Spriting

Vash_Hiroshi · Rookie Gender: Joined: 27 Sep 2004

Yeah I've been trying to get into the under appreciated art of spriting. I have massive good ideas but I can't seem to figure it out any help, assistance, tutorials?

Shino · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:09 am Post subject:

Gryph is the sprite master around here.

Demonic does some sprites too.

Maybe they can give you some tips.

Bekuki · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:45 am Post subject:

I remeber the old days of my sprting youth. I usully used Animation Shop 3 for it-It's what I use to make dolls now.

Vash_Hiroshi · Rookie Gender: Joined: 27 Sep 2004

So yeah how about it? Gryphman wanna give a noob a few pointers?

Aradia · Teh Creator of Cute Gender: Joined: 16 Jul 2004

Dai did some sprites for the po rpg. I'm not sure if Faye did any. I don't live with him, thank Mod. Neutral

Daijaga · Chosen of Luck Gender: Joined: 17 Dec 2003

Yeah, I did the ones we're using on the RPG, heres some things I discoverd:

*Tinker - This is pretty simple. Find a sprite you like, say FF6 sprites, or a custom set you found on the net, and start playing with it. Just tinker, exchange colors, palette swap, make the hair a few pixels longer. This'll let you start to see how dimentions work with such a limited about of pixel space to work with.

*Use a Base- When I created the PO sprites, I had a one up on going from blank. I used a spirte set I liked on the net as a base, just to determine where the head and limbs were in relation to the body, then I looked at the PO art and "transfered" it onto the spirte. What Im trying to say is try making a sprite version of a character you like first, so your not just going all willy nilly.

*Be consistant- Unless one character has a good reason for not looking like the other characters proportionally wise, be consistant in your chracter design. You dont want one person's head a pixel left of every other character, or one character to have shoulders two pixels wider than another. Unless its going to dramatically add to the charcter, like I did with GAAZ's larger face in the PO RPG, theres no need to deviate from the set pattern for the other characters.

*Understand shading- Even one pixel can make a big difference in how a character looks. Experiment with different shades of colors on clothing. You can add a lot of depth to a spirte with a few well placed dark spots near the arms and between the legs or at the torso area.

*Go willy nilly- Wheee!!! Just experiment. Theres not a subsitute for playing around and doing whatever you want. Thats how you learn. Wink