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DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 11-23-2013
Welcome to my sprite workshop thread! Here, I'll be uploading anything I happen to be working on at the moment. It'll be a good learning experience for you, me, and along the way we might have some fun. If you want to see what I'm currently working on, head to the last page.
Now let's get crackin'!
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 01-13-2014
First up we have a Mega Man-styled sheet for Link! I know Mega Man sprites are a bit taboo around here, so I did my best to make it NOT look like an edit. And it's not. :I
![[Image: mega_man_link_by_dragondeplatino-d723cwa.gif]](http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/013/a/c/mega_man_link_by_dragondeplatino-d723cwa.gif)
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - Deathbringer - 01-13-2014
Those are some of the better edits I've seen. Pretty good.
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - Ton - 01-13-2014
Looking good! He's definitely in the style! I can't wait to see more!
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 01-13-2014
Oh! Oh! I forgot! While I was working on my Link, I remembered it was my friend Keeper's birthday. Took a break and whipped up a free avatar commission for him of his main OC in about 45 minutes:
![[Image: keeper_200px_by_dragondeplatino-d724awl.png]](http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/013/c/9/keeper_200px_by_dragondeplatino-d724awl.png)
Think this looks alright? Keeper's design is nice, but I it would be a bit pointless to just copy his existing avatar so I went with something a touch more realistic using Dawnbringer 32. Not so hot on the orange, but it really seems to be the only thing the palette has to shade skin so I went with it. Oh, and his hair was requested to be more sparse.
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 01-14-2014
![[Image: mega_man_link_by_dragondeplatino-d728jde.png]](http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/014/9/a/mega_man_link_by_dragondeplatino-d728jde.png)
Anyone have any requests or suggestions for this sheet? Also, please keep in mind, this is the classic brown-haired Link, so I'll only be considering things from Legend of Zelda, Link's Adventure, Link to the Past, Link's Awakening or Link Between Worlds. And if I'm in a silly mood, maybe Wand of Gamelon or Faces of Evil.
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - Deathbringer - 01-15-2014
How about the upward and downward thrusts from II?
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - Ton - 01-15-2014
You could add the Roc's feather since you have the jump already. How about lifting (like, pots, for example)?
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - Deathbringer - 01-15-2014
Or have the Roc's Feather be a double jump like in the Castlevania games.
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 01-15-2014
(01-15-2014, 09:25 AM)Ton Wrote: You could add the Roc's feather since you have the jump already. How about lifting (like, pots, for example)?
Pots will be easy. I can just create a generic grabbing/throwing sprite and superimpose a bush/pot/bomb/cucco/fish onto it.
(01-15-2014, 05:10 PM)Deathbringer Wrote: Or have the Roc's Feather be a double jump like in the Castlevania games.
Hmm...Roc's feather would make sense, and of course I'll do that, but if you haven't noticed, I already have the sprites for that! The Roc's feather is just a mid-air spin, and that could be easily managed by just using the rolling sprites in midair. I'll make sure to do the thrusts in the sword-techniques section. That'll be the first item I do.
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - BullockDS - 01-16-2014
Pegasus Boots sprinting as well, perhaps (with and without sword)?
Oh, and by the way the sprites look great; they evoke the Megaman-ish essence without looking like generic edits, so kudos for that.
One thing I'd change, though, are the item icons; maybe reduce the amount of unique palettes used in those icons? (Also, the colors for the Magic Powder bag seem a touch too dark.)
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 01-16-2014
(01-16-2014, 05:14 PM)BullockDS Wrote: Pegasus Boots sprinting as well, perhaps (with and without sword)?Hey, thanks for the feedback! I've lightened up the powder bag a bit. I originally wanted it darker so that it could have a unique palette, but I guess it was at the expense of clarity. I think the palettes for the items are just fine, though. The Mega Man games didn't do this, but I think it would be reasonable to say a 3-color item overlayed on a 4-color (non-transparent) box would be possible on the NES.
Oh, and by the way the sprites look great; they evoke the Megaman-ish essence without looking like generic edits, so kudos for that.
One thing I'd change, though, are the item icons; maybe reduce the amount of unique palettes used in those icons? (Also, the colors for the Magic Powder bag seem a touch too dark.)
Yeah, I'll be adding the the boot dash right after I finish the stabbing and midair sword techniques.
![[Image: mega_man_link_by_dragondeplatino-d72hh3k.png]](http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/016/a/b/mega_man_link_by_dragondeplatino-d72hh3k.png)
Also, judging from the size of this sheet so far, it seems that it will be a lot bigger than I originally expected. Will probably have to spoiler this next time I update it. And that's with only the bare minimum of LttP sprites...How should I mend this? Should I expand the sheet horizontally from here, or just keep expanding vertically? Also, how does the swinging pose look? I'll be reusing this for lots of things like rods, canes, hammers, nets, etc. I'm not sure on the style of motion blur and it might look better if the sword finishes it's swing at a lower angle. It's important that I get it perfect!
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 02-07-2014
Hey, seems that things have been awfully quiet around here lately, eh? Well, that's because I've put Link on hold to finish a huuuuuge 4-month project called "Dawnlike" which aims to fix the design problems most roguelike programmers run into when it comes down to making graphics. Screenshots and download here!
![[Image: town_by_dragondeplatino-d75a9mv.gif]](http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/036/a/3/town_by_dragondeplatino-d75a9mv.gif)
I can also make a project thread here on the TSR forums if anyone's interested in helping out with this tileset.
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - Kelvin - 02-08-2014
It's not often you see edits of NES Megaman that look so good. Kudos!
RE: DDP's Sprite Workshop - DragonDePlatino - 02-08-2014
(02-08-2014, 08:52 PM)Midi Wrote: It's not often you see edits of NES Megaman that look so good. Kudos!
OTL Thanks...But why does everyone keep saying these are edits? To quote,
(01-13-2014, 07:25 PM)DragonDePlatino Wrote: First up we have a Mega Man-styled sheet for Link! I know Mega Man sprites are a bit taboo around here, so I did my best to make it NOT look like an edit. And it's not. :I
Oh well....I guess that given custom spriting's history, it's pretty much impossible to make a Mega Man-styled sprite without it looking like an edit.
