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jabbyjim
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Topic: 32x32 artwork (ELF w/bow) help!
Posted: 19 January 2006 at 6:51am

I own a small software company, and we are looking for an artist that is really good with .. well small artwork. If you are looking to enhance your portfolio (we do release games), or to be able to grab any software we have for free, or just want to be part of the team we more than welcome you.

here's the skinny

We are making a spinoff of the old game "Gauntlet" only it will have some RPG qualities to it... and there is only the Elf as the main character. Below is an example of what we have now, but obviously ... desperately needing better and each picture will need to be 32x32 icon size.

If you would be interested in this experience please let me know (the artwork doesn't need to be fantastic, just better then what we currently have)

(MORE INFO)
   1. Company Info - Snowball Software
   2. Job Info - to make an elf holding a bow 32x32 (16 positions)
   3. Paid or not? and salary info? not paid, but future paid projects most likely. (contact me for more details on this)
   4. email address - jabbyjim AT snowballsoftware.com
   5. company website - www.snowballsoftware.com
   6. previous projects - "attack of the wasabi pea invaders"

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Setzer
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Posted: 19 January 2006 at 7:32am

I'll see what I can make :) Any color limitations?
[WIP]

yay or nay?

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jabbyjim
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Posted: 19 January 2006 at 7:45am

nope, no color limitations! But i would like him in green clothing (if possible)

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Setzer
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Posted: 19 January 2006 at 8:20am

I'd say this is the best I could do while still trying to keep him green-ish

otherwise he wouldn't look as foresty and elfish enough for my tastes ^_^

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jabbyjim
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Posted: 24 January 2006 at 9:41pm

also if anyone is interested, i have a few more still needed (ghost, monster, skeleton dude, etc ...) only two moving frames needed (not every angle). I am hoping someone can make something better than i can (i'm not very good at it)

I just need a ghost, monster, skeleton, thief, and thats it!

ex:

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Hishnak
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Posted: 25 January 2006 at 5:53pm

Here's a ghost. I'll make the other ones if you like. Does it need to be more top downish looking?

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jabbyjim
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Posted: 25 January 2006 at 6:57pm

ooh nice ghosty!

I hate to be picky but yeah, it has to be very top downish looking. Kind of like looking at the top of the ghosts head (if it had one). I do like that little ghost though! i wish i could use it!

Its very difficult (more difficult than i thought it would be) to make sprites top down looking. I tried making my own and it looks like ... well i can't say ...

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Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:44pm

Just wanted to let you know I didn't die off, I've been somewhat busy with school, but here's what I've got so far.

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jabbyjim
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Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:56pm

ooh looking good! i'll pop it in and see how it looks

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Hishnak
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 5:27am

Is this better?

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jabbyjim
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:44am

YES! OOH that will look really good! I just need a 2nd pose of him the same way (with his arms moved a bit ... or maybe his body shifted over a pixel or two).

I'll post a screenshot when i get the chance. It gets a little crazy with the shadow (it looks cool but these sprites rotate a full 360 degrees and the shadow moves also (when it should not). What i will do is remove the shadow and figure out a way to add it back into all of the 30 frames.

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Leath
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:50am

Setzer I see a problem with your character. It will look as though as he is ice skating when its animated, cuz you moved the legs and amrs simmultaneously.

When humans walk or run, if the right leg goes forward, the right arm will go backwards, and vice et versa. =)

That is very easy to fix, you just have to switch the upper body of one of the frames to the other one ^^

Nice sprite! I love the definitions.

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Hishnak
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 7:05am

Jabbyjim: I'll get right on it. Do you want the other directions too?

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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 7:14am

The other facing directions? Oh no just two frames for the monsters ... the program "moves" the monsters torwards the good guy (the elf) and rotates them automatically (so no other directions are needed). Just two frames for each monster.

i forgot i also need an evil wizard dude (i almost forgot about that guy)

so all the baddies i need two frames of are:

ghost (got one frame so far and it looks great! woo!)
monster (can be anything, but a demon is cool)
skeleton (he's going to throw bones, but i can make the bones myself i think)
thief (just a sneaky little guy really holding a bag or something?)
evil wizard (can look like anything)

Thank you everyone so much for helping, i'll be sure to include you in the game and give you a copy (its the least i can do).

