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Hello everyone as you guys know im not new lol.
but i love to make sprites but what i want also is to make sprites that are not only standing and im really having a hard time with that and i really need help tips
to make it easier or to make it good
thanks for the people that will help
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try to keep the proportions and the length when doing that.
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Use already existing sprites as a base, it´s not shame to use them.
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try to imagine yourself in the pose you want and use a mirror
then sprite it
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think this should help us all...
every time i post some of my sprites you guys complain that it same pose... gimme some ideas man....
atleast paint it... like stick figure so i can see it...
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Seriously... go do your own practice. Other people can only give you a limited number of ideas... ideas they already have...
So if you're gonna have to base your stuff on other people's ideas, when are you going to be able to create original stuff on your own?
Anyway, for practice, its always good to imitate other examples already in lf2. there's a ton of examples that would baffle the best spriters around. As you get more used to the weirder and weirder poses you'll come to be comfortable drawing you own poses, first in stick figures, then in outlines, and finally as a full sprite.
"I may devour the five continents, and swallow the three seas, but a body with neither wings, nor hands, nor feet, is powerless against the sky."
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1) DO NOT PM ME
2) Go read up on anatomy and proportions online. (google is your best friend)
3) Go read up on pencil sketching-shading.
4) Practice by making FULL character sheets. (Refer to bases and references if you have to, occasionally try doing things from scratch. You have to mix both methods; bases and without.)
5) DO NOT be an arrogant, self-righteous prick when people try to give useful critiques, and ignore the ones who are flaming idiots. (Flaming them back makes you one of them.)
6) Repeat steps 2 to 5 until you're happy, or you think you're good, then start sharing your knowledge with your fellow spriters.
7) Showcase your sprites. At first, do not be discouraged when you don't get any critiques, or lousy/generic critiques. Continue practicing and showcasing your work. With more sprites, it will be clearer what your strengths and weaknesses are, and people may be better able to give you better critique.
Lastly, if you think saying all this makes me an arrogant, self-righteous prick who is too selfish to share his knowledge...
Then I say you cannot recognise wisdom when I've just slapped you in the face with it. (Also, those steps are the same steps I used to get to where I am, I don't know any way else to truly learn.)
Unless you think its worth my time, go F*** yourselves. I'm not going to bother to even reply to PMs like "can you help me make this character?" anymore.
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08-28-2010, 02:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2010, 02:33 PM by Whaat.)
(08-28-2010, 01:06 PM)Siegvar Wrote: Seriously... go do your own practice. Other people can only give you a limited number of ideas... ideas they already have...
So if you're gonna have to base your stuff on other people's ideas, when are you going to be able to create original stuff on your own?
Anyway, for practice, its always good to imitate other examples already in lf2. there's a ton of examples that would baffle the best spriters around. As you get more used to the weirder and weirder poses you'll come to be comfortable drawing you own poses, first in stick figures, then in outlines, and finally as a full sprite. God has talked.
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Nah but you know that Sieg is good spriter so i think you can trust him
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(08-28-2010, 01:06 PM)Siegvar Wrote: So if you're gonna have to base your stuff on other people's ideas, when are you going to be able to create original stuff on your own?
im sorry im not gonna base my ideas on another peoples ideas what i wanted is tips how to get it easier and get the hang of it but you typed that already but if it wont help me ill let you guys know but because your an awesome spriter i am sure it is gonna work
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08-28-2010, 06:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2010, 06:50 PM by PsychoPixels.)
@Littlebob: Practice makes perfect. People can give you tips and ways for you to do it, but either way you have to learn to do it by yourself, because every person has their own way to sprite.
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