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Learning to sprite
« on: October 25, 2009, 08:19:21 PM »
I have decided that I need to learn how to make sprites, because Silver and War seem to be the best at it here, I was wondering what resources you used to get good at it. Every tutorial I could find online seemed to steal sprites from games like pokemon :-/

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2009, 08:22:47 PM »
http://gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/sywtbapa_almighty_grass_tile.php

This tutorial takes you through everything from shading techniques to animation.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2009, 08:26:02 PM »
Thanks, reading now.

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2009, 08:27:02 PM »
whoa. thats exactly what I needed as well.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2009, 09:38:53 PM »
That was really useful, now all I need to do is figure out how to move that over to vector-based sprites, which is what I am planning on using for this game (Its supposed to be "cartoony")

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2009, 10:04:18 PM »
I can't help you there... traditional spriting techniques won't work on cell shaded vector graphics. Look at some flash animation tutorials I guess.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2009, 11:08:02 PM »
I'm thinking if you want to learn to shade in vector graphics, you'd have to get really good at making gradients.


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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2009, 11:34:13 PM »
NONONONONONNOO

Gradients are the devil in art of any kind. Make learning real shading a top priority.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 04:40:49 AM »
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http://gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/sywtbapa_almighty_grass_tile.php

This tutorial takes you through everything from shading techniques to animation.
Yeah, he's got a great tutorial on Street Fighter style sprites. :)

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NONONONONONNOO

Gradients are the devil in art of any kind. Make learning real shading a top priority.
I second that.

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I have decided that I need to learn how to make sprites, because Silver and War seem to be the best at it here, I was wondering what resources you used to get good at it. Every tutorial I could find online seemed to steal sprites from games like pokemon :-/

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I tell you the truth, pencil and paper are the best tools for drawing. Take a look at Mark Kistler's site: http://www.mkisdraw3d.com/public/p_ovaa/

Whilst he teaches cartoons, pixel art uses the exact same principals for shading, shadow, density, counter, size and whatnot. You'll see improvement after your very first lesson, and if you practice an hour a day you'll be drawing stuff like this within a few weeks:

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2009, 05:11:39 PM »
Yea, I may end up using gradients because that is the style of game I am trying to make, not because it looks good.

And I SUCK at drawing, and art in general :P so that is also a reason that I am cheating and using gradients :P

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PS Nice dragon!
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2009, 08:11:08 PM »
I know its not very good, but this is what I have for the side-walk animation so far

http://screencast.com/t/CHrBtnxKhII3

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2009, 08:29:02 PM »
You're going to want at least three frames so the motion is smooth. Other than that, not bad!
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2009, 08:31:57 PM »
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You're going to want at least three frames so the motion is smooth. Other than that, not bad!
Lol, because I suck at animating I based it off of the original zelda sprites which had 2 frames, but I will try 3

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2009, 08:42:36 PM »
Alrighty, that third frame was too easy.
Please tell me what you think, up and down animations will come once I perfect these ones (to a certain extent)

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EDIT: Wow, I am an idiot, heres the link:
http://agenosworld.com/UploadData/CantoraAnimationTests.swf
« Last Edit: October 26, 2009, 08:43:02 PM by mistron »
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2009, 09:09:49 PM »
Much better. :) Looking good.


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