paper mario pixel art

[NICKtendo DS]

i dont have a fancy little graphics tablet.

Go to the main website.
Go to custom sprites.
Go to Sonic.
Look for every Sonic SMK edit/custom made.
I made that, without a fancy little graphics tablet.

awesome.

You... are kinda missing the point here. For spriting, a mouse will do quite fine. I used a mouse making these sprites, but don't expect they were done in a mere minute or so. Time varies between 4 to 8 hours of work (or in Mammoth Mogul's case, 3 friggin' days!). Aside from the time spent, I also have years of spriting experience under my belt.

Don't use your lack of experience as an excuse to only make 20-seconds-circle-tool art. Study. Practice a lot, that also includes drawing. Sounds stupid? It's not! If you can't draw, you can't sprite. Don't get it the wrong way; it's not drawing lines with a mouse, but rather dotting them, one or few pixels at a time. So why draw? To get a better understanding of how shapes work. May sound confusing at first, but it'll make sense as you practice. Again, it took me years to reach the level I'm at now.