Thread: How does one make a game sprite?

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    How does one make a game sprite?

    simply put, I suck at art...
    So can anyone please tell me..How does one make 2d sprites for a game?
    And please don't suggest MS Paint..i suck using that too..Photoshop too..
    well if there are any tutorials it would be great, i just can't find anything.
    Can anyone please help?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eman View Post
    simply put, I suck at art...
    So can anyone please tell me..How does one make 2d sprites for a game?
    And please don't suggest MS Paint..i suck using that too..Photoshop too..
    well if there are any tutorials it would be great, i just can't find anything.
    Can anyone please help?
    Thanks
    Eman
    see here.

    But really... it's an art. Sure you can learn it, a bit. But it's usually not a task programmers do themselves. The few games I have seen where the sprites were made my programmers, the games were horrible.

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    look for 'sprite sheets' You can find some free ones, you basically get around 6 or 7 frames of movement in various styles like 'attack' jump, run etc
    The thing is you may be best getting good at art / image manipulation to get something that truly complements your game! Either that or ask a mate that is good at art to help out
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    You can use tools such as Paint.net or GIMP.

    If you're looking for sprites/sprite sheets, here's a website for you below.
    [link]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eman View Post
    simply put, I suck at art...
    So can anyone please tell me..How does one make 2d sprites for a game?
    And please don't suggest MS Paint..i suck using that too..Photoshop too..
    well if there are any tutorials it would be great, i just can't find anything.
    Eman
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    thanks for the reply guys.
    @ Sipher good point! :P

    i tried photoshop and paint..but whenever i draw a line..it is comes out as a squiggle...I will look for someone art student and hope haha...
    The spritesheets look cool..I wonder can I use them for XNA? Thanks for the link.
    Thanks anyhow
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    > but whenever i draw a line..it is comes out as a squiggle
    Try holding down shift/ctrl/alt.
    Often, there is an option to snap to grid / horizontal / vertical.
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    Most digital artists do not use a mouse and many take advantage of the many blending functions of various image programs. The usual procedure is to draw the item in question on paper and then trace it out on the drawing tablet. From there you can use various blends to fill in the outlines and begin to add lighting details here and there. Lighting details can be as simple as using an area affect brighten or darken. In essence there are a lot of tricks, just as in graphics programming, that are used to create the assets.

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    thanks for the help Salem, will try that.

    @VirtualAce...that's the problem I can't draw..But I will try every suggestion that has been posted and see which works best.
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    Funnily enough I think this is quite common among programmers. At least pretty much every person I know that can program is completely illiterate with a drawing-program, or maybe it is just me.

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    It's most likely because both programming and art use separate sides of the brain.

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