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Esper August 12th, 2009 11:01 PM

This is Scarf's Pixel Portfolio Again
 

Welcome.

Thank you for viewing my fabulous humble collection of pixel work. Some of what you see below was made for hacks and other games, but mostly I do this for the fun of it. Please don't steal, but feel free to leave comments, constructive criticism, requests, insults, family recipes and anything else you can think of.



Fakémon:
Hover over them for the blurbs.


[???=Shuntose (Water) (Sea Cucumber Fakémon): When frightened it may expel its insides to ward off predators. It lives on the sea floor.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36865[/???] [???=Dazetail (Normal) (Flower Tail Fakémon): It likes to lick the pollen left by bees attracted to its tail.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36866[/???] [???=Mintorn (Ice/Fighting) (Candy Stick Fakémon): Its horns are made of hardened sugar. It often visits settled areas in search of sweet foods.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36650[/???] [???=Marimon (Grass/Water) (Algae Fakémon): Groups of Marimon gather at the bottom of lakes in winter when the surface freezes.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30684[/???] [???=Siliphone (Ground) (Sound Wave Fakémon): Siliphone smooth out tunnels to help communicate with each other over great distances.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36768[/???] [???=Capricone (Rock) (Mountain Goat Fakémon): It will try to reach the top of any mountain. If it falls, it immediately gets up and tries again.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36299[/???]
[???=Winkap (Poison/Psychic) (Bedtime Fakémon): People who sleep in the vicinity of this Pokemon often wake up feeling nauseous.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36867[/???] [???=Gravikey (Psychic/Steel) (Doorway Fakémon): This Pokemon came from outer space. It is said to know the secrets of anyone it meets.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30688[/???] [???=Jellusk (Water) (Jelly Fakémon): To keep from being carried away by currents a Jellusk uses its tentacles to latch onto stronger

Pokemon.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30689[/???] [???=Cerispeck (Grass/Bug) (Planter Fakémon): It crawls along fields planting them with seeds from the grain that grows on its back.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35155[/???] [???=Marchase (Dragon) (Running Fakémon): These Pokemon love to challenge each other to races. Large herds of Marchase sometimes cause earthquakes.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36300[/???] [???=Abysail (Water) (Deep Sea Fakémon): This Pokemon lives near deep sea vents. It can withstand greater pressures than any creature.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30692[/???]
[???=Littoril (Water) (Tide Pool Fakémon): A Littoril's entire body reacts very quickly to stimuli. It is easily frightened.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36301[/???] [???=Chartail (Electric) (Guide Fakémon): The magnetic feather on its head always points north. It never gets lost.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36859[/???] [???=Baubloat (Water) (Buoy Fakémon): (description pending)]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36651[/???] [???=Zardust (Ground) (Dirt Fakémon): (description pending)]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36685[/???] [???=Clocket (Grass) (Luck Fakémon): (description pending)]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40464[/???] [???=Clolly (Grass) (Rag Doll Fakémon): (description pending)]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40465[/???]

Now showing off backsprites

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=39195 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40168



Fakémon for other folks:
Look, but don't touch.


[???=????: What is this unknown Fakémon? Even I don't know.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36026[/???]
Made for [url-inline="member.php?u=86571"]PokemonOI[/url-inline] for Pokemon: Malachite!
design by Scarf


[???=????]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36860[/???] [???=???]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37601[/???] [???=????]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37602[/???] [???=????]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=39189[/???] [???=????]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40057[/???]
Made for [url-inline="member.php?u=94305"]{Swan}[/url-inline]
designs by {Swan}


[???=Lickitung prevo]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37200http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37197[/???]
Made for [url-inline="member.php?u=119675"]Manipulation[/url-inline] for Pokémon Sienna
design by Scarf


[???=Aerodactyl prevo]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37914[/???] [???=???]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40173[/???] [???=???]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40219[/???]
Made for Pokémon Sienna
designs by ???



Other Sprites:
Nothing special.


http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40420 [???=Much scratch work, originally based on a Cool Trainer]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40138[/???]

[???=Mill, Current, Park, Shore, Stage, Memory, Fuel, and Star badges.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=31113[/???]



Region Maps:
Still nothin' special.


http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30948
D/P/P style map.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30693 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=33422
R/S/E style map and a failed attempt at an original mapping style.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36652 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=40330
Another evolving mapping style.



Fusions/Edits:
Always in a state of unfinishedness.


[???=Rocket Grunt + Cool Trainer + some other stuff + scratch work.]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37531[/???] [???=Magnezone rescaled]http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37222[/???]


http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32562




Thanks to everyone who responds. You're most definitely awesome.
(probably)

Curt_09 August 12th, 2009 11:24 PM

Wow, these are really great. I don't know what to say.
You really know when and when not to checkerboard.

Flygon999 August 13th, 2009 9:54 AM

Those...are...awesome. I am speechless.


Could I use your fakemon sprites, and the D/P/Pt region styled map?

Esper August 13th, 2009 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curt_09 (Post 4978550)
Wow, these are really great. I don't know what to say.
You really know when and when not to checkerboard.

Thank you. I'm just pretending to know what I'm doing, though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flygon999 (Post 4980141)
Those...are...awesome. I am speechless.


Could I use your fakemon sprites, and the D/P/Pt region styled map?

Thanks, but for now they're going to remain for show only. Sorry.

TehSquidly August 13th, 2009 3:34 PM

Those are great! How long have you been doing spriting/art?

Flygon999 August 13th, 2009 3:37 PM

That's ok. Just shoot me a PM whenever they are available =)

Ray Maverick August 14th, 2009 5:13 AM

The fakemons are amazing, they only need a basic idea with them. The shading is, perfect. And the world maps are great too, but the South part of the Sinnoh map is kinda empty. D=
Keep up! =>

Esper August 14th, 2009 7:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TehSquidly (Post 4981554)
Those are great! How long have you been doing spriting/art?

