Elysian Shadows

Hello, It's been a while, but I'm back with an update. I finished (term taken loosely) a run cycle, but that's about it. Since I don't know how to create a GIF file (and don't feel like looking it up at the moment), all I can show you is a sprite sheet, so... http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5599/...

Alright, I have another question: Is it considered "acceptable" to make this guy 64x64? 32x64 seems a little crowded for a guy of this size, so any suggestions? Any help is welcome, and once again, thanks for putting up with my ignorance on this subject :P

Thanks for the posts and such, i did a little touch up, not really worth showing, but now i have a slightly bigger problem. Animation, and a run/walk cycle. I've never been too good at animation myself, but I've always wanted to learn, and there's no time like the present. I guess it's just a matter...

BWAHAHAHA!!! BOW DOWN BEFORE MY SUPERIOR SKILL OF INFINITE FAILURE!!! But anyway, I'm not sure what you're problem is. i just c&p'ed into mspaint, and it worked just fine for me, so i dunno.

Alright, a little update, added the pink "transparent" background, gave him a gun, and a second arm (finally), and I'm over all pleased. Tell me what you think:

maybe the gun's a little hard to see, but maybe thats the pink bg talking.

Alright, coming back with an update. yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking with 32x48, so i edited it, made it 32x64, but something still doesn't seem to fit... I dunno, maybe it's just me. Here it is, tho: http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3114/lavaman.png *edit* oh yeah, i forgot to mention that i...

True, but if i expand up, i won't have room up top for a head bob while running, seeing as i've only got a couple pixels to work with. Still, thanks for the crit. Maybe i can make him a 32-48 or something to give a little more room to make him bigger... I'll see how that works out

I've got a suggestion, try looking up online something called "anti-aliasing". It's a very useful skill to have, so you don't have to rely on evil tools such as the gradient. shading is a very good way to give your sprites depth and color. And great job on your first sprite. I "Love&q...

Hello, and thanks for all the replies. The links were (for the most part) helpful, I knew some of it already, but that's OK, doesn't hurt to go over things again. But I think that one of the main setback (at least for me) is being unsure of your abilities, and your willingness to try something new. ...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows a good tutorial or reference on spriting humans and people and such. I can make a good fighter ship, strange monsters, tiles (kind of), and some other assorted things, but for the life of me just can't figure out the right proportions. Any help i can get is app...

Hello everyone, Will's the name, I'm new here, but not to programming. I've been into this field since 12, got started in java, kind of a jump straight in, i know, but i caught on pretty quick. A year in, i started learning C++, and have been ever since. only a year ago did i "try" to lear...