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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2009, 09:12:09 PM »
Is that really three frames? Looks like a motion tween.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2009, 09:13:25 PM »
Yea, all I can say is that I wish I could animate in illustrator, because that 3rd frame was made in flash, by moving components around, and I don't have a copy of it in illustrator

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2009, 10:45:10 PM »
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Is that really three frames? Looks like a motion tween.
Yes, that is really 3 different frames, no motion tween.
But it really basically is a motion tween, because I am not skilled enough to make major variations to the sprites over time.

You can see all of the sprites I have done so far here: http://screencast.com/t/mAlYx1yCZ

Please tell me (Honestly) what you think and give me suggestions on how to improve. I know I really need to.

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2009, 02:44:24 PM »
First of all, the three frames should be feet together, left foot forward, and right foot forward.

It's a bit hard to give advice on improving cartoony vector art... the only thing I can say is add shading.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2009, 05:15:24 PM »
Yea, I have realized how much I suck at this, so unless I manage to seriously improve soon, I am gonna try instead to go for the gold a different way.
I am going to load up my old model of a human that I made in blender, fix it up, and animate it.
Then I will make the game 3d. well, thats the plan.

Only real problem is that you guys won't be able to play it, unless you are bootcamping a PC partition, because I will be making it in XNA game studio.

Mist

PS. Anyways I think I may have more time to work on it than I bargained for, because my sister thinks shes caught swiney flu, so I am probably close behind :(
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2009, 07:31:31 PM »
Your sprites aren't bad at all, you just need to develop your style.

Also, XNA!? Since when have you known C#?
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2009, 07:49:50 PM »
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Your sprites aren't bad at all, you just need to develop your style.

Also, XNA!? Since when have you known C#?
Um, since I decided that I wanted to learn it?
Learning a programming language isn't that hard, the hard part is getting fluent in it, which I can't do without getting my hands dirty, I have a book on XNA, so it shouldn't be that hard.

And don't telly me that my sprites aren't that bad, they suck :-/
The game is supposed to look heroic, how the heck does that fat thing look heroic?

Mist
PS. Once I get the animations working I will post here.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #22 on: October 27, 2009, 08:13:37 PM »
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how the heck does that fat thing look heroic?

I lol'd... good luck with XNA.
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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #23 on: October 27, 2009, 08:39:53 PM »
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I lol'd... good luck with XNA.
LOL, thanks, my biggest problem will be textures, I suck at those.

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Re: Learning to sprite
« Reply #24 on: October 27, 2009, 09:48:14 PM »
BAH, bones are broken and screwed up!!

http://screencast.com/t/PQWPcWhGW

Mist

PS Would like suggestions on what to do

EDIT: Fixed it up a bit: http://screencast.com/t/LilasUAbS2
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