Thank you. I've been working since I came to this site.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Marverick (Post 4983767)
The fakemons are amazing, they only need a basic idea with them. The shading is, perfect. And the world maps are great too, but the South part of the Sinnoh map is kinda empty. D=
Keep up! =>

Yay, critical response. Yeah, there is a glaring gap at the map's bottom. I based the D/P/P map on a piece of real geography, but it wasn't the best choice I could have made. If/when I get around to touching it up I'll definitely put an island or something there.

By basic idea do you mean giving them names and blurbs and that sort of thing?

Esper August 18th, 2009 1:23 AM

Update! A few more D/P style maps which should be better than my first one.

First one done for Curt_09. Second one done for fun.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30949

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30948

Comments on these and the others always welcome.

MiniEggs August 19th, 2009 5:41 AM

That's fantastic work! I love looking at pixel art!

Lady Berlitz August 19th, 2009 7:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 4984167)
Thank you. I've been working since I came to this site.

Seriously? You've only been spriting for two months? That's unbelievable; if it's true. ;S

Anyway, your sprites are all brilliant. I especially like your "sea cucumber" sprite because it just looks so smooth. The black outlines add that extra roughness to make the sprite look a lot more distinct and better. It looks like it came right out of a Mother game. ;o

I like how you've based your sprites off of random objects, like an amplifier, or a key, or a pair of pajamas. A few of them need work; mainly the bull, the amp, the key and the jellyfish. All I can say is to work on your outlines on most of them. ;)

Esper August 19th, 2009 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniEggs (Post 5006977)
That's fantastic work! I love looking at pixel art!

Why thank you. I do as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vesper (Post 5007211)
Seriously? You've only been spriting for two months? That's unbelievable; if it's true. ;S

Anyway, your sprites are all brilliant. I especially like your "sea cucumber" sprite because it just looks so smooth. The black outlines add that extra roughness to make the sprite look a lot more distinct and better. It looks like it came right out of a Mother game. ;o

I like how you've based your sprites off of random objects, like an amplifier, or a key, or a pair of pajamas. A few of them need work; mainly the bull, the amp, the key and the jellyfish. All I can say is to work on your outlines on most of them. ;)

I thought my bull and amp were some of my better ones. I guess that's why I ask for others' opinions. Okay. Outlines. Check.

Seriously. Two months, though I've done other computer art stuff before and I'm a perfectionist patient, so don't think I'm some spriting prodigy. It took me a lot of time to make those.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 19th, 2009 12:27 PM

In wish the Pokemon games had as many cities and towns as you do on these, bravo! great job


:t354:TG

Esper August 21st, 2009 9:45 PM

Reply and small update.
Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (Post 5008592)
In wish the Pokemon games had as many cities and towns as you do on these, bravo! great job

Thanks. Didn't think I was putting in more than an average number.

Here's the update, a couple of tiny badges:

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=31113
The Mill badge, Current badge, Park badge, Shore badge, Stage badge, Memory badge, Fuel badge, and Star badge

ThePastaThrower August 22nd, 2009 5:30 AM

Looks pretty damn awesome. For the Fakemon: A teeny tiny bit of polishing on the outlines. I'll go in order:

Spoiler:
Sea Cucumber: I really love the sea cucumber. Maybe make the end of the "tail" have a little lighter outline. Now you've got an almost black outline AND a dark shade right beside it. Or make the dark shade cover a little larger part.

Rat: The flower on the rat's tail needs a little stronger outline on the light part and on the body a little lighter on the dark parts.

Bull: This is maybe just me, but the arms don't look symmetrical. One arm becomes larger towards the hand in a slightly curvy way, and the other just goes straight.
Maybe add a darker shade going "behind" the head since your light-source seems to come straight at it.

Marimo: The "hands" maybe a little rounder?

Amp: The round mark on the stomach needs a lighter outline.

Goat: Hmm... Enlarge the light area so that it doesn't just follow the outline? I don't know. Looks good.

Pajamas: Not much to say here, round the outline more.

Key: This was my favorite. BUT give the other parts than the eye more shading. As you see the part with the eye is half dark, half light? Make the other parts follow the light-source.

Jellyfish: Outline is good here, but a little jagged on the lower body between the legs (if a jellyfish can have legs). On the dark red part in the middle (with all the tentacles), maybe make the ends sharp instead of flat?

Spider: Make the green parts follow a light source. The golden leaf on the head needs a stronger outline.

Dragon/Dinosaur: Avoid dithering, use a shade instead. The outline is a bit jagged at the neck, and too black. Use dark gray or a dark color. Smoothen the outline up, give the tail a darker look, and smoothen the lightest shade on the neck a bit.

Deep water creature: Spread the dark outline a bit more, not just on one side. The outline is pretty awesome except for one little spot in the Mid-Low right. Smoothen that up.


Did I mention these are all awesome? If you need images to explain all this, please tell me. These are all superb, just a few minor complaints.

You are one of the best spriters I've seen lately. Keep up the awesome work!

Luka S.J. August 22nd, 2009 6:06 AM

I like the fakemon, they look very much alive so I could kinda imagine them in real life. Although the amp one scares me, it looks at me like it's going to shoot me with a cannonball.

Esper August 22nd, 2009 7:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePastaThrower (Post 5022163)
Looks pretty damn awesome. For the Fakemon: A teeny tiny bit of polishing on the outlines. I'll go in order:

Spoiler:
Sea Cucumber: I really love the sea cucumber. Maybe make the end of the "tail" have a little lighter outline. Now you've got an almost black outline AND a dark shade right beside it. Or make the dark shade cover a little larger part.

