Fast and smooth sprite sheets
by VGMaster · in Artist Corner · 12/31/2009 (8:40 pm) · 2 replies
What is the fastest and easiest way to create a sprite sheet?
I use Paint.net to create my sprites and it takes way to long to draw it all by hand and load it into paint.net and get all the frames lined up perfectly etc. etc.
This long process is killing me, is there an easier way to do this?
any suggestions?
I use Paint.net to create my sprites and it takes way to long to draw it all by hand and load it into paint.net and get all the frames lined up perfectly etc. etc.
This long process is killing me, is there an easier way to do this?
any suggestions?
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- An individual sprite must fit within a 1 x 1 inch frame
- A sprite sheet must be in powers of 2 (128 x 128, 256 x256, 128 x 512), with a max of 1024 x 1024
- Sprite animation goes horizontally until reaching the limit, then goes back to the left on the next line
When you have those standards set up, use a more advanced program like GiMP or Photoshop. You can create templates to drop your hand made sprites into.
12/31/2009 (9:11 pm)
Well, you can't get around hand crafting the images. Whether this is drawing sprites by hand or using a 3D modeling app. However, you can make the process easier by creating a set of standards to adhere to. For example:- An individual sprite must fit within a 1 x 1 inch frame
- A sprite sheet must be in powers of 2 (128 x 128, 256 x256, 128 x 512), with a max of 1024 x 1024
- Sprite animation goes horizontally until reaching the limit, then goes back to the left on the next line
When you have those standards set up, use a more advanced program like GiMP or Photoshop. You can create templates to drop your hand made sprites into.
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- An individual sprite must fit within a 1 x 1 inch frame
- A sprite sheet must be in powers of 2 (128 x 128, 256 x256, 128 x 512), with a max of 1024 x 1024
- Sprite animation goes horizontally until reaching the limit, then goes back to the left on the next line
When you have those standards set up, use a more advanced program like GiMP or Photoshop. You can create templates to drop your hand made sprites into.