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LP - Cheers, just wanted to make something begginers can use, I see too many people posting rushed pictures made in paint, going against everything pixel related. diophantusdan - Yeah and Hopefully they'll find it, :lol: .. Most beginners just do what they like and hope for the best.. jabmeister - hahah, thats a good nickname for me :wink: , I tend to watermark everything I do, ever since I made that sig for r2pleasant.. Just don't know if I watermarked that :shock: ... That sig for teenagelooser is just a gift, unless your talking about NuZza's sig, that competitions ova.. Nad - thx, I picked that up from what Random did, seemed interesting and it worked.. :) xman - cheers, I tried to cover the basic questions people would ask, start to finish.. lemonfish - tablets do help, but not everyone has one, and for a first sig I doubt people will invest in one.. Aeriath - Hahah, that logo was meant to catch peoples attention.. I'll replace it soon in case it does give someone a seizure, glad you found the tut useful mate.. frogact - thx for the compliment, its not too hard to made something attractive in pixels, just stick to what you know and take your time, hopefully you'll learn from your mistakes and improve slightly each day. heheh thats a nice pic, maybe this beginners tut will help ya in the future.. Fortress - Thats pretty good mate, you've got the grass looking grassy, but it would hurt to put darker shades of green further away from the sun and lighter greens towards it.. Maybe a shadow under the tree and guy, and add some change in the sky, look up sky on google.. You'll find some reference pics usefull, with drawing the sun too. http://www.healthsci.jmu.edu/hsa/IMAGES/isat%20blue%20sky.png the sky it lighter to the bottom and darker to the top, varies where the sun is. Godslayer - :oops: , I thought it was a good name :lol: :lol: , cheers. Pureleader - :lol: plya - thanks very much, flashy things always put a smile on my face.

please can u upload it to [ForbiddenSite] or putfile rapidshare doesnt work for 90% of us

sorry to burst everyones bubble but the G is silent "Arr - doune"

Posted a load on my lil tut, 2nd post.. :wink: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=407286

