(05-23-2009, 09:55 AM)GrooveMan.exe Wrote: While it's not necessary to become a better spriter, that doesn't make edits completely invalid. Which is what you seem to be saying.topic should have ended here
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moz Wrote:Making a complete douche of yourself (surprise surprise) doesn't make you cool.read through what i missed, and you're the only one being a douche here
seriously
just because YOU don't like doing edits, and YOU never did edits doesn't mean they're completely invalid for every artist to ever try spriting ever. Edits are a great starting point in that if you're competent enough, you can learn enough about anatomy and color choices to try something that's 100% custom. The problem with you is that for some reason you're stuck with this thought that the only edits to ever exist are the ones that are made by 12 year old idiots who try to make fangames and make money off of them.
It was acceptable to show edits for crits a few years ago, but now if you're going to try edits, it's best to avoid showing them to people and just to keep doing them until you've got a proper grasp on basic spriting technique.