Rat: The flower on the rat's tail needs a little stronger outline on the light part and on the body a little lighter on the dark parts.

Bull: This is maybe just me, but the arms don't look symmetrical. One arm becomes larger towards the hand in a slightly curvy way, and the other just goes straight.
Maybe add a darker shade going "behind" the head since your light-source seems to come straight at it.

Marimo: The "hands" maybe a little rounder?

Amp: The round mark on the stomach needs a lighter outline.

Goat: Hmm... Enlarge the light area so that it doesn't just follow the outline? I don't know. Looks good.

Pajamas: Not much to say here, round the outline more.

Key: This was my favorite. BUT give the other parts than the eye more shading. As you see the part with the eye is half dark, half light? Make the other parts follow the light-source.

Jellyfish: Outline is good here, but a little jagged on the lower body between the legs (if a jellyfish can have legs). On the dark red part in the middle (with all the tentacles), maybe make the ends sharp instead of flat?

Spider: Make the green parts follow a light source. The golden leaf on the head needs a stronger outline.

Dragon/Dinosaur: Avoid dithering, use a shade instead. The outline is a bit jagged at the neck, and too black. Use dark gray or a dark color. Smoothen the outline up, give the tail a darker look, and smoothen the lightest shade on the neck a bit.

Deep water creature: Spread the dark outline a bit more, not just on one side. The outline is pretty awesome except for one little spot in the Mid-Low right. Smoothen that up.


Did I mention these are all awesome? If you need images to explain all this, please tell me. These are all superb, just a few minor complaints.

You are one of the best spriters I've seen lately. Keep up the awesome work!

It's like I was blind to everything you've pointed out. Or maybe I didn't want to see. Thank you for all of that. I really appreciate the level detail you went to. I think I've understood everything.

I don't suppose I can hold off on fixing those outlines and shaded areas now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luka S.J. (Post 5022253)
I like the fakemon, they look very much alive so I could kinda imagine them in real life. Although the amp one scares me, it looks at me like it's going to shoot me with a cannonball.

I suppose realism is better than looking fake, even though they're fakemon. Thank you and don't worry, no cannonballs here.

Esper August 26th, 2009 12:33 AM

Update! Some retouched sprites with the originals for comparison. I will try to get all of them touched up eventually.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=31643
Changed the shading and outlines.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=31642
Changed the colors a bit, the angle of the head, the shape of the tail, and the outlines. And gave it teeth.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=31641
Smoothed out some of the rough edges.

Chesu August 26th, 2009 1:10 AM

Haha, wow... I remember in early June, when you said you'd made Shuntose using one of my tutorials... you've gotten a lot done since then! I especially like Dazetail... it kind of makes me wish I'd given Marchare a more jerboa-esque design. You also seem to have a knack for naming them the way Nintendo of America does; changing the names from Japanese, Marimon would probably have been one of the ones they left alone.

The only real problem I see is with outlines. The outlines on Mintorn's arms and Jellusk's tentacles get kind of iffy where thin, and there are a few spots on Marchase that look jaggy... though that may be due to the way it's shaded.

Unrelated to this thread... Location: ジパング? Puttin' on the old world charm, eh?

Esper August 26th, 2009 2:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5037678)
Haha, wow... I remember in early June, when you said you'd made Shuntose using one of my tutorials... you've gotten a lot done since then! I especially like Dazetail... it kind of makes me wish I'd given Marchare a more jerboa-esque design. You also seem to have a knack for naming them the way Nintendo of America does; changing the names from Japanese, Marimon would probably have been one of the ones they left alone.

The only real problem I see is with outlines. The outlines on Mintorn's arms and Jellusk's tentacles get kind of iffy where thin, and there are a few spots on Marchase that look jaggy... though that may be due to the way it's shaded.

Unrelated to this thread... Location: ジパング? Puttin' on the old world charm, eh?

Old world charm indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed the names, too. I spent more time than I probably should have coming up with them. And I was thinking more kangaroo rat than jerboa, but they're not really that different.

Like a wolf you've targeted the weakest of my herd. Jellusk and Marchase are likely to need overhauls whereas the rest are probably okay with touch-up work. Outlines seem to be my weak point :\ I think I'm getting better though.

Seriously, you can't undervalue a good tutorial.

Esper September 3rd, 2009 2:52 AM

Updating to keep my dying thread alive.

As per suggestions, I did some outline work on this guy:
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32202

And raised an island or two on this map to fill it out:
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32201

New: Cool Trainer base with the leg from a Crush Girl, the arm from I-don't-remember, and quite a bit of scratch work.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32203

More to come soon eventually!

Chesu September 3rd, 2009 10:39 AM

I recognize the right arm and torso of the FR/LG Cool Trainer, along with the Crush Girl's left leg and what looks like an R/S/E Breeder's left arm... but I really don't know about the other leg. The closest I could find is the R/S/E Camper's leg, but there are a half dozen other bare legs it could have been modified from, if it's not from scratch.

It's a nice sprite, especially for people who like cheongsams (i.e. me)... but there's one thing bothering me about it. Look at the hips under the dress.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32203
Now, look at the legs. Don't they seem a bit long and disjointed? Particularly the left leg... It doesn't really seem to flow from the hip.

Esper September 3rd, 2009 6:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5071949)
I recognize the right arm and torso of the FR/LG Cool Trainer, along with the Crush Girl's left leg and what looks like an R/S/E Breeder's left arm... but I really don't know about the other leg. The closest I could find is the R/S/E Camper's leg, but there are a half dozen other bare legs it could have been modified from, if it's not from scratch.

It's a nice sprite, especially for people who like cheongsams (i.e. me)... but there's one thing bothering me about it. Look at the hips under the dress.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32203
Now, look at the legs. Don't they seem a bit long and disjointed? Particularly the left leg... It doesn't really seem to flow from the hip.

