04-13-2016, 08:12 AM
Overview
Just a little something I thought would be interesting to get the community involved in for some fun, and for Zelda's 30th Anniversary. Pick any 2D Zelda graphic that you want, and upgrade it to a higher resolution. The repository of completed things would be kept in this first post, with the contributing artist identified.
Process
Fairly simple process, as shown above. First, locate the original graphic somewhere. Next, scale it up x2 in both dimensions. Finally, to do a smooth version, clean up the pixels so that the look is less boxy, while also shaped out a bit more where applicable. For the high resolution version, do some cleanup to make it look nice at the new resolution, bringing it back to a x1 pixel scale in the process.
Rules
Just a few basic rules to keep everything steady, and straight forward.
-You may update a previous entry if desired.
-Critiques and edits are welcome; we want the community effort to look nice, and so the community should be able to contribute with the process of getting an entry to look nice as well.
-Everything in here is free to use, with credit. Since we don't directly own the graphics anyway, since it's all stemming from official Nintendo works, everything in here must be free to use. However, if you do decide to use someone's work, give them credit for the effort they put into it!
Template
If you want to keep things organized as I did in the process example, feel free to download and use the template (and make it larger as needed, if your graphic is bigger) above.
Repository
Armos, by DragonDePlatino
Cat, by DarkGrievous7145
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Cat, by DarkGrievous7145
Blue and Red Rupees, by Koh
Bombs, by Koh
Bush, by Koh
Green Rupee, by Koh
Heart Pickup, by Koh
HUD Elements, by Koh
Leaf, by Koh
Link Walking (South), by Koh
Link Walking (South), by Terminal Devastation
Link Walking (South), by Valo
Link Walking (North), by Koh
Oracles Exclamation, by Koh
Oracles Small Key, by Koh
Oracles Wooden Shield, by Koh
Oracles Wooden Sword, by Koh
Shovels, by Koh
Sword Slash, by Koh
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Bombs, by Koh
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Bush, by Koh
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Green Rupee, by Koh
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Heart Pickup, by Koh
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HUD Elements, by Koh
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Leaf, by Koh
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Link Walking (South), by Koh
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Link Walking (South), by Terminal Devastation
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Link Walking (South), by Valo
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Link Walking (North), by Koh
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Oracles Exclamation, by Koh
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Oracles Small Key, by Koh
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Oracles Wooden Shield, by Koh
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Oracles Wooden Sword, by Koh
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Shovels, by Koh
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Sword Slash, by Koh
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Zelda, by Azure Spectre
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Link With Mirror Shield and Golden Sword, by JazzGW
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