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A simple tutorial for your first pixel sig! ---------------------------------------------------------------- What is pixel art?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Art 2nd post) Pixel sites - Are there any good pixel sites??? 1) Program - what program should I use?? 2) Size - How big should I make it?? 3) File type - What do I save it as?? 4) Time - How long should I spend on it?? 5) Starting - Ok then, now I know the basics where do I start?? 6) Adding colour - I've done my linework, now what?? 7) Posting - I have a sig, now how do I post it on the forum??? 8] Flexibility - Is that the only way to make sigs??? ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Program - what program should I use?? There are many programs that will give you the same result with pixel sigs, the most commonly known is ms paint, it has everything you need to start off, if you have never used this I'd suggest clicking the help button on the top menu as it actually explains everything you need to know. But other programs are just as good if not better, but tend to be harder to use and have 80% more than you need, Like adobe photoshop for example, to make pixel sigs you'll need to use the pencil tool on size No 1, and check the transparency is 100%, theres no need to use that until you know how to.. Though I've never used it, I've heard Graphics Gale is pretty good, it's downloadable, has more colours on offer than paint and it's much more pixel friendly (designed for pixelers).. But you'd have to see it for yourself cus as I've said, I've never used it. :oops: As I suggest you use paint im gonna show you the basics of what I know in that, most of you have it imbeded in your computer anyways.. :wink: 2) Size - How big should I make it?? If your planning on using your pixel drawing here on tip.it forums, I suggest you make it a solid 300x150 canvas as we keep that as our sig limitations. Size it correctly on paint by clicking on attributes under Image on the task bar. Also make sure the final image is under 30kb :wink: or it won't work here. 3) File type - What do I save it as?? Well if you've made normal sigs before (abstract, grunge etc) you'll be tempted to save it as a Jpeg, but don't.. As soon as you do that your work is ruined, jpeg tries to automatically smoothen your work, loosing that sharp clean look. Like this.. I'd suggest you save it as a PNG.. It keeps 100% quality, saves it looking like what you were working on. Like this.. Plus Jpeg's tend to make the image much larger, if you look at those examples the Jpeg is saved at 16kb, whilst the PNG is only 6kb. 4) Time - How long should I spend on it?? It basically depends on what result you want, obviously the longer you take the better it'll most likely be. But don't over do it, adding more won't necisserly mean it'll be better, sometimes you can ruin it. If it looks finished, leave it at that :lol: .. And only alter it more after getting a second opinion, posting it on here will get you good crits. But please don't rush it, take your time cus it leaves you room to think about what to do. Rushing is the difference between... This.. ] Baaad (I made it as an example of rushing, dont think im dissin someones work :P ) And this.. 5) Starting - Ok then, now I know the basics where do I start?? For this im gonna use my first sig to illustrate :lol: :D ..! Making your own sig make sure you draw out some ideas to what you want to see, practice layouts.. (these are drawings done after I made the sig, cant find originals.) And either scan in or draw straight into paint.. If you have a scanner, use whatever program you need, resize to 300x150 and trace over using the line tool. Heres an example taking a section from my plan page. You'd do this with the whole sig plan, draw it much more detailed before though. With my first sig I didn't have a scanner so I had to just copy it from what I drew, finally coming up with the linework.. With only Black and white. The reason for using the line tool is to make sure the linework is clean.. Don't be tempted to draw using the pencil tool, only use it to alter pixel by pixel. 6) Adding colour - I've done my linework, now what?? Well you first have to colour it in quickly in the colours you want... Don't limit yourselves to the default colours, and in the palette, don't limit yourself to just the top half, because they tend to be more bold, cartoony and pretty much uglier... The further down is basically a lower contrast but looks much more friendlier to the eye.. For black dont just go for the deepest black you can find, look to the bottom of the palette and lower the lightnest slightly.. Still recognised as black but can be seen well against everything else. Next you'll shade your sig, bit by bit.. :wink: .. But take your time, theres no rush.. :lol: Decide where your light source is. Here the sun is the main and only source of light.. For the shading im gonna show you some basic techniques but im not going to teach you how to 'shade', If you don't know how to you should be either learning yourself, or just not pixeling.. :roll: take this flat green canvas, I want it light at the left and dark on the right.. You could always use gradient shading where you slightly darken the colour bit by bit.. But for on a smaller scale just use more drastic changes in the darkness of the colour.. This is where differing comes into play, from close up it just looks messy, but zoomed out looks much smoother.. This is because it tricks your eye, when you see two colours together closely it tricks you into blending them together without thinking about it.... Plus gives it a nice texture.. change your dithering techniques depending on what your shading, If you've got some wit about ya, you can alternate your colours to create the effects you want.. Blue and Red dithered make a textured purple. Works very nicely If your trying to limit the colours your using.. Heres a red ball too, just to show how you can use different techniques.. After you've shaded it should look pretty nice :D , then all you need to do is post it into Tip.it for crits.. But make sure you are happy with it.. If you think it's gonna be flamed, work on it until you are truely happy with it.. REMEMBER TO SAVE IT AS A PNG! AND CHECK IT'S UNDER 30KB 7) Posting - I have a sig, now how do I post it on the forum??? Your best bet is imageshack..Click the frog and you'll be taken there. click upload. find image on your pc. select it. press upload and wait for it to change page. copy the bottom link that says direct link. paste on either your signature box in profile or in a new thread once pasted, highlight. click the Img button above. it should do this . with the link to your image surrounded by the img signs it opens it up as a picture to be seen on the forum. Hey presto your sig appears when you press submit.. 8] Flexibility - Is that the only way to make sigs??? Once you know how to use the program, and know how to make sucessful images It's up to you what you do, practice different ways that suit you.. I've got into the habit of drawing straight onto the pc like I would sketch in rl.. then working on the linework.. It saves time and I just find it easier.. Here are some examples of what I mean, a bit fast but just to show the step by step progress.. As you can see by these you don't have to stick to Black lines, but it does help to begin with as it can be very confusing at times.. Atm i've ditched lines all together and decided to work in silhouettes, just to loose the hard line feel to it.. latest one I finished like that.. and my latest wip.. (work in progress) Goodluck Pixelers! If theres anything else you want added just post and I'll try whip something up, this is all I can cover tonight :x .. Too tired.. Hope what I've wrote helps...

im not working on it right now lol, too busy making a begginers tutorial.. :lol: Will post update tommorrow.

