Roxas Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) Yeah... So I recently got GIMP, and I decided to start spriting... Here's my first splice: Mercenary Gilliam! Edit: I also have Paintbrush now, which makes recolors and splices a HELL of a lot easier. :D Edit 2: Korean Ewan removed for failures. ;_; Edited August 2, 2009 by Ren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 its a bit... rough esspecially on the clasp but good the hair looks a little to blended like its more a solid mass then strands of hair. the colors should be more equal in his clothes they look a little to contrasting. however its your first so its very good don't get me wrong i like it it just needs improvment you show good potental keep up the good work try some splices!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 the colors should be more equal in his clothes they look a little to contrasting. I just removed most of the robe around his neck , I didn't change the color scheme. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 hmm yes i see its the colors that blue went better with the original red than the black try darkning the blue maby. (i feel bad telling you how to make it better its a good first sprite) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 hmm yes i see its the colors that blue went better with the original red than the black try darkning the blue maby.(i feel bad telling you how to make it better its a good first sprite) Ah... maybe a little navy would do great... I'll work on it tomorrow... for now, I better sleep. =_= And don't worry about what I feel, I'm just picking up the basics. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 When you recolor you're supposed to use the "Fill" tool, not scribble on the sprite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reganis Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 When you recolor you're supposed to use the "Fill" tool, not scribble on the sprite. This. But a nice first sprite anyway. Certainly a lot better than mine. Recoloring is a great way to get started. Also, Paint.NET is a great tool for recoloring, but if your comfortable with GIMP, dont worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I still use Paint to do mine (rather I would still use it if I were making any). I only use GIMP to make the background transparent. Anyhow, I must ask, is his hair naturally just a solid color? It'd good of you to put it a dark grey instead of a black, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I still use Paint to do mine (rather I would still use it if I were making any). I only use GIMP to make the background transparent.Anyhow, I must ask, is his hair naturally just a solid color? It'd good of you to put it a dark grey instead of a black, though. It isn't one solid colour. It's clearly in different shades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 only on the tips its solid in the middle it needs to be broken up that would make it look better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) and lighter heres a quick thing i did i noticticed that the image loses quality form computer to online quite a bit so you image probably looks better offline (sorry for the double post i hit new insted of edit and did not see it until to late) Edited June 19, 2009 by Zath of the Sword Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuli Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 It's because you saved the picture as .JPG format. Online/Offline doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 ...I can't get a color to "fade" from the darker color to the hair color... T_T It kinda won't let me use an in-between color to make a transition so the hair doesn't look like a piece of charcoal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 It isn't one solid colour. It's clearly in different shades. Clearly you're focusing on the wrong area; Zath picked up on what I was talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 i saved as a bitmap (.bmp) i belive ill see what i can do... try a diffrent hair color mabey yellow or blue so we can see how it looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 i saved as a bitmap (.bmp) i belive ill see what i can do...try a diffrent hair color mabey yellow or blue so we can see how it looks Never save as BMP files. Use PNG if you're on Paint or GIF if you're using anything else. BMP files are huge and Photobucket will attempt to compress them by making them into JPGs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 Never save as BMP files. Use PNG if you're on Paint or GIF if you're using anything else. BMP files are huge and Photobucket will attempt to compress them by making them into JPGs. What about saving stuff as png's on GIMP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 right i get you bmp works fine for on my computer but anything i put up ill probably do as a png i have a program that will do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Get Paint.net at getpaint.net ^_^ If you use Paint.net or Gimp, save the image itself as a PNG or a GIF, because those programs have no problem editing those formats. If you use Paint, then you have to use a bitmap for editing, and then save it as a separate GIF file using Giffy. But dudes, get Paint.net!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Aeterna Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) Interesting stuff. The color doesn't quite work for me, though... But dudes, get Paint.net!! Ok, I've heard of this once before. What's so special about it? Is it better than microsoft paint? EDIT: Wow, I'm stupid. I should have read the part right above it. Edited June 21, 2009 by Lux Aeterna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 you should make something else so we can give you advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Get Paint.net at getpaint.net ^_^If you use Paint.net or Gimp, save the image itself as a PNG or a GIF, because those programs have no problem editing those formats. If you use Paint, then you have to use a bitmap for editing, and then save it as a separate GIF file using Giffy. But dudes, get Paint.net!! Saving anything as a GIF in Paint does weird shit to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 ^ I said, after you edit the bitmap, use Giffy to save it as a separate file for display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zath of the Sword Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 i have a program that can save as lots of thing bmp png tif gif and more ill find one that works. my avatar is a gif saved withthat program and it looks fine so i think i am good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 This looks dead, but don't worry. I'm working on something =w= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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