Pokémon NeoEras - The Tropical Adventure~!

Hey everyone! Lately, I noticed that many members want to sprite pokes, what is great; but, although the ideas are good, some sprites could use a little work. So I decided to post here the steps I used to make this pokemon here --> Kinda like a spriting class, so let's get going...


1. Ok, so the first thing you need is an idea, you should first get a mental picture of the poke before you start drawing it (Note: For spriting I use Paint.net, but you can do this too with MS Paint for example, so don't worry).

However, when I did this I didn't had an idea done, so I just invented at the same time I was drawing it.

--> (Eye added) --> (Second eye added) --> (Thing on the side added)

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2. When you got your outline done, you gotta clean it, like no "doubled squares" or stuff like that, and a tip, try not to make strait lines, giv'em some curves.

(After cleaning process and some changes)

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3. OK, now you got your outline done, clean and ready to color! Paint it with the colours you want, of course, but try not to use black (instead of it use a very dark grey) or colours like this green --> (it stings your eyes) unless you really have too.

(After coloring)

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4. Now that you got your main colors picked up it's time do shade (this means improving your pokemon by adding light and shadow to your sprite)! Note: I use to do the shadow first, then the light; but I guess you can do them by any order

(Shadow added)

(Light added)

Hard to see the difference right? It will get better when you paint the outline.

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5. Now you're thinking "Man, this thing is done!" and I say "Absolutely not!". You still need to change the colours of your outline, or the shading won't look so impressive.

Note: Choosing the colors for your outline is simple;

For the "shadow" parts of the outline pick a colour a bit more dark that the color you used to paint the shadow in your poke;

For the "middle" parts of the outline (this is, where the sprite has no light nor shadow) pick the color you used to paint the shadow in your poke;

For the "light" parts of the outline pick a color a bit more light than the one you used to paint the middle parts of the outline.

Of corse, there's exceptions, as you will experience when you get more practice. ;)

Before outline -->

After outline (just in the pink part) -->

See the diffrence now?

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6. And there you have it! After the outline, the sprite is done.
Of course, you can change somethings in the end like I did ::)

--> Sprite done, ready, finito, pronto... whatever

(Bell rings. Class is over)