05-22-2009, 10:59 PM
Edits, no matter what, will always be edits.
the same effort you spend modifying that sprite could be easily used into learning stuff to create them into your own. the same amount of pixels you have placed over that sprite you used as a base could be easily used to create something new. even if it sucks and it barely has any sense of human anatomy, its YOUR OWN WORK, you own effort, your own mistakes and you'll learn way, waaay more by making those mistakes than just using a lifesaver sprite because you can't aford yourself to do it on your own. I have made sprite edits in the past, certainly its not a crime nor a sin, but nothing to be really proud of. but there is no way editing sprites will ever help you improve beyond a certain limit, in woich you will eventually need to move on and start doing your own stuff.
now, deniying the fact that it does take effort, time, creativity and talent to make something extraordinary from a base in a edit is as retarded as the so called pixel purism. if someone is skilled enought to create something good out of an edit it will certainly be recognized. nor like a custom stickman made in 30 seconds will be more worthy than a week-long huge sheet of perfectly shaded and created characters. thats just a dumb prejudice.
this thread, anyway, is made out of rage. i wouldn't take it seriusly.
the same effort you spend modifying that sprite could be easily used into learning stuff to create them into your own. the same amount of pixels you have placed over that sprite you used as a base could be easily used to create something new. even if it sucks and it barely has any sense of human anatomy, its YOUR OWN WORK, you own effort, your own mistakes and you'll learn way, waaay more by making those mistakes than just using a lifesaver sprite because you can't aford yourself to do it on your own. I have made sprite edits in the past, certainly its not a crime nor a sin, but nothing to be really proud of. but there is no way editing sprites will ever help you improve beyond a certain limit, in woich you will eventually need to move on and start doing your own stuff.
now, deniying the fact that it does take effort, time, creativity and talent to make something extraordinary from a base in a edit is as retarded as the so called pixel purism. if someone is skilled enought to create something good out of an edit it will certainly be recognized. nor like a custom stickman made in 30 seconds will be more worthy than a week-long huge sheet of perfectly shaded and created characters. thats just a dumb prejudice.
this thread, anyway, is made out of rage. i wouldn't take it seriusly.