Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Scotteh on October 08, 2006, 06:10:44 pm

Title: Im trying to make a game
Post by: Scotteh on October 08, 2006, 06:10:44 pm

Hi i have a few sprite lines that i need colour for this but i need everones help, what programs do you use to make a game?

anyway heres some sprites i have made:

(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/1121/spritesoq4.png)

not animated yet as i cant find a program  :'(

Title: Re: Im trying to make a game
Post by: ceddo on October 08, 2006, 06:16:40 pm

Okay, those are pretty cool, but..

- I don't see many people who lift both legs in a banana-split position when they run.
- Looks like you made a new sprite at every frame.. i usually just copy-paste my old one and tweak. The hair and face width look really messed up in the third frames.

I suggest you look through a few tutorials about pixel art (and shading and color theory) before making an entire game. And also, making a game is incredibly hard. Or are you looking for one of those cheapish game-making programs? Yeah, you could use those too.. (i hate them)

Anyways, the greatest pixel tuts in pixel history:
http://www.zoggles.co.uk/asp/tutorials.asp?tut=17
http://www.spriteart.com/

Good luck!

Title: Re: Im trying to make a game
Post by: Scotteh on October 08, 2006, 06:24:53 pm

thanks, will do and yes io am looking for a cheapy game making program lol :D

Edit: remade the people, hopefully it doesnt look that odd now :D
(http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1716/untitledwa2.png)
The boxes with pictures in em r like powerups ;D

Title: Re: Im trying to make a game
Post by: Evil-Ville on October 08, 2006, 06:25:22 pm

ceddo: There's nothing wrong with game making programs, it's the end product that matters.

Sorry for being off-topic.

Title: Re: Im trying to make a game
Post by: Kyle on October 08, 2006, 10:57:11 pm

http://www.gamemaker.nl/

That is a good program to work with for making games, seeing as it has drag and drop for beginners, but adds a great deal of depth for extended use, even into 3D games.

Title: Re: Im trying to make a game
Post by: Wolverine on October 09, 2006, 09:32:07 am

Quote from: Kyle on October 08, 2006, 10:57:11 pm

http://www.gamemaker.nl/

That is a good program to work with for making games, seeing as it has drag and drop for beginners, but adds a great deal of depth for extended use, even into 3D games.

Yup, thats what me and my group at http://eocommunity.co.uk/index.php use.  And a great deal of my most played PC games of the last few years were made with it too.  New version of it is out soon,  GM7.0, and it's extremely cheap to register if ya wanna unlock everything but still highly usable if you prefer not to register at all.

EDIT: grrrr useless freakin' host went down.  Always does when I show people... piece of crap.

Title: Re: Im trying to make a game
Post by: Scotteh on October 09, 2006, 03:14:47 pm

lol thanks for the help, i dunno how to use it properly yet though :D im finding some music to fit it at the moment  :hehe: