch that looks goo and is completely new character



Nebula	May 28 2009, 09:43 PM Post #2
2time_Competition_Winner Posts: 2,217 Group: Competition Winner Member #14 Joined: October 25, 2008	Having good sprites is hard... you need to start by making maybe outlines of the character, then add colours and details... use shades of different colours (thats important) and remember to know what you are drawing... maybe do a sketch by hand first... thats all I've got
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Imaginatin Nation	May 29 2009, 08:10 AM Post #3
Game maker, head baker Posts: 1,896 Group: Local Moderator Member #6 Joined: September 5, 2008	Yeah. What I would do is similar to Nebula. Create the outline. Color it in. You could maybe also color your character with a gradient. That usually looks nice.
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Nebula	May 29 2009, 02:50 PM Post #4
2time_Competition_Winner Posts: 2,217 Group: Competition Winner Member #14 Joined: October 25, 2008	hmmm... yes... I agree with you agreeing with me
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snowyowl	Jun 1 2009, 03:30 PM Post #5
Local Moderator Posts: 545 Group: Local Moderator Member #5 Joined: August 27, 2008	It also depends on your style. Pixel art is my speciality, and I'm not super-good at that... It just means coloring pixel-by-pixel using only a few colors and (usually) strong shades.
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Grabeorama	Jun 2 2009, 10:07 PM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 1,579 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 13, 2008	I've never been good at making my own sprites, so I just stick to basic shapes and colors, which if used right, can look pretty good. But if do try to draw something more complicated, I usually start with the outline and add detail slowly.
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Nebula	Jun 3 2009, 07:25 AM Post #7
2time_Competition_Winner Posts: 2,217 Group: Competition Winner Member #14 Joined: October 25, 2008	- I think that Adian is right, but if you stick to shapes 'all the time' it can become lame... I think starting with shapes.. then adding a bit of shadow and shading... then add more features until it doesn't look like a shape... works well
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Imaginatin Nation	Jun 3 2009, 11:14 AM Post #8
Game maker, head baker Posts: 1,896 Group: Local Moderator Member #6 Joined: September 5, 2008	OK, I think that's a good summary of how to make a good sprite.
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Eraser	Sep 27 2009, 04:02 AM Post #9
Newbie Posts: 13 Group: Members Member #55 Joined: September 13, 2009	But remember it takes time.



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