That other leg might have once been from somewhere but I don't think anything from the original remains so I'm calling it scratched. You're right about that arm. That is definitely where I got it from now that I'm looking at the R/S/E sprites again.

I see what you mean about the legs and now I can't stop seeing it. I'm trying to learn how to scratch trainers so I started by fusing one to get my feet wet. I'll try applying more realistic anatomy to this one, but cross your fingers because I was always bad at figure drawing.

Thanks again for the input.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ September 6th, 2009 1:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 5071048)

New: Cool Trainer base with the leg from a Crush Girl, the arm from I-don't-remember, and quite a bit of scratch work.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32203

More to come soon eventually!

Nice job with the shading and coloring but for the left arm it's too straight it should show at least the elbow of her arm


:t354:TG

ShuppetShopper September 6th, 2009 11:52 PM

Wow, Those sprites are awesome, keep up the great work, I love the flower tail pokemon

T3h Kaiser September 7th, 2009 12:30 AM

I wish I were more artistically-inclined so I could say something more meaningful, but all I can muster is "wow". Very nice stuff. Your Fakemon designs have a charmingly subdued whimsical feel about them, I really dig it.

Esper September 7th, 2009 6:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (Post 5085523)
Nice job with the shading and coloring but for the left arm it's too straight it should show at least the elbow of her arm

That arm came right from an existing game sprite. I'll see if I can't work something out, but unless I can pull an amazing elbow out of my sleeve (haha) I'll probably leave it as is because I want to keep the arm outstretched.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShuppetShopper (Post 5088144)
Wow, Those sprites are awesome, keep up the great work, I love the flower tail pokemon

Thanks. Great work is being kept up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by T3h Kaiser (Post 5088307)
I wish I were more artistically-inclined so I could say something more meaningful, but all I can muster is "wow". Very nice stuff. Your Fakemon designs have a charmingly subdued whimsical feel about them, I really dig it.

Thanks, and don't hold you back on the comments. You don't need a degree in art to comment. Just "that part looks funny" or "the shading looks good there but not there" is fine. Really, I'm not too picky as long as you give me a little direction about what you like/dislike.

Esper September 8th, 2009 11:36 PM

Updating again.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32563

I think I was simultaneously channeling Oddish and Chimecho when I made this. I call him Littoril and continuing with my apparent fondness for making water-types it's based on a sponge (the ocean kind, not the bath kind).

I'm a little worried that it (and some of my others) might be a little too simple. Am I crazy?

Oh, and since I was playing around with tiles, this:

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32562
A very basic edit combining a pokécenter and pokémart. Your one stop shop!

Feel free to C+C these and anything else.

Chesu September 9th, 2009 12:08 AM

I wouldn't say that it's too simple, but adding some small details wouldn't hurt. Also, one of the most important aspects of a Pokemon is a memorable face, and Littoril doesn't really have it. Maybe you could add a little color to the face/lower body?

I know what you mean about worrying if it's too simplistic, though... I've been hung up on this one, trying to figure out what it needs. Sure, it'll look better a puffy, furry chest... but is that enough? It's a green rodent with a pumpkin on its tail, but that alone doesn't make it look like a Pokemon. Then again, some people try to put too many small details on their sprites, and it ends up looking too complex to be a Pokemon.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1594/tempf.png

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ September 12th, 2009 7:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 5096037)
Updating again.


Oh, and since I was playing around with tiles, this:

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32562
A very basic edit combining a pokécenter and pokémart. Your one stop shop!

Feel free to C+C these and anything else.

For the Pokemart and Pokecenter that's a pretty smart idea and they should do that in at least one of the cities in the next game, but will they? I doubt it
But you did do a great job with the coloring and shading of this picture


:t354:TG

A Pixy September 24th, 2009 2:30 PM

Not much bad I can say besides something seems odd on Silliphone's shading. The bright shine seems a little too big...

poopnoodle September 24th, 2009 2:47 PM

These are gorgeous and very creative, you must have a lot of tenacity to have done so many. Wish I could give more of a useful evaluation, but what else can one say about excellent work?

Out of curiosity: Is Abysail based on the cephalopod Grimpoteuthis?

Esper September 24th, 2009 6:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (Post 5110555)
For the Pokemart and Pokecenter that's a pretty smart idea and they should do that in at least one of the cities in the next game, but will they? I doubt it
But you did do a great job with the coloring and shading of this picture

I hate to receive praise for something which is mostly someone else's work, but thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by This Name is Exactly 36 Letters Long (Post 5150353)
Not much bad I can say besides something seems odd on Silliphone's shading. The bright shine seems a little too big...

It probably is too large, but I imagine it to be a smooth, reflective area so I put more highlight on it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by poopnoodle (Post 5150408)
These are gorgeous and very creative, you must have a lot of tenacity to have done so many. Wish I could give more of a useful evaluation, but what else can one say about excellent work?

Thank you. I think if I were really tenacious I'd have twice as many sprites as I do now :3

Quote:

Originally Posted by poopnoodle
Out of curiosity: Is Abysail based on the cephalopod Grimpoteuthis?

That is without a doubt exactly what it is based on. You can probably even find the image I used for reference without much trouble.


Aaannnddd... an I-have-nothing-better-to-show update.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=33422

Trying to come up with my own region map style. This is some kind of abomination amalgamation of other styles plus my own touches.

Alpha`s Arceus. September 25th, 2009 5:54 AM

i know you`re here Arceus VS Dragon Trio,visit your channel

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ September 27th, 2009 6:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aj624 (Post 5152639)
i know you`re here Arceus VS Dragon Trio,visit your channel

What does this have to do with the person's map?

