Nazgul740 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Ok, well i really screwed up this time :x Friend wanted me to help make him some sprites for a game. I am a decent artist and all so I said yes. ARRHHG HUGE MISTAKE! I can decorate sprites all day long, I can go around and make little fancy hats from all angles... I can edit sprites to make them do what I want... But i have no clue how to draw a decent looking sprite from 3\4 angles! Most of the time for games that aren't fully 3d the character is shown walking at a 3\4 angle... Meaning that the characters head is mostly shown along with 3\4 of his body... The far side of the face is normally made to look like the edge of a face and the eye is moved near the edge of that curve... I have looked at tutorials and gone all over sites that do this... Maplestory (deargodhelpme) gaia online (blah, why me?) and tons of doll sites (premade dolls that are just the anatomy)... I still cannot get that 3\4 angle... All my work looks like trash, its infuriating to know how somthing should look and knowing that I can do it in real life, but not being able to pixel somthing on the computer (and don't say scan it in my scanner hasn't worked in ages) Ok, now after all that here are the images I have been trying to do... First on on the left is the template that we and this other guy got... haven't popped in shadeing and whatnot yet... In the middle is that thing with the stick figures... I was trying to map out the anatomy of where the HELL everything would be... I failed miserbly and just managaed to make myself furious... Third try Meh, I am willing to spend as long as need be to get this thing finished... but atm... jeesh I am hopeless... New sigzor^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Hmm, not sure if this would work, but do you have any legos? Like, the little lego guys? maybe get one and look at it, generaly you could probaly get it at a 3/4 kind of angle like in most old-school rpgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul740 Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 hmm... I do have legos... wonder if that would work... thanks for the tip man New sigzor^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel104 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 to draw isometric sprites you draw the basic isometric cube then you carve it to make a isometric looking person. try reading this tutorial isometric pixel art tutorial, mostly you just need to read this section isometric people tutorial here is a picture of a isometric piece that doesnt look like crap(from another website) also you should tell your friend that your having trouble instead of covering it up also check out these animations click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesafree Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Hmm, not sure if this would work, but do you have any legos? Like, the little lego guys? maybe get one and look at it, generaly you could probaly get it at a 3/4 kind of angle like in most old-school rpgs. very nice, good creativity =p i suggest looking at other diagonal (god my spelling sucks) looking sprites... http://forums.thegamehomepage.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 well your problem is you're working too big, stick to something smaller.. are you working to a percific size?? sprite usually have to be. start with pixeling your sprite looking foward, start with a head, make sure it's looking at the right angle. If you're having difficulties break it down in to easy to manage sections of things to do. id recommend spriteart .com , tutorials look for Shuku, he explains it well.. I just did this for ya to if ya wanna use it as step-by-step reference.. edit added a higher angled version.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesafree Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 hmmm.... i tried making a diagram http://forums.thegamehomepage.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul740 Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm not covering up at all... I have been talking with him about it for awhile and I am not sure if he understands lol... New sigzor^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel104 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 what sprites does he want you to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 oh here are some example sprites from Breath of fire. (Breath of Fire for the Snes) http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... F1/Ryu.gif http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... 1/Bleu.gif http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... oF1/Bo.gif http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... 1/Gobi.gif (Breath of Fire 2 for the Snes) http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... F2/Ryu.png http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... 2/Bleu.png http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... 2/Spar.png http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Capcom/O ... 2/Nina.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul740 Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 Basically the game is centered around zelda style movement... Though it is free range with the mouse... Four sprites two sides one front and back... Working on the sides atm... I don't think the back will be that hard... Then i have to start on movement... Ok i tried out that tutorial and my finished work isn't great or anything... but it is better then what i did have... sprite restrictions are Male Sprite Size: 64x96 pixels these will fit in a 128x128 box. Mine might be a tad smaller or larger... just trying to get the angles down atm... New sigzor^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesafree Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 i tried quickly with my little angle and your basic model here...legs are abeit hard looks like he is leaning towards the right a little...damn http://forums.thegamehomepage.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 well I'd go for isometric If I were you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul740 Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 Ok another attempt up now... redid this one quite a bit and talked to my friend about it to see how he wants it... Looking good imo but i still want C\C :D New sigzor^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 (Better respond through your thread rather than pm) I think you're doing much better, you just need to make sure he's standing straight, atm his head is drooping the the right along with 'his' left arm, imagine your character has an axis, make sure its equal on both sides. The higher the angle the wider it becomes at the top and the shorter it will be. made a quick edit to help. I also figured out how the front view will look for ya if that helps at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesafree Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 meh finished mine http://forums.thegamehomepage.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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