Today I just learned about a Rpg Maker Vx Characterset template. A spriter from a popular forum decided to begin work on a template that will be perfect for making VX charactersets. I’m not going to give out all the details or give the entire template, as it is not for public release as of yet. But below you can see some of it.
I just wanted to show off my work with my goku breeze character by letting everyone view my progress and development. We have goku in front view doing some of his most famous attacks. There will be more to come in time, it’s just a matter of me sitting down and actually taking the time to do it. Also I will be developing a how to sprite goku breeze tutorial shortly. So check it out when I add it.
RPG Maker has impacted the gaming industry greatly since its release in 1988. For those that do not know what RPG Maker is, it is a program which allows users to design their own role-playing game. The interface of the program is simple and intuitive, which is why it is highly praised til this day. The newest edition of RPG Maker, RPG Maker VX, is scheduled to be released on February 2008 in the United States. The same basic features as its previous versions are still there. However, most of the features have received an improvement. For example, RPG Maker VX contains a more in-depth tileset/autotiles system. The tileset graphics have also received a re-vamp and are brand new. Moreover, RPG Maker VX’s previous versions have all ran in 30FPS. This time, it will run at 60FPS. This means that the animations in game will run a lot faster and smoother. All in all, RPG Maker VX still carries the same feel as its previous versions with just modifications to the program’s features. Users that have used RPG Maker before will feel right at home as its interface will still be the same.
Okay its a bout time I showed some progress on what I had been working on. This is my revamp of my Super Saiyan Goku sprite.
A while back Green Raven created a template named the Cucumber template. Though the template can be considered wonderful, there is a lack of resources for it. So recently a new spriter decided to take on the task of creating some resources for the template. Green Raven him self has made some characters with the template but not many.
The sprites below were created based off of Green Ravens Cucumber template.
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Any fan of Naruto should at least know how to draw the main character well. It is actually not that difficult if you are willing to take the time to do a few practice sketches and perfect your technique. My tutorial shows the entire process from start to finish. The little slide show will take you carefully through each step. It covers how to draw in the little details of his face, hair, and headband. The little wrap-up even points out how to get all the signature details of his jacket to really pull off the look. People who want to make it perfect can then take the follow-up course on how to color Naruto properly and make a little anime masterpiece.
Well for that to be answered it requires a little knowledge into the history of digital art. What many people may think pixel art is, it may not be. First of all Pixel art is a type of digital art that was frequently used in the making of computer and mobile phone games. It was first used in 1972, mentioned in publication ten years later and has grown from there.
The are some key aspects that make pixel art… well pixel art. Techniques of line art are used initially before dithering colors. Dithering can and will be explained in more detail here. The coloring of the pixel art is done before using anti-aliasing.
Pixel art is generally divided into two major categories, isometric and non-isometric. Isometric sprites are those that are at a certain angle, and non isometric are traditionally in standard view. Today pixel art is used in many ways. Pixel art has been used a lot in video games, including some Nintendo DS games. Eboy is well known artist that is famous for his use of pixel art.
Spriting is the art of drawing a person or animal as a pixalated image. It was commonly used when creating video games like Pokemon and Ninetales for the SNES and the Sega through programmes such as Mac Paint and Microsoft Paint but has recently been making a come back. People who draw spriting as a hobby commonly create pictures for magazines such as sprite comics. More recently artists have been hired to create sprites for MMORPG’s and avatars or buddy icons for websites. Many artists who use spriting use line art and blocking to create their pixelated image while using a computer program.
Some people don’t realize that you do not necessarily need a template in order to sprite. It actually is possible to sprite without using any kind of pre-shaped figure. Below you will see what I did to fully create one of my own original characters. He is rather simple, but it gets the point across. I will be working on a tutorial that show cases how to do this at some later date, but at the moment I don’t really feel like it
As you can see I show my progress from beginning to end with no real explanation, it’s meant to be an example of visual progression. You can pretty much notice the changes in each step.
This did not take very long it’s just a matter of getting down the look you want. Good luck everyone and happy spriting.
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