As for the Maps, the Cities button's are too large


:t354:TG

Darkrailuver September 28th, 2009 3:00 PM

Wow those are really good! I LOVE the fakemon! I just started spriting yesterday and I cant really shade well... But you sprites are great!

Esper October 2nd, 2009 4:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aj624 (Post 5152639)
i know you`re here Arceus VS Dragon Trio,visit your channel

Um, what?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (Post 5164407)


What does this have to do with the person's map?

As for the Maps, the Cities button's are too large

I'm not exactly sure how buttons come into it, but if you're referring to my most recent map the cities are standard size on a Gen III size map, 8x8 pixels. I've just narrowed the paths for a change. Perhaps not a good change.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkrailuver (Post 5167113)
Wow those are really good! I LOVE the fakemon! I just started spriting yesterday and I cant really shade well... But you sprites are great!

Thanks. I'd like to think they were all great, but I know there are mistakes and areas I could improve on. I appreciate the encouragement, but if I had to choose I'd rather have criticism.



Okay, now for an update.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=33783
I call this little electric birdy Chartail. Check the first post if you want to little blurb.

I quite like how it turned out. Except for the feet. Don't look too closely there.

Chesu October 2nd, 2009 9:51 AM

Heh, I've always had trouble with birdy feet too. The left wing looks kind of weird without any feather patterns or shapes, and the way it's shaded (along with the light spot on the head) makes the whole sprite look kind of like... wax? Small feathers tend to diffuse light in a way that you wouldn't see a bright spot like that.

All that aside, does the name Chartail come from the fact that it's used by cartographers? The concept reminds me of the Southbird from One Piece, which is used as a living compass due to the fact that it always faces south.

Esper October 29th, 2009 5:14 AM

Haven't really had time to do much. Just some work in progress to keep my thread open.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35127
An unfinished edit of a rocket grunt. Not much to say.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35128
A sort of finished backsprite to my last fakemon. I'm still new to this backsprite stuff.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35129
Since I was already uploading I'm throwing in this very rough outline of a turtle fakemon. At this stage it's looking like it's going to be crossed with a buoy.

And that's it for now.

ριє™ October 29th, 2009 5:37 AM

Keep Up The Good Work Scarf!
I Especially Like The Fakemon =P


mitchell114 October 29th, 2009 5:42 AM

The team rocket girl looks graet but I don´t like your fakemon they don´t look like pokemon but keep up the work.

Chesu October 29th, 2009 6:27 AM

Heh, looks like you're getting some differing opinions, there. I like the modified grunt... いい ボディ! d:Db

The compass bird's backsprite looks... Well, unfinished, as you said, so I'll hold off until you're satisfied with it. I somehow didn't notice before (maybe the shape of the beak isn't as obvious from the front?), but it's a cardinal, right?

The... buoytle, looks great! As expected of you, while you claim it's rough, the line work is very clean, and the shading is smooth. The two problems I can see are the lowest pixels of the foremost appendage (they look unnatural, just a couple of pixels down there on their own) and the upper-right curve of the shell, which has an unusually long diagonal line. Still, though, it really does look terrific. It will look even better with some designs on the shell, and any other touches you add. Also, its face reminds me of a dugong or manatee. :3

Esper October 29th, 2009 8:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laden (Post 5271708)

Keep Up The Good Work Scarf!
I Especially Like The Fakemon =P


Thanks for the encouragement. Could I get a little feedback next time?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitchell114 (Post 5271728)
The team rocket girl looks graet but I don´t like your fakemon they don´t look like pokemon but keep up the work.

These most recent ones or all of them? I'll be the first to admit that I fall short of the quality of the official sprites, but what exactly makes them look, well, fake?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5271885)
Heh, looks like you're getting some differing opinions, there. I like the modified grunt... いい ボディ! d:Db

The compass bird's backsprite looks... Well, unfinished, as you said, so I'll hold off until you're satisfied with it. I somehow didn't notice before (maybe the shape of the beak isn't as obvious from the front?), but it's a cardinal, right?

The... buoytle, looks great! As expected of you, while you claim it's rough, the line work is very clean, and the shading is smooth. The two problems I can see are the lowest pixels of the foremost appendage (they look unnatural, just a couple of pixels down there on their own) and the upper-right curve of the shell, which has an unusually long diagonal line. Still, though, it really does look terrific. It will look even better with some designs on the shell, and any other touches you add. Also, its face reminds me of a dugong or manatee. :3

I was looking at lots of birds for inspiration and I liked the eyes on the cardinal, but I really couldn't say it's anything specific. It was one of those make-it-up-as-I-go-along kind of things. Now that you mention it the beaks do seem a little inconsistent. I'm a bit stumped on what I could do with the backsprite. It screams "empty space" to me. Is it too plain? Too large? I don't know.

I see those two areas you mention and you are probably right. I'm glad you like the line work otherwise. I feel like I've got the hang of that aspect of spriting. As far as what comes next I really have no idea. I'm feeling the creative block as you might guess from the near-month absence of anything new. I guess that means going back and fixing up my old sprites.

Mew~ October 29th, 2009 3:16 PM

I must say, those are some great sprites you have there!
I might suggest one thing though, (sorry if this might sound rude...) i think you should try to make your fakemon look more like... pokemon then digimon... They still look great though!
I must also say that, that chartail looks realy cool :)
Here are the ones i think you need to make more... "pokeish":
Abysail - Google fresh digimon in google images and you will see what i mean!
Marchase - It just... i dont know why... it just doesnt look like a pokemon!
Marimon - Just give it a need name... come on... you even called it a mon!
Winkap - It looks like somthing off telitubbies...
Dazetail - I sware ive seen a bigimon that looks just like this...

