Help Learning VGA sprite making

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HJRodrigo · #1 Post by **HJRodrigo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:28 pm

I was thinking of trying to make sprites for SQ2, but I have no experience with this kind of sprite. Please give me any pointers/suggestions/comments. Here is my first attempt of remaking a sierra sprite.

P.S. My end goal is to be able to make original sprites with no use of a template.

Blackthorne519 · #2 Post by **Blackthorne519** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:50 pm

Very nice job!

There was a thread similar to this a few months back; here is the link.
http://www.agdiforums.com/forum/viewtop ... ite+making

In case some are too lazy to click said link and go back, here's a picture I made explaining how you can work on sprites.

Basically, take a SIERRA VGA sprite, look at it closely, then use MSPaint and try to copy the style, pixel by pixel.

Your sprite looks very nice. The tricky part is not MAKING a sprite, but animating it. Animation is more difficult, as you have to make a FEW pixels imply quite a bit. AGD2 is really good at this kind of work.

Anyway, good luck!

Bt

Khaveen · #3 Post by **Khaveen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:42 pm

Well, I must say that Paint PixelbyPixel technique is too complicated, and the results are not really Sierraish; check out KQ3VGA screens for example and compare half-ripped Alexander sprite and original Paint brigands sprites to see.
Photoshop can save a lot of pixel work; you'll have to do a pixel edit, but overall it will be much faster nad nicer.

HJRodrigo · #4 Post by **HJRodrigo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:02 pm

For a second there you had me confused. I was like "When had Sierra made a KQ3 VGA version!!", but then I realized you were refering to a fan project. By Photoshop, I imagine you mean create a large version and then resize it and give it a limited palette.

P.S. I forgot to fix the bottom of her skirt so I uploaded a newer version

Corby · #5 Post by **Corby** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:49 am

I suggest combining photoshop and image ready to animate/edit your sprites. If you use image ready to set up the animations, you can jump back and forth from photoshop and make any minor changes with ease.

HJRodrigo · #6 Post by **HJRodrigo** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:20 am

Well since every one keeps mentioning animations. Here is a real quick one I made just for fun.

Alias · #7 Post by **Alias** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:35 am

HJRodrigo · #8 Post by **HJRodrigo** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:12 am

Here is another attempt at a character (Guess who). She is a rough state, but you get the idea of where I am headed. Suggestions/advice/edits?

P.S. BT if you have e-mailed me I didn't get it (My junk filters are really sensitive)

Alias · #9 Post by **Alias** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:29 am

Thats super cool. You're doing very well. ;)