DESPAIN'S PROFILE

so hey i am working on a massive multi-part pixel art tutorial. i've written a lot of little tutorials and stuff in the past (unfortunately most of them are long lost). the goal here is to cover a shitload of topics, from the most basic to some pretty advanced stuff later on—as well as lots of smaller instructional lessons along the way.

as of now i have the first few sections done. i wasn't originally going to post this but it's probably gonna be a LONG TIME before this thing is actually finished, so i'm going to release the sections in a blog format: they'll be updated whenever I create a new one. i'll update this topic whenever i make a new part, too.

because they're pretty long and have a lot of images i'm going to link to them, but i'll give a description.

• Introduction
  just the introduction to the series: it outlines my goals and philosophies
  

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• Thinking in Color
  mostly this article covers some of the very basics: color terms worth knowing. it's sort of introductory into the next section
  

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• Read Between the Pixels
  contrast! this section goes into detail explaining how to get the most out of the contrast between your colors
  

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• Using and Choosing Colors
  this is a big one—it's all about color choice and creating a color palette. this is the tutorial that is most often requested. so hopefully a lot of people will find it useful.
  

i'm also using the same site for my writing tutorials and if i create any more rpgmaker resources i'll set up a section for them.

i will PROBABLY submit them to the site too (i'm sort of lazy though and don't want to convert them all to the bbcode format for submitting), but mainly i'm looking for feedback and suggestions in this thread. also REQUESTS. i have some very speficic ideas about where I want to go next, but i'm gonna leave you with an important question:

what do you want to see in a pixel tutorial?

the problem with a lot of those games is that they are boring. it's sad but true. they require a lot of reading, a lot of menu-navigating, and a hell of a lot of grinding.

in today's world, that kind of game isn't as attractive as it would have been twenty years ago when games and consoles very limited.

it's possible to make those kinds of games and make them very enjoyable—but you need to trim the fat. if people get bored, they'll stop playing and go play some garbage like angry birds. because it's that much more approachable.

it's not the battle system, but how it's used. and most improtantly: a game has to be FUN.

before was better dude

I can't see what you're talking about as a trend

it runs rampant in other communities, idk about this one because i spend little time looking at the projects section. but among all the anime kids it's a "deviantart mindset" that makes them think everything they do is flawless and should be treated as such.

conversations like this are commonplace.

kid: posts a horrible sprite

a few posts follow up and tell him that it's excellent and he should do more without giving him any kind of legitimate feedback.

me: yeah your sprite is bad and here is why: blah blah. you can fix it by doing blah blah. good luck.

then inevitably a few more posts will follow up telling me that i am trolling and being rude and then the OP kid will claim that he's giving up spriting forever because he needs the support of the community.

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