Chesu October 29th, 2009 4:14 PM

There's nothing wrong with the name Marimon... it's based on marimo, algae balls that lack an English name, and there's precedent for Japanese Pokemon names ending in mon... like Metamon (Ditto). The only thing you said that I agree with is Marchase.

Esper October 29th, 2009 7:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokemon League Champion (Post 5273370)
I must say, those are some great sprites you have there!
I might suggest one thing though, (sorry if this might sound rude...) i think you should try to make your fakemon look more like... pokemon then digimon... They still look great though!
I must also say that, that chartail looks realy cool :)
Here are the ones i think you need to make more... "pokeish":
Abysail - Google fresh digimon in google images and you will see what i mean!
Marchase - It just... i dont know why... it just doesnt look like a pokemon!
Marimon - Just give it a need name... come on... you even called it a mon!
Winkap - It looks like somthing off telitubbies...
Dazetail - I sware ive seen a bigimon that looks just like this...

I've never seen digimon so I can't say much about that, but I am getting the message that my sprites don't look like pokemon. All I can say is that they're the best I can do at the moment. If they don't look 'real' you can just attribute that to my artistic shortcomings.

What Chesu says about Marimon is right on, but I'll admit I didn't think too hard about coming up with that name. I suppose I could have called it Marimoss or Marimold or something else with a familiar word to English speakers.

Chesu October 29th, 2009 7:51 PM

Nein, muss es Marimon sein! >:0

Milk October 29th, 2009 7:58 PM

Wow i really love your region maps C:

kay3o October 29th, 2009 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curt_09 (Post 4978550)
Wow, these are really great. I don't know what to say.
You really know when and when not to checkerboard.


Checkerboard? ...Really? I don't see any checkerboard sprites or even anything close to a checkerboard;

And yet I'm still baffled on how one would 'checkerboard'

Ravecat October 29th, 2009 11:02 PM

http://www.amishhandcraftedheirlooms.com/images/oak%20accessories/checkers/1905lg.jpg

kay3o October 29th, 2009 11:04 PM

Is that how someone checkerboard?

Oh!!

Scarf didn't checkerboard though :S, So why are you saying he knows how to checkerboard?

Esper October 29th, 2009 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5274090)
Nein, muss es Marimon sein! >:0

Okay, okay. I'll save Marimoss and Marimold for evolutions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milk (Post 5274096)
Wow i really love your region maps C:

Thank you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kay3o (Post 5274322)
Is that how someone checkerboard?

Oh!!

Scarf didn't checkerboard though :S, So why are you saying he knows how to checkerboard?

Checkerboarding = dithering. It's when you make a checkerboard like pattern with two different color pixels to give the illusion of a third color.


Okay, I've been messing with my sprites and have come up with a few alterations, though I'm not sure if I can call them improvements. What is the verdict?

<-- Old --- New -->

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32563 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35157
Smaller and with a new face and some little arms/fins.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30691 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35156
Changed the colors a bit and in general tried to smooth it out.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30690 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35155
Slight change to the position, color and shading.

kay3o October 30th, 2009 6:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 5274383)
Checkerboarding = dithering. It's when you make a checkerboard like pattern with two different color pixels to give the illusion of a third color.

Haha no, checkerboarding does NOT = dithering.

This is a checkerboard, you can not 'checkerboard'.
http://www.amishhandcraftedheirlooms.com/images/oak%20accessories/checkers/1905lg.jpg

Fox♠ October 30th, 2009 7:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kay3o (Post 5274868)
Haha no, checkerboarding does NOT = dithering.

This is a checkerboard, you can not 'checkerboard'.
http://www.amishhandcraftedheirlooms.com/images/oak%20accessories/checkers/1905lg.jpg

wut lol.

This is by far the most silly post I've seen all week, of course you can checkerboard, try, you know, turning it a bit to the way it's supposed to look. Or just google checkerboard and check the hundreds of examples.

kay3o October 30th, 2009 6:14 PM

You can't 'checkerboard' it's called dithering,

Any half decent spriter knows that.

Chesu October 30th, 2009 7:00 PM

I kind of like the Marchase redesign, but the added armor might make it a little hard to run. I don't know if I like the change to the shading or not. Littoril, on the other hand... the smaller size is good, and I really like the perforation detail or whatever that is at the top, but I'm not sure if I can support the other features. It looks like a Neopet..

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/353/tempt.png

Fox♠ November 2nd, 2009 3:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kay3o (Post 5276442)
You can't 'checkerboard' it's called dithering,

Any half decent spriter knows that.

Any half decent 'spriter' calls themselves a Pixel artist.

Checkerboard is, and this may surprise you here, a term that describes dithering, it's usually used to explain to newer Pixel Artists what dithering looks like. Don't talk to me as if i don't know basic terminology in an art form I've followed as a hobby for 3-4 years now.

kay3o November 2nd, 2009 5:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox♠ (Post 5283655)
Any half decent 'spriter' calls themselves a Pixel artist.

Checkerboard is, and this may surprise you here, a term that describes dithering, it's usually used to explain to newer Pixel Artists what dithering looks like. Don't talk to me as if i don't know basic terminology in an art form I've followed as a hobby for 3-4 years now.

*facepalm*
Oh wow 3-4 years? do you want a medal?

It's called dithering, it's what it's called. 'Checkerboard' is not a term to describe dithering, its a board that they use in checkers. It's like saying a ball has been 'squared' because it's got a square patten on it.

Because really, It's just stupid.

Chesu November 2nd, 2009 6:38 AM

1. You didn't know what you were talking about at the beginning of the discussion.

2. You don't know what you're talking about now.

3. Your post isn't informative or at all on-topic; this is what PMs and VMs are for.

4. You're arguing with and openly belittling this board's moderator for no readily apparent reason.

Ugh, this just kind of deteriorated... Scarf, come get your thread back on topic!

