Spriting with Z999

[Z999]

I'll post it here too in case this would proove usefull to someone.

The goal will be to edit a non mvc base into something more mvc like. Can be usefull to give a fresh feeling to some edits, avoiding overused bases.
So we'll pick an horrible 3d char, let's say lina for angel eyes. Be ready it's going to hurt your eyes...

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So this is Lina :



The pose is interesting, between that and the high heels, it would really fit poison ivy.
So let's make a poison ivy sprite.


The first step will be to recolor the sprite in a plain way, and give some concept to the hairs, nothing definitive tought... Note that we'll take care of the skin later.

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Now, the most evident problem is the proportions. While the chest is not that far from mvc, the legs are far too much slim, and the arms could use a few fixes. So let's do that, just adding a few pixel there and there...

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Okay, we now have our base. Let's outline a little and start to define the outfit (with a darker color of what is outlined) :

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Now we need to add some shading to the outfit. Let's start with the legs. Pick the color used on the legs and make it a bit lighter. Now work with the shading style your the most confident with :

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That's better but three shades is a minimum so let's add one more. Again pick the same color, lighter.

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Let's do the same for the dark green parts of the outfit, but first we need to define these a little more. That would give something like that :

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Good now let's add the two missing shades of dark green :

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Right, only missing the skin part, gloves and hairs. Now is the time to recolor the skin, plain again.

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Hum... The shoulder to the right seemed a bit weird, so let's cut the arm and bring it closer of the body. Redraw a little the arm and shoulder and let's finish the gloves while we're at it. I also started to define the head and better the neck and hairs.

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That's better, now let's add the shading to the skin. Still the three shades rule (not counting the outline shade)

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Now, all that is missing is some shading on the hairs. So let's do it :

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Done ^^

So basically we went form this to that


Hope this will prove usefull to someone.

[Spidermew]

Thats a trn, there are some red x's in there im getting so some of the steps arnt showing.

You should make like a video where you sprite something off of an odd base like that and do it all in fast forward.

[Z999]

Funny everything appear on my screen. I don't know how to make videos and seriously am too lazy to look at how it could be done by the way ^^

[Warrior]

Its good, but its not MvC....it looks pseudo-3D still....

Try reducing the proportions to an existing sprite with similar qualities (Poison ?), and referring to this;

http://z11.invisionfree.com/Tekken_MUGEN_Project/index.php?showtopic=15

This will help with the skin..... Good luck!

[Z999]

Which is why i said :

into something more mvc like.

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work with the shading style your the most confident with

I'm aware that i don't really draw like mvc, there are a few differences be it in body proportions or in shading/lightsource style. You won't see me doing exact mvc style 'cause i'm not a big fan of big legs/little heads, flat hairs and upper light source.

Now i don't see why the pseudo 3d thing, it actually matchs well with the rest of my sprites. It's only a matter of using the general idea with your style, be it mvc or something else.