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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Vans on October 10, 2006, 11:30:35 pm

Title: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: Vans on October 10, 2006, 11:30:35 pm

I was wandering if there is any special technics to amke sprites look like this:
(http://www.css2006.deltaanime.net/image/4_m_moc_soldier.gif) ; i mean, look the armor its kinda brushed or something
(http://www.css2006.deltaanime.net/image/4_f_einwoman.gif)

I remember someone had posted once in the old pixelation forum a tutorial in which he rezised or something like that...

thanks
vans

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: Feron on October 10, 2006, 11:33:06 pm

to me they just look dirty and un-refined.

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: Vans on October 10, 2006, 11:40:10 pm

Yeah, thats the techinique i wanna make but i make them to clean, and dont know how to do it

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: AlexHW on October 10, 2006, 11:41:33 pm

from what i remember seeing, the original artist for the original sprites painted them or something, and then they were touched up after being scanned. I dont know if the artist still works for them(haven't played that game for a while now)..
these two definately dont look like they were made by the same artist from what i can tell.

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: Dogmeat on October 11, 2006, 03:48:00 am

Yeah I remember the actual Raganarok Online sprites looking much cooler and cleaner than this, but then again I wasn't able to double size them and scrutinize them either.

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: Helm on October 11, 2006, 10:07:28 am

The so-called Korean style of coloring is the most prevailent thing here: check the pastel colors. Pixel-art-wise, the tech on display here aren't top-notch at all. Bad selout, broken lines, a lot of missing AA.

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: Ryumaru on October 11, 2006, 06:50:58 pm

basically very unrefined pixelart.

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: ndchristie on October 11, 2006, 07:33:05 pm

they splash lots of color over a pretty decent silhouette / lineart and simple but cute and attractive character/costume designs, and the the unified saturation and value keeps it all looking smooth.  the broken lines and missing aa are, as mentioned, a result of a general neglect of technique in favor of efficiency.  another example of this - static heads.  not really great pixel-art wise, but very effective for a game.  Basically, these sprites are what we refer to in tabletop games as "regimental quality" - good looking at a glance, but hardly works of art.  The same goes for all of the artwork and even the writing in game.

Title: Re: Ragnarok online sprite coloring technics
Post by: AlexHW on October 11, 2006, 07:48:05 pm

its also good to point out that the sprites ingame aren't pixel perfect rendered, but has that blurred look. and you can zoom in and out in the game.