Fox♠ November 2nd, 2009 9:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kay3o (Post 5283795)
*facepalm*
Oh wow 3-4 years? do you want a medal?

It's called dithering, it's what it's called. 'Checkerboard' is not a term to describe dithering, its a board that they use in checkers. It's like saying a ball has been 'squared' because it's got a square patten on it.

Because really, It's just stupid.

If you're willing to pay for a medal, that'd be super. I'm gonna give you a friendly bit of advice. If people want to refer to a technique as a name they're more familiar with, they have every right to. Dithering to a degree mimics the same patterns that you find on a checkerboard, I dunno if I could make this any simpler to understand. long story short is no one actually cares if you don't think it should be referred to as dithering and never anything else; I know you think your posts are making you seem oh so clever and in the know, but all you're doing is making yourself look arrogant and silly. You've being here, what a week? And your first few posts in this section have already derailed a thread. I think it's time you stop making a fool of yourself, don't you? This isn't Pixelation or Pixeljoint or whatever, this is a small section on a pokemon forum, half the members here don't even do their work from scratch, why did you expect them to use correct terminology?

Esper November 2nd, 2009 6:33 PM

Yeah, okay, moving on.

. . .

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35313

Tada. This is probably the ugliest thing I've done yet, but since I seem to have gotten in the habit of posting unfinished work I might as well roll with it. It's a concept for an evo of one of my other fakemon. I've worked on it and changed it at least a dozen times, but I can't get it to come out right and I'm not sure if I should stick with it or scrap it and start all over again. It's also suffering from a lack of interesting detail which is why there is that random stripe.

I can already hear the "it doesn't look like a pokemon" comments, but I'm stuck as to how to make it look more like a pokemon.

Chesu November 2nd, 2009 6:41 PM

Have you tried giving it large arms rather than ears, with speakers on the hands?

Gary, the Magic Fairy November 2nd, 2009 9:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 5285713)
Yeah, okay, moving on.

. . .

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35313

Tada. This is probably the ugliest thing I've done yet, but since I seem to have gotten in the habit of posting unfinished work I might as well roll with it. It's a concept for an evo of one of my other fakemon. I've worked on it and changed it at least a dozen times, but I can't get it to come out right and I'm not sure if I should stick with it or scrap it and start all over again. It's also suffering from a lack of interesting detail which is why there is that random stripe.

I can already hear the "it doesn't look like a pokemon" comments, but I'm stuck as to how to make it look more like a pokemon.

It's nicely sprited, but.. the concept needs work. Not really sure what to tell you, though. I disagree about it not looking like a pokemon. It actually kinda does... just a really boring one. No clue what kind of interesting details you could put in... maybe just somehow restructuring the body and doing something like Chesu said would be a start. Or maybe you could just drop it somewhere and wait for inspiration to strike.

The only real thing I could think is scrap the eyes and let the speakers serve as pseudo-eyes, slightly repositioning the ears to function more as "eye-stalks" like a snail or something. I don't know. XD

Chesu November 3rd, 2009 12:12 AM

Somehow, Kenji's post gave me an idea for an "interesting detail".

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:CV6uAqpGaKRkvM:http://www.deviantart.com/download/76779186/The_Great_Equalizer_by_dmbmansd.jpg

How about an equalizer-like pattern?

Spherical Ice November 3rd, 2009 8:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5286405)
Somehow, Kenji's post gave me an idea for an "interesting detail".

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:CV6uAqpGaKRkvM:http://www.deviantart.com/download/76779186/The_Great_Equalizer_by_dmbmansd.jpg

How about an equalizer-like pattern?

And Chesu's post gave me an even more 'interesting detail', which expands on his 'interesting detail'. :P

You could scrap that silver ball below the mouth and add a small T.V screen like thing and add those equalizer-like pattern that Sir Chesu mentioned. IMO that would look nice, but you'd have to be way of making it cluttered. Meh. The concept and actual sprite are brilliant, but, as you know, there's a bit of a lack in detail. Great 'sprite', though!

Esper November 4th, 2009 5:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenji~ (Post 5286237)
It's nicely sprited, but.. the concept needs work. Not really sure what to tell you, though. I disagree about it not looking like a pokemon. It actually kinda does... just a really boring one. No clue what kind of interesting details you could put in... maybe just somehow restructuring the body and doing something like Chesu said would be a start. Or maybe you could just drop it somewhere and wait for inspiration to strike.

The only real thing I could think is scrap the eyes and let the speakers serve as pseudo-eyes, slightly repositioning the ears to function more as "eye-stalks" like a snail or something. I don't know. XD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5286405)
Somehow, Kenji's post gave me an idea for an "interesting detail".

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:CV6uAqpGaKRkvM:http://www.deviantart.com/download/76779186/The_Great_Equalizer_by_dmbmansd.jpg

How about an equalizer-like pattern?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spherical Ice (Post 5287061)
And Chesu's post gave me an even more 'interesting detail', which expands on his 'interesting detail'. :P

You could scrap that silver ball below the mouth and add a small T.V screen like thing and add those equalizer-like pattern that Sir Chesu mentioned. IMO that would look nice, but you'd have to be way of making it cluttered. Meh. The concept and actual sprite are brilliant, but, as you know, there's a bit of a lack in detail. Great 'sprite', though!

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions. I'll certainly try out these ideas and will hopefully have something to show soon-ish.

ThePastaThrower November 9th, 2009 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 5285713)
Yeah, okay, moving on.

. . .

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35313

Tada. This is probably the ugliest thing I've done yet, but since I seem to have gotten in the habit of posting unfinished work I might as well roll with it. It's a concept for an evo of one of my other fakemon. I've worked on it and changed it at least a dozen times, but I can't get it to come out right and I'm not sure if I should stick with it or scrap it and start all over again. It's also suffering from a lack of interesting detail which is why there is that random stripe.

