Human tutorials based on pixel art?
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Printed Date: 11 October 2022 at 3:03pm
Topic: Human tutorials based on pixel art?
Posted By: galdon
Subject: Human tutorials based on pixel art?
Date Posted: 03 March 2013 at 5:49am
So, I've been trying to find a resource on how to make human sprites for use in game design. I got bitten by a dog a while back right where my thumb connects to the rest of my hand and I think it healed poorly, as drawing for more than 20-30 minutes causes a lot of pain. So, I can't really get the practice in to improve my hand drawing and thought maybe I could do pixel art instead as that uses a mouse.
I started to search online for pixel art tutorials and practically every one I can find seems to always start with "Step one, take line art from a drawing you already finished..."
Which of course I can't do. Do any of you know of a good tutorial on making sprites that doesn't involve using an actual pen and paper? (i have found a few good ones for inanimate objects, but never human sprites)
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 03 March 2013 at 6:23am
Not everyone uses the pen/paper first method. I haven't used pen/paper in years and years and find no problem drawing in any app. You must remember (thru your pain) that an app is only a tool in your creative arsenal like any other. Maybe you need a tablet/stylus???
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Posted By: galdon
Date Posted: 03 March 2013 at 6:47am
My problem isn't with paper as a medium as much as with a pen as a tool. I start getting severe pain at the base of my thumb from holding a pen.
I understand that apps are just tools, but I wasn't asking for an app, i was asking about if there are any tutorials that don't rely on pre-finished line art as the first step.
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Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 03 March 2013 at 5:42pm
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A pen+paper/pen tablet is probably always going to have the most natural lines; but you could always try creating lineart with curves; like Photoshop's pen too.
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Posted By: Etheric_Shock
Date Posted: 04 March 2013 at 11:43am
This tutorial helped me out alot.
http://gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/sywtbapa_world_of_sprites.php - http://gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/sywtbapa_world_of_sprites.php
Also, you should check out some spriting videos on YouTube. Basically, you can do it like you would on paper, drawing a stick figure to plot out the sprites body, use another color to draw a rough body and then continue with that until you have a perfect sprite. I hope this helps.
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