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A little advice? - Luph - 03-17-2009

So I just recently started spriting again,turns out I couldn't do anything I used to be able to do so I just stared over.

I started off with this little revamp of doduo from green version.

[Image: revamppng.png]

Edit 1: Did another for Houndoom.

[Image: revamp2.png]

Tell me what you think, and don't hold back, I want all your criticism.

RE: A little advice? - nairenu - 03-17-2009

don't use the circle tools in paint =3

RE: A little advice? - Luph - 03-17-2009

I dont use the cirlce, rectangle, etc. tools. They are useless to me.

Edit: Also, I added another to my first post.

RE: A little advice? - Mabelma - 03-17-2009

I can C+C you but I don't know what you actually did so I can say anything.

RE: A little advice? - Luph - 03-17-2009

Well, i just took the old G/S sprites from Pokemon, and revamped them with the R/S/E colors.
So I can get a feel for shading, I just recently started spriting.

RE: A little advice? - Geo the Fox - 03-17-2009

ITT no one knows what a revamp is

I don't like to criticize revamps since I seem then as little more than fancy versions of recolors... So i'll juss' explain what he did.

Basically he took official existing sprites in an older style (translated: he did not sprite the linearts), and reshades/colors/stylizes them to match a current/modern/higher bittage style. There's nothing truly wrong with that, but it's still somewhat of a low level form of spriting.

To criticize this, one would have to comment on the only real work he did, reshading, since neither the lineart nor the palette is his. Also accuracy to the style.

RE: A little advice? - Neslug - 03-17-2009

The outlines of Houndoom's horns shouldn't be all black. In the Emerald sprite, there's some gray. Same goes for all the bone decorations.

RE: A little advice? - Mabelma - 03-17-2009

Yeah it's true you should start by editing or putting together and then go to making customs and so on.

RE: A little advice? - Geo the Fox - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 04:44 PM)Mabelma Wrote: putting together

Splicing breeds bad habits.

RE: A little advice? - Luph - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 04:43 PM)Neslug Wrote: The outlines of Houndoom's horns shouldn't be all black. In the Emerald sprite, there's some gray. Same goes for all the bone decorations.

[Image: revamp2.png]
Fixed, thanks for pointing it out.

RE: A little advice? - Mabelma - 03-17-2009

No like that I mean like there's some sprite sheets that are seperate in parts like the hands, legs,ect so you put them together. That's what I started doing before I started spriting customs. Take sukapon for example you can put them together.

RE: A little advice? - Neslug - 03-17-2009

If you want to make the design closer to the current one too, you might want to add claws and make the neck longer. If not, then not.

Just noticed, you didn't use any of the light gray that the Emerald sprite has on the front legs.

RE: A little advice? - Luph - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 05:00 PM)Neslug Wrote: If you want to make the design closer to the current one too, you might want to add claws and make the neck longer. If not, then not.

Just noticed, you didn't use any of the light gray that the Emerald sprite has on the front legs.

Thanks for the suggestion, I might actually try that tonight when I have the chance.
Edit: Oh wow, thanks, I didnt even notice.

Edit2: Fixed it, added some highlight to his right leg, and some on his face.
[Image: revamp2.png]