I can already hear the "it doesn't look like a pokemon" comments, but I'm stuck as to how to make it look more like a pokemon.

Overall, I'd like to say that you have taken my advice very well. This one is quite odd, the sprite is actually good, but the fakemon itself needs work. Just give it lighting and blend in dark but more colorful outlines.

Anyways, fantastic work overall. I'm very glad you've taken my advice, it's not superbly common these days.

Definitely keep it up!

Esper November 22nd, 2009 1:32 AM

I took a break to clear my head of that last one and came up with this:

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36026

This is actually for PokemonOI's Pokemon: Malachite so it's off limits. Of course everything of mine is off limits so that really goes without saying.

Like always, I feel it's pretty good, but a little plain though I think it gives it a nice streamlined look. I spent a few hours non-stop making this so I feel I have missed something glaringly obvious because I can't really see anything I don't like about it and I always see something that bothers me.

Chesu November 22nd, 2009 7:57 AM

I love the soft colors! The highest point of the tail is a bit small though, maybe you should cut off that short line of pixels? The spike on the tail also looks a bit shallow, it might look like it's set in deeper if you round the bottom edge.

Esper November 28th, 2009 4:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5341383)
I love the soft colors! The highest point of the tail is a bit small though, maybe you should cut off that short line of pixels? The spike on the tail also looks a bit shallow, it might look like it's set in deeper if you round the bottom edge.

The colors were stolen from a Squirtle for the most part. And I had intended that 'spike' to be a fin. Yeah, I'll touch that up someday. :\

Anyhoo...

BIG(ger) UPDATE!

I've improved on THREE of my fakemon, edited a trainer and made another map.

I've provided the old versions so you can see the evolution, as it were.

1st http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30691 2nd http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35156 and 3rd http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36300

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30686 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36299
The old and the new.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=32563 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35157 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36301
He keeps getting smaller.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36302
This is a cool trainer with the hair, scarf, left arm and colors changed.
Another of my many works in progress.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36303
A quick-ish region map based partly on the Touhoku region of, yes, you guessed it, Japan.
The big cities roughly correspond (from east to west) to Nagano, Niigata, and Sendai.

aquadan November 28th, 2009 4:57 AM

Amazing work, and i like, how its only a small amount of work, but its extremely high quality

Esper December 8th, 2009 1:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquadan (Post 5356972)
Amazing work, and i like, how its only a small amount of work, but its extremely high quality

I think I've got a sizable collection going here. Thanks for the praise.


Now for some more sprites.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=30683 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36650
This one was looking scrawny so now he's thicker looking.
Definitely more intimidating now.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36651
This is a sea turtle / buoy without a name at the moment.
I like it. Looks all rubbery and bouncy.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36652
This is an attempt to improve one of the mapping styles I'm playing with.
Perhaps someone will recognize the landscape?

Esper December 10th, 2009 4:05 AM

Another quick update:
One more sprite to add to the list.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36685
It's some kind of reptile!
Yup. That's all.

Chesu December 10th, 2009 11:40 AM

The turtle's lookin' good, though I don't have any ideas for a name. Mintorn's redesign is good, but its right leg is at an angle that makes it look just a bit shorter than the left. The reptile's mouth is kind of lacking depth, but aside from that I love the design, especially how eager the combination of facial expression and tail position make it look.

I DO recognize the landscape of your map, it's San Francisco Bay! What's the small location out on the sea route?

edit: Oh, and thanks for linking to my tutorials in your signature!

Esper December 10th, 2009 8:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5386225)
The turtle's lookin' good, though I don't have any ideas for a name. Mintorn's redesign is good, but its right leg is at an angle that makes it look just a bit shorter than the left. The reptile's mouth is kind of lacking depth, but aside from that I love the design, especially how eager the combination of facial expression and tail position make it look.

I DO recognize the landscape of your map, it's San Francisco Bay! What's the small location out on the sea route?

edit: Oh, and thanks for linking to my tutorials in your signature!

I see what you're talking about with that leg. *sigh* A spriter's work is never done. I'd take any more advice on the lizard's mouth I can get. I couldn't find very good reference pictures of smiling lizards with their mouths open. Oh, and I have some names now. Baubloat for the turtle, Zardust for the lizard.

That spot out in the ocean are some rocks that you can see from San Francisco on a clear day, which is to say almost never.

You're welcome about the link. I haven't seen those "I use Chesu's tutorials" banners yet so I figured no need to wait.

Blazier December 11th, 2009 5:04 AM

it must of taken you ages to make those fakepokemon, i cant even make a good lookin fake :(

Chesu December 11th, 2009 7:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 5387330)
I couldn't find very good reference pictures of smiling lizards with their mouths open.

You're welcome about the link. I haven't seen those "I use Chesu's tutorials" banners yet so I figured no need to wait.

Try searching for "hissing lizard" instead, or for the Geico gecko.

Spherical Ice made some banners for the tutorial thread... Yesterday or the day before, I think. They're not really your style, though.

rootbeer December 11th, 2009 4:48 PM

would you make me a Pokemon of my choice for a pokemon

Esper December 12th, 2009 6:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Blazier (Post 5387742)
it must of taken you ages to make those fakepokemon, i cant even make a good lookin fake :(

Only as long as I've been coming to PC which is, what 6 months now? Wow. Time flies. But anyway. "You, too, can make good sprites!" Just keep working at it and looking at the resources, like Chesu's tutorials which are linked in my sig.

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Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5387877)
Try searching for "hissing lizard" instead, or for the Geico gecko.

Spherical Ice made some banners for the tutorial thread... Yesterday or the