SHURYOU'S PROFILE

author=Ocean link=topic=3982.msg80193#msg80193 date=1244883519

I'm too lazy to continue this but it should give you a general idea. Basically, make the tones stand out more from each other. I like to use a middle grey background to test the contrast. If, zoomed out, I can't really see a difference, then I work on it so that the colors stand out more. I also tried looking at a pic of vincent to get an idea of what the hair would look like. Hair can be difficult though so don't be discouraged if you don't get it right the first few times. I have a pixel artist friend who's better than I am who hates doing hair.

I also try to clean up lineart, and not make colors feel too random. There's a tutorial on keeping clean lineart here:
http://www.derekyu.com/?page_id=221
I have other tutorials on my blog http://tilesettutorial.wordpress.com (plug ahoy), so feel free to check those out as well. I like the "So you like to be a pixel artist" link, as well as sprite art.

I like using a sort of pinkish/peach tone for highlights for red, and I tend to go to reddish/purple for shadows/dark reds. Then for grey, I try to make the darker colors more grey/blue while the highlights a little more yellow.

I don't really like the animation I did but I was lazy.

I hope it helps in some way.

wow. i'll try to see if i can learn something from the tutorial.

thanks so much! :D

k first of all, i dont know where to post this so plz forgive me. :-\

ok on to the main part. i wanted to make sprites of Vincent (from ff7) using Charas.ex. thing is, his hair looked.......awful. so i decided to completely redo his hair. here is the result:



so now my question is, are the sprites i made decent? if not, what do i need to fix?

author=Natook link=topic=3979.msg79920#msg79920 date=1244781406
1) 288 x 256, which should just be the boundaries of the image, don't resize your characters.

2) Google "Ultimate Paint", download it, open the file in it, save it as a .png in 256 colors (you can select it when you save)

3) Anything that you can draw with easily, most people actually just use MsPaint. I would suggest finding a template if you decide to. You can find those on Charas.net.

thank you! :D

one prob though. in the sprite sheet, i applied transparency to the background then i saved, but when i used the sprite in-game, its background wasnt transparent.

i have a problem. the translations in the Rm2k3 in the tutorial is different from the translations in mine. example, in the tutorial, it's called "Fork Operation" while in mine, it's called "Conditional Branch". so here's where i need help.

i need to know what the commands there mean, because the translation isnt the same as mine.

also, i need to know whose translation is the "official" one. mine or the one in the tutorial? the tutorial can be found here: http://uirpg.com/tutorials.php?act=view&tutid=181

here's my coding so far based on the tutorial (pls correct me if im wrong with anything in the coding):

COMMON EVENTS

NAME: Clock Trigger: Parallel Process Trigger Switch: 0200: Clock

<> Variable Oper: + 15
<> Branch if Var is 60 or more
<> Variable Oper: - 60
<> Variable Oper: + 1
<> Branch if Var is 24 or more
<> Variable Oper: - 24
<> Variable Oper: + 1
: Else Handler
<>
: END
<>
: Else Handler
<>
: END
<> Wait 1.0 Sec
<>

here's the 2nd part: http://uirpg.com/tutorials.php?act=view&tutid=180

another problem here, i dont know where "Set Screen Tone" is in my translation.

plz help!

thankk you sooo much!!!!!!!! :D

im thinking of releasing my project here once im done with it (probably a month from now) so i hope it turns out well.

without ur help, my maps would have turned out permanently screwed! :P