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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:22pm

Well, theres four frames. I just repeated the stop frame twice so its really three. If you need only two just delete the first and third frames.

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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:25pm

hot damn! those are good! I'll put them in tonight and see how it looks! I love the bone! LOL

thank you SOOO much!

here is a screenshot of what the game looks like with the new ghosts (it looks much better .. but you can see how i'm going to have to take the shadow out of a handfull of angles)

Edited by jabbyjim

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Leath
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Posted: 28 January 2006 at 9:25am

Those are excellent, Hishnak... but if the game rotates the monsters, it wont work for the skeletons and thieves =(
Youd need an almost perfect top view for the automatic rotation to work.

Id fix that in the game instead of in the sprites though... Would look much better in RPGMaker View and with extra sprites for different directions :)

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Posted: 28 January 2006 at 9:58am

yeah i hear you ... i wanted to stay true to the "Gauntlet" theme though and not make it look like something else (if i can help it). But you are right, the thief and the skelleton is going to look .. a bit off at different angles.

Coding for having it work otherwise is a huge pain, plus it needs alot more sprite action.

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Posted: 28 January 2006 at 11:59am

good luck to you guys on this

looks like it's really shaping up! I still have the old gauntlet cart for the NES... and I think I have it on my cell phone, too.

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Hishnak
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Posted: 30 January 2006 at 5:07am

Yea, I was wondering about those sprites myself. Thats why I wanted to know if you wanted the other directions made.

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Posted: 30 January 2006 at 7:42am

yeah i agree.. lets talk about this more offline (since i no longer need help). Thank you very much everyone for your help and input.. everything has helped!

I'm not sure if i am allowed to do this (please smack my hand hard if i am doing a bad thing), but i would like to invite everyone interested to check out the beta once its ready. To sign up, just visit :

http://www.snowballsoftware.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=24

thanks!

