Help..... with sprites

[slyarrow]

Hi guys im new here... and I would like to know how to make sprites for lf2(i'm good at making my own by editing other characters but i want to know how you guys do it, how u guys make it professional, and how u guys duplicate it to make a sprite sheet) ... could u guys give me a tutorial and also tell me what Program(s) i should use(im currently using foto filter, but if i need photo shop then i'll get it)

Thanks Guys...

[Whaat]

You already posted at the tutorials section, you blind or smthing?
There's manymany pages that tell you have to sprite D:
The most popular program here for spriting is Photoshop and the second popular might be GIMP cuz it's free.

Silverthorn edited this post 08-11-2011 01:22 PM because:

No need to go berserk on this guy. He's new and his post actually makes sense, so cut your rant.

[slyarrow]

GIMP?

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Anyways ur right i guess im just too lazy to look for a tutorial.

[Siegvar]

Effing brilliant. The guy says he's new here and you accuse him of being blind.
Have you not heard the term "acclimatisation"? Or perhaps just are too 'blind' to see how it applies to this situation and others like this.


@slyarrow:
Whaat's right about one thing though, there isn't much anyone can tell you other than what's already in this section. Go look around some of the threads.

Mostly though, its just a matter of your patience and the amount of effort you're willing to put in. Making sprites is as simple as picking up a brush in ANY graphics program you can get your hands on, and drawing away.

[slyarrow]

Thanks Sievagar

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will the online photoshop work well?

[Siegvar]

http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=3514
http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=4704
http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=3513
http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=4959

Offhand.. these few are probably the more useful general tutorials around...

There are a lot of tutorials that cover more specific graphic elements that are used in LF2 often... but I'll leave that for your own searching when you actually need those.


Also.. for thanks.. there is a thank button under every post... which is a feature to reduce the amount of reply clutter in a thread. Use those instead.

[slyarrow]

There's one last question i want to ask.... how do ppl make sprite sheets(i mean they must copy they're sprites over and over, i just want to know how they make sprite sheets)?

[Siegvar]

There's one last question i want to ask.... how do ppl make sprite sheets(i mean they must copy they're sprites over and over, i just want to know how they make sprite sheets)?

yea. every single frame in the sheet is hand drawn. copied over and over again.. some are modified slightly from other similar frames.. most have to be drawn all over again.

[Silverthorn]

how do ppl make sprite sheets(i mean they must copy they're sprites over and over, i just want to know how they make sprite sheets)?

Well, the most lazy way is to grab an existing spritesheet and simply mess with the hues (in Photoshop, it's Ctrl+U. Move the sliders around and be amazed by awkwardly weird color-schemes). Generally, this is the least-appreciated way of spriting (probably because it is tied to very little effort). A little harder/tedious is to merge two or more characters. For example, place Firen's head on Davis's body and give him Bandit's pants. You likely won't have to draw a whole lot yourself, so it's still pretty easy to do, especially for newcomers. The results are relatively good with comparably little effort. Some people will be picky about that as well, but I suggest starting out with this method to not overwhelm yourself by crazy workloads. The "proper" way of spriting is, in fact, extremely time-consuming. Characters are drawn from scratch, giving you much more flexibility. Generally, it's good to keep things in several layers to re-use elements (such as the head as you will probably need that head-position a few times in the spritesheets). Other than that, what Siegvar said; great portions are drawn, so if you're not skilled enough, you'll likely fail pretty quick. Going from my workspeed, I need between 20 and 90 minutes per frame. You can imagine how long it'll take to create a character with 140+ single pictures...