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chana
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It's ok, I figured out how Gimp works, and if difficult, I think it'sone of the best, so I'm ok, thanks, anyways.
author=UPRC
I tried to make Mantracker.





This makes me want to trek across the Canadian Wilds in a black trenchcoat or whatever.


I really need more practice spriting big things.
Nice! Kind of makes me thing of Mother/Earthbound in some aspects. And yet different.

Point is, I like it. ^^
Yeah, I got (read: copied) my style from Mother 3 when I first started spriting. I think at this point I've grown enough for it to not be a complete ripoff anymore though.
chana
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This is as good as i get, what am i doing wrong?

I can't seem to get precise enough, and when i oversize the pixel, i don't quite see what i'm doing.
author=chana
This is as good as i get, what am i doing wrong?

I can't seem to get precise enough, and when i oversize the pixel, i don't quite see what i'm doing.


It's a good start. My advice to you. Start small. Do 16 x 16 sprites and work your way up. Familiarise yourself with the small and the large becomes easy.
chana
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Thanks; I'll follow that advice.
author=chana
This is as good as i get, what am i doing wrong?

I can't seem to get precise enough, and when i oversize the pixel, i don't quite see what i'm doing.

Protip: Don't use the MS Paint spraypaint tool. I'm not actually sure if you did or not, but trust me--avoid looking like you did as well.

(as awesome as the spraypaint tool is...)
chana
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I didn't, I used Gimp.
uhh.. don't save as a jpeg ever when doing pixel work (use png). surprised no one mentioned this yet.
chana
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i'll remember that, this said, i just tried it, it didn't make much difference. If it looks blurred, that's just my doing! (though i'm sure on a large scale it does make a difference).
K-hos
whoa You guys are hi-chaining without me? That's just not right. :<
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Well if you resaved it as .png then yeah not going to do anything. You need to save it as a lossless format to start with.
chana
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I see,thx.
author=chana
I didn't, I used Gimp.


... Yeah I realized that later. Don't let anyone tell you that MS Paint isn't the best way to make pixel art though.
(that's a lie).
chana
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I can try Paint, i have Windows (xp) on another partition, too many viruses, so i only go on the internet on my actual partition, which is Linux (sort of a drag to go back and forth but worth it!), surprised though, Paint is considered like shit by Linux and Gimp users! (or did i get you ?)
Paint can be used to pixel, it has all the tools you need. But layer-based editors are the best, and Gimp happens to be free. Paint is also slower to use since its not spriter(pixeler w/e)-friendly on account of minimum tools and features. As a result it takes much longer to learn and use Paint with the same efficiency as, say, Gimp.
chana
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ok, thanks for the clear explanation, i'll stick with Gimp then. (I'll give Paint a try though, to see.)
Oh god yes. Layers=happy. If Gimp and Paint had a baby, I would kidnap it and never let it go.