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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Topic: 32x32 artwork (ELF w/bow) help! Posted: 19 January 2006 at 6:51am
	I own a small software company, and we are looking for an artist that is really good with .. well small artwork. If you are looking to enhance your portfolio (we do release games), or to be able to grab any software we have for free, or just want to be part of the team we more than welcome you. here's the skinny We are making a spinoff of the old game "Gauntlet" only it will have some RPG qualities to it... and there is only the Elf as the main character. Below is an example of what we have now, but obviously ... desperately needing better and each picture will need to be 32x32 icon size. If you would be interested in this experience please let me know (the artwork doesn't need to be fantastic, just better then what we currently have) (MORE INFO) 1. Company Info - Snowball Software 2. Job Info - to make an elf holding a bow 32x32 (16 positions) 3. Paid or not? and salary info? not paid, but future paid projects most likely. (contact me for more details on this) 4. email address - jabbyjim AT snowballsoftware.com 5. company website - www.snowballsoftware.com 6. previous projects - "attack of the wasabi pea invaders"
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Setzer Commander Joined: 18 December 2016 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 780	Posted: 19 January 2006 at 7:32am
	I'll see what I can make :) Any color limitations? [WIP] yay or nay? Edited by Setzer
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 19 January 2006 at 7:45am
	nope, no color limitations! But i would like him in green clothing (if possible)
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Setzer Commander Joined: 18 December 2016 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 780	Posted: 19 January 2006 at 8:20am
	I'd say this is the best I could do while still trying to keep him green-ish otherwise he wouldn't look as foresty and elfish enough for my tastes ^_^
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 24 January 2006 at 9:41pm
	also if anyone is interested, i have a few more still needed (ghost, monster, skeleton dude, etc ...) only two moving frames needed (not every angle). I am hoping someone can make something better than i can (i'm not very good at it) I just need a ghost, monster, skeleton, thief, and thats it! ex: Edited by jabbyjim
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Hishnak Midshipman Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 25 January 2006 at 5:53pm
	Here's a ghost. I'll make the other ones if you like. Does it need to be more top downish looking?
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 25 January 2006 at 6:57pm
	ooh nice ghosty! I hate to be picky but yeah, it has to be very top downish looking. Kind of like looking at the top of the ghosts head (if it had one). I do like that little ghost though! i wish i could use it! Its very difficult (more difficult than i thought it would be) to make sprites top down looking. I tried making my own and it looks like ... well i can't say ...
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Setzer Commander Joined: 18 December 2016 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 780	Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:44pm
	Just wanted to let you know I didn't die off, I've been somewhat busy with school, but here's what I've got so far.
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:56pm
	ooh looking good! i'll pop it in and see how it looks
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Hishnak Midshipman Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 5:27am
	Is this better?
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:44am
	YES! OOH that will look really good! I just need a 2nd pose of him the same way (with his arms moved a bit ... or maybe his body shifted over a pixel or two). I'll post a screenshot when i get the chance. It gets a little crazy with the shadow (it looks cool but these sprites rotate a full 360 degrees and the shadow moves also (when it should not). What i will do is remove the shadow and figure out a way to add it back into all of the 30 frames. Edited by jabbyjim
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Leath Midshipman Joined: 10 October 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 79	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:50am
	Setzer I see a problem with your character. It will look as though as he is ice skating when its animated, cuz you moved the legs and amrs simmultaneously. When humans walk or run, if the right leg goes forward, the right arm will go backwards, and vice et versa. =) That is very easy to fix, you just have to switch the upper body of one of the frames to the other one ^^ Nice sprite! I love the definitions. Edited by Leath
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Hishnak Midshipman Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 7:05am
	Jabbyjim: I'll get right on it. Do you want the other directions too?
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 7:14am
	The other facing directions? Oh no just two frames for the monsters ... the program "moves" the monsters torwards the good guy (the elf) and rotates them automatically (so no other directions are needed). Just two frames for each monster. i forgot i also need an evil wizard dude (i almost forgot about that guy) so all the baddies i need two frames of are: ghost (got one frame so far and it looks great! woo!) monster (can be anything, but a demon is cool) skeleton (he's going to throw bones, but i can make the bones myself i think) thief (just a sneaky little guy really holding a bag or something?) evil wizard (can look like anything) Thank you everyone so much for helping, i'll be sure to include you in the game and give you a copy (its the least i can do).
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Hishnak Midshipman Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:22pm
	Well, theres four frames. I just repeated the stop frame twice so its really three. If you need only two just delete the first and third frames.
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:25pm
	hot damn! those are good! I'll put them in tonight and see how it looks! I love the bone! LOL thank you SOOO much! here is a screenshot of what the game looks like with the new ghosts (it looks much better .. but you can see how i'm going to have to take the shadow out of a handfull of angles) Edited by jabbyjim
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Leath Midshipman Joined: 10 October 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 79	Posted: 28 January 2006 at 9:25am
	Those are excellent, Hishnak... but if the game rotates the monsters, it wont work for the skeletons and thieves =( Youd need an almost perfect top view for the automatic rotation to work. Id fix that in the game instead of in the sprites though... Would look much better in RPGMaker View and with extra sprites for different directions :)
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 28 January 2006 at 9:58am
	yeah i hear you ... i wanted to stay true to the "Gauntlet" theme though and not make it look like something else (if i can help it). But you are right, the thief and the skelleton is going to look .. a bit off at different angles. Coding for having it work otherwise is a huge pain, plus it needs alot more sprite action.
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 28 January 2006 at 11:59am
	good luck to you guys on this looks like it's really shaping up! I still have the old gauntlet cart for the NES... and I think I have it on my cell phone, too.
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Hishnak Midshipman Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 5:07am
	Yea, I was wondering about those sprites myself. Thats why I wanted to know if you wanted the other directions made.
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jabbyjim Seaman Joined: 19 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 7:42am
	yeah i agree.. lets talk about this more offline (since i no longer need help). Thank you very much everyone for your help and input.. everything has helped! I'm not sure if i am allowed to do this (please smack my hand hard if i am doing a bad thing), but i would like to invite everyone interested to check out the beta once its ready. To sign up, just visit : http://www.snowballsoftware.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=24 thanks!
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