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[Krevin]

I'm attempting to make a guide to spriting that covers every aspect you will ever need to read about. Lets do this.


To find something quickly, just press CTRL+F on your keyboard and type in the number in brackets from the Table of Contents

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1. Table of Contents [1000]
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1. Table of Contents [1000]
2. FAQ [2000]
-2a. Terminology [2100]
3. Convenient Links [3000]
- 3a. On-site Links [3100]
- 3b. Off-site Links [3200]
4. The Learning Curve [4000]
5. Getting Started [5000]
- 5a. Resources [5100]
6. Special Thanks [6000]


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2. FAQ [2000]
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Coming Soon

5b. Terminology [2100]
Recolor - The process of simply changing the colors of a sprite. Recolor may also refer to the finished product

Splice - The combination of parts from multiple sprites. This includes anything from simply putting Oujay's head on Roy's body, to using super-fine pieces of 8 or more mugs just to make a perfect looking shoulderpad.

Custom - Refers to any parts of a sprite or mug that were drawn by hand, as apposed to being spliced from a different sprite.

Full Custom - Refers to any sprite that was made entirely by hand, incorporating absolutely no pieces from other sprites.

Shading - Refers to the incorporation of multiple shades of the same general color, so that the sprite blends properly and looks more realistic. Shading is typically considered the most important skill in spriting.

Dithering - A shading method, often used for fur, reptilian skin, or woven fabric, in which the transition of shades is more blended than your basic, linear shading.

Pillow Shading - Using unnecessarily thick amounts of darker shades, often in a rounder shape than necessary, which gives a sprite or a piece of your sprite the illusion that it is bulgy and soft, like a pillow. Occasions in which pillow shading is useful are few and far between.

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3. Convenient Links [3000]
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3a. On-site Links [3100]
YQ's Do's and Don'ts of Spriting (READ IT)
Grand Sage's Recoloring Tutorial
Kaze's Animooting Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Transparency Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Epilogue Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Rolling Demo Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Magic Battle Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Support Viewer Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Text Position Tutorial
Flarebreeze's Battle Sheet Tutorial
Flarebreeze's FE7 Stat Sheet Tutorial
Yeti's Full Custom Battle Sprite Tutorial (posted by byoxxyl, created by bwdyeti)

3b.Off-site Links [3200]
Light's Recoloring Tutorial
STEGuitar789's Splicing Tutorial
Light's Custom Mug and Sprite Matching guide
STE's Mug Splicing Tutorial
Asvel's Custom Mug Tutorial
Krevin's Color Limit Tutorial


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4. The Learning Curve [4000]
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Coming Soon


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5. Getting Started [5000]
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Coming Soon
5a. Resources [5100]


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6. Special Thanks [6000]
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Special thanks to all of the creators of the tutorials listed, most notably Flarebreeze.
Special thanks to all of the talented spriters who have been pushing the limits day in and day out, such as (but CERTAINLY not limited to) Uther, The Blind Archer, The Bread, and Bonerstorm.
Special thanks to those who have been keeping the FE community strong and steady - All the moderating team and the veteran members of all the active FE forums to date.
Special thanks to you, the reader, for taking this time to try and better yourself as a spriter.

If you want something to be added to this thread, just post a reply. Don't PM me about it, don't e-mail me about it, and don't try to contact me some other way, because I'll forget.

[Ryer]

Make a BEFORE YOU POST ANYTHING

1. First off, don't fucking attach images, upload it to a file hosting site such as photobucket or tinypic and use the img tags. Attaching images is a surefire way to exclaim "I AM A NOOB".

2. Make sure it's not a jpg. Any file hosting site will convert bmp. into jpg so save it in png. or giffy convert a bmp. to gif. (preferably transparent)

3. Use a color palate that doesn't burn eyes out. Never use pure black or any default paint color.

4. Be prepared for brutally honest criticism.


I think that's mostly it.

[Yoshi Quack]

3a. On-site Links [3100]
YQ's Do's and Don'ts of Spriting (READ IT)

Make a BEFORE YOU POST ANYTHING

1. First off, don't fucking attach images, upload it to a file hosting site such as photobucket or tinypic and use the img tags. Attaching images is a surefire way to exclaim "I AM A NOOB".

2. Make sure it's not a jpg. Any file hosting site will convert bmp. into jpg so save it in png. or giffy convert a bmp. to gif. (preferably transparent)

3. Use a color palate that doesn't burn eyes out. Never use pure black or any default paint color.

4. Be prepared for brutally honest criticism.
I think that's mostly it.

Do I really need to say anything?

[Krevin]

Make a BEFORE YOU POST ANYTHING

1. First off, don't fucking attach images, upload it to a file hosting site such as photobucket or tinypic and use the img tags. Attaching images is a surefire way to exclaim "I AM A NOOB".

2. Make sure it's not a jpg. Any file hosting site will convert bmp. into jpg so save it in png. or giffy convert a bmp. to gif. (preferably transparent)

3. Use a color palate that doesn't burn eyes out. Never use pure black or any default paint color.

4. Be prepared for brutally honest criticism.


I think that's mostly it.

Don't worry, thats pretty much what the "Getting Started" section was going to say. Thats also the entire basis of YQ's do's and don'ts.

[Yoshi Quack]

*might try to complete this minus the learning curve, as I have no clue as where Krev is going with that*

[Krevin]

Oh, I'll explain the learning curve on my own. Massive boners to you if you write the rest, though <3

[Grand Sage]

My name is there, I think it's good. You can add an area of like...

"If you need help, contact..."

[Ninja Penguin]

Crap, did I never post NP's Muggery Guide? I deleted it ages ago, too...shit...

[Krevin]

Added Krevin's Color Limit Guide to offsite links.
Might start on the Learning Curve section soon.