The sprite practice thread.

[Psycho Cat]

Well for one, it's impossible to tell what is where, because you used a JPEG!

[KoalaNoob]

Sorry. I fixed it.

 

Crits?

Edited October 25, 2013 by KoalaNoob

[Xythus]

I just got a tablet so I'm doing derpy sketches on the computer. I give anyone permission to practice or mess around spriting with these .

 

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zps2ad84863.png

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zpsa4477f9a.png

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zps4a57ccae.png

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zps71752c09.png

[Ayesthine]

Hello!

This is my first -real- attempt at spriting, well... it's still practice, but whatever.

Going off of one of Xythus's lovely sketches, I outlined/colored/halfheartedly shaded this:

Any crits would be much appreciated ^^

[Ayesthine]

Hehe ^^ Thanks, Koala, although the credit isn't really mine. Xythus's coloring and overall sketch was transcribed almost completely.

Edited a few minor things. The sprite is still pretty much the same, but I thought I would add this anyway.

[KoalaNoob]

At part of the wing, you have two pixels diagonal to each other, the two pixels together. It's okay if it's only once, but it's a repeated pattern.

[Psycho Cat]

Ignoring the fact that you seemed to have had edit button amnesia, there are no 'spriting rules.' It's art on a computer, and that's the beauty of it. The only big no-no in spriting is over-color use, and you normally have to use a special editor to over do it anyways.

 

EDIT: ohheylook I read that wrong. I thought you were talking to Ayesthine. Derp :I But where is Oasis's post? I don't see them here.

Edited November 11, 2013 by Psycho Cat

[Oasis]

I deleted them because I suck at life. Sorry for making you double-post koala...

[KoalaNoob]

No, the oer parts looked pretty nice.

 

I said that according to one of the guides on DC.

Edited November 11, 2013 by KoalaNoob

[moonstone981]

Wait so, on a thread in Dragon requests, I got permission to practice spriting on a sketch, am I allowed to post my progress here? Thanks in advance for answering!

[Skellybones]

I think you can, if they've given you permission to edit and show what you've done, as long as you don't take it off (Off as in to another forum) the forum or claim full credit, I think you're fine o.o

Edited November 11, 2013 by Shadowwolf6

[Anavi_Ivy]

trying to shade:

 

Lines by Hiphop1234:

==>

 

Lines by me:

 

Shading Attempt:

[moonstone981]

Okay, then, here goes: my first somewhat-successful attempt:

 

The wing on our right is bothering me now that I look at it, ugh.

[car340]

I just got a tablet so I'm doing derpy sketches on the computer. I give anyone permission to practice or mess around spriting with these .

 

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zps2ad84863.png

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zpsa4477f9a.png

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zps4a57ccae.png

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af314/...zps71752c09.png

They don't look derpy, in fact, I used one to sprite and now it looks derpy. :c

 

Yeah the dragon's all demented now... Crits besides the demented back?

[Ayesthine]

moonstone, that looks nice! But it might help if you make the tail narrow a little more slowly, especially right when it transitions from the body.

(edited because my wording is backwards D: )

I edited the sprite some more. There's more shading and I also started fixing the mess I made of those feet >.<

Crits?

Edited November 11, 2013 by Ayesthine

[Psycho Cat]

That looks very nice, but body definition (those lines in the middle) should be dark green, not black.

[Ayesthine]

Yeah :/ I was planning on changing the outline to a darker green once I had the shading down, just so I didn't get too confused. Thank you for pointing it out, though ^^

 

Oop- I missed your post, car. I'll try my best to give some crits.

The, er, rump area of your lines should be rounded as opposed to lumpy. Some of your lines jut outwards a pixel when they should go inwards. Other than that, though, I think it looks fine!

[moonstone981]

moonstone, that looks nice! But it might help if you make the tail narrow a little more slowly, especially right when it transitions from the body.

(edited because my wording is backwards D: )

I edited the sprite some more. There's more shading and I also started fixing the mess I made of those feet >.<

Crits?

Thank you <3 Will fix lol

[senyi]

moonstone, that looks nice! But it might help if you make the tail narrow a little more slowly, especially right when it transitions from the body.

(edited because my wording is backwards D: )

I edited the sprite some more. There's more shading and I also started fixing the mess I made of those feet >.<

Crits?

Ooh, pretty! However, the eye of the dragon looks a bit too big for the head, or is that intentional?

[Psycho Cat]

I think it might be like the RSE Weather Trio, where most of the eye is black, if that makes any sense

[Ayesthine]

Yeah ^^' I noticed that. At the time, I hadn't really changed the eye after i had outlined it.

More changes!

The outline is now a dark green. I wanted to lighten the shade further, but Gimp decided to be annoying about palettes so I gave up.

[LevelsOfViolence]

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Edited November 3, 2020 by Nevemore

[Psycho Cat]

Those four big black ones have way too many straight lines.

[Speedicus]

 

I used a sketch above and turned it into a sprite, with color. Feedback is welcomed.

[Ayesthine]

That sprite is pretty dark, Speedicus. It might help make it more clear if you added some brighter shading. Some of the anatomy, like that front leg, should probably be tweaked as well.

 

Anyway, I've added some darker shading to my sprite after a long hiatus.

Thoughts?