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General Pixel Art Discussion Thread

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    • Okay, this is actually a sticky...and a good one. So why not as well raise a new topic about fellow Pixel Artists:

    Do you find it hard to draw something that doesn't relate to the bead color palette?
     

    The 100 Mega Shock

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    I never bothered with Photoshop's deafult swatches.

    If I wasn't working off the colours of an existing sprite I just go straight into picking a custom colour and working off there for shading and hues.
     
    Nina

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    • I'm still not sure if I understand what you're talking about,

    but in terms of pallets I'm really bad about not starting with one, when apparently I should be. I just sorta pick out colors. I need to learn to unify them more.
     
    Chesu

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    • I actually use the default colors as a tool; I'll draw in bright red and blue, and not use any final colors until all of the linework is done.
     
    Esper

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    • I start off with black and white and add color, usually a preset color, to help me define shapes better. Most of the time I use 2 or so different shades for contrast and then change them to something which looks better once I have enough detail going.
     
    Spherical Ice

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    • Sometimes, if I'm sprting an evolution or pre-evolution, I'll just use the colours from their respective pr/evolutions. If it's a pure scratch, I'll probably start off with default colours as placeholders, and I, like Logiedan, may use different default colours to separate clashing parts of anatomy, temporarily.
     
    Logiedan

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    • I like to use a different colour from evolutions because that usually happens in evolutions. I'll most likely saturate it a bit or so.
     

    The 100 Mega Shock

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    Logiedan said:
    I use a couple of colours for my linework to help seperate the pieces and anatomy. Mainly i'll use black and red.
    Click to expand...

    Spherical Ice said:
    Sometimes, if I'm sprting an evolution or pre-evolution, I'll just use the colours from their respective pr/evolutions. If it's a pure scratch, I'll probably start off with default colours as placeholders, and I, like Logiedan, may use different default colours to separate clashing parts of anatomy, temporarily.
    Click to expand...

    That's not really an issue because of the way I construct my sprites.
     

    blackmoonflower

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    • I use brighter colors for my starting lines in Paint. Pink and blue are very easy for me to see and work with. I use the circle shape tool to help me with primitive anatomy, like where the head should go, etc. I make my own palettes almost all the time, and then recolor with the eraser if necessary.
     
    Involuntary Twitch

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    Copypasta aside, and to make this post relevant: it depends on the sprite I'm working on, but generally I either just sketch the outline in black right then and there and refine it, or if it's especially complicated I make a rough sketch in a light color and go over it in black. I don't generally agonize over the sketching stage with different parts as different colors, unless it's a particularly difficult scratch.
     

    Giratina ♀

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    I can't do any spriting right now because I'm in the unfortunate phase between an old PC with Paint and a new Mac with Photoshop (one of these days I'm gonna get a tablet...), but when I did sprite on Paint, I always used the base colors as a, well, basis, and then fiddled around with the colors until I found one appropriate for the sprite. Or I just eyedropped it from the reference artwork. Otherwise, I only ever use those default colors for sketch linework or funky backgrounds for turning it transparent (thanks, Iaza!).
     

    sigeru

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    • Personally I like photoshop since it supports layer.
    This is really handy when you are trying to scratch sprite.
    XP MS paint is really great but I just wish there was some shortkeys for like the pencil and eraser tool ( or is there?).
     
    Logiedan

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    • Yeah, the layer thing does help. Sometimes I need to test what some things need to look like so I use the layers. I think I mentioned this multiple times but I only use PS because W7 Paint suuuuckkss. D:
     

    Ben.

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    • I use paint, the old school version!
    It's just, the ultimate pixel art tool, kinda.
     
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    Nimblethumbs

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    I use Paint.NET. It's just like photoshop, with that good ol' MSpaint feel. It supports layers and transparency, plus I use it for all my graphics, and I'm to lazy to use 2 different programs, so yeah.
     
    countryemo

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    • At school when I mostly scratch I use the XP Paint (Since thats all it has)

    At home, when I fuse, I mostly use win 7 paint, I gotten used to it. Its not too bad, I just dont use all that fancy stuff as the drawing stuff?
    When I inset tiles I used both.

    The only thing win 7 can change is the index thing xp had? and right click the other set color.
     
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