I do draw it out first, just don't go by linework. blocking it out simplifies everything so I can work section at a time. Going by the original drawing sometimes means the end result can be brought down by the drawing quality. More booze is a great Idea LP. :wink:

7/10 is the guy in the back the same guy in your sig ?? :lol:

This is how my last sig turned out, to those who may think its a bad technique. To.. Thx xman, theyre on the way back from the pub, so I was going for an angled perspective.

heh thats no excuse, it looks like you didn't even try.. If you spent ages on it, tried to be detailed as possible and made a few mistakes it'd show and you'd get a good response and with some crits you'd come back with a better 2nd sig. this is tempting me to make a 'my first pixel tut'

-Reserved for completed sig-

making a freebie for jakey (teenageloser) cus he donated loads in my time of need :shock: :wink: His brief minus character descriptions; Outside, on a street, street lights on. Outside, arm around his shoulder and his around mine, in close background, the a lighted up sign saying "Pub" and other buildings up and down the street. Nothing else, you can think of. Make it look like a street in england though, so you get the idea mate. Have us both smiling/laughing with a mugs of beer in our hands. Just the layout blocked out, not using linework. Done a face and hands, man Terley, you gotta speed up... (talking to myself again :? ) Crits would be really useful, tell me what you think of the layout :) . Atm im gonna work on the characters, worry about the background later, but im hoping of having some other characters / objects behind. cheers :D

This is a wild guess are u running rs from the rs program or from going on runescape.com?? cus I run from a runescape shortcut from my desktop and it wont let me take screenies.. but it does on the site.. if im wrong just.... I tried :lol: .. EDit Oh and you posted 3 times in like 5 minutes.. Its not a prime time on TIF, only 4 max people are viewing this section at a time. And those 2-3 people won't jump to you help when theyre probably only checking if anyones posted on their threads.. Edit2 Oh correction there are plenty of people viewin atm, someone should know..

not very good, it looks rushed, and messy. I'd say its just unfinished.. Try making it smaller, so you can spend more time getting the details right, colours are aweful IMO, and the backgrounds looks like a 10 second job... Does look like you posted it for a joke, but if it isn't then I'd suggest work on a smaller canvas, sketch out more ideas, look up other peoples work, just don't post until your sure you'll get a positive response.. You need a greater sense of self critisism, I've not been proud of anything I've done, all I see is the mistakes.. :roll:

is it just me or is everyone prone to rippers :cry: alexrider1234 using one of my old sigs without permision :roll: :(

omfg... unfaith :shock: :shock: :shock: dude long time no see :shock: :shock:

how do u actually get to the slayer tower :oops:

Is that how you do all your sigs? pixel by pixel.. I use a line tool very slowly and I tend to plan it out before hand using the pencil tool like I would a real pencil. the eyes are too far up I recon but other than that its ok, :wink: im suprised tho, I dun know if im just different to everyone else.. :?

www. imageshack. us host it and copy the hosted url.. this is stickied somewhere .

just like 01whitec2's sig, but totally different approach to the idea. just doodle ideas.. Dont go on what people tell ya..

the views count how many times you've clicked too you know? :wink: Yeah Im an animator. go on www . newgrounds .com, search for tutorials in the search box.. otherwise, your asking such a broad question.. How do you animate?... depends what media you want, cartoons, hand draw, pixel sprites, stop motion, 3d etc. Don't even know what program your using, i'd suggest investing in Flash.. It maybe vector but believe it or not a lot of animators use it, That JCB song uses it. :lol: (for u brits) My advice would be to just practice in whatever your using, research animators, pick up tips as you go and never give up. You won't be great straight away.

when you put together a buddy it isn't considered your work, you're basically provided a whole list of characters in sections.. All in the same boring postions with identical structures, people here realise the novalty wore off long ago and tend to respect people creating their own stuff, try being much more creative, don't be a buddy fanatic and use them in everything you do, nor copy them in your own work.. look how other people create pixelated characters, doesn't have to be part of a sig. just maybe if you just want to create a lone character... Don't think im forcing you not to use them because of a personal opinion, it'd just benifit you'd more not following every fad that takes your fancy, go on what you want to create, not picking from a list of available characters.. ~ter

I got a distinction :wink: basically an A*,10/10, thanks for the comments guys.. Lock if you want mods :)

whats the point in blocking the botters names? if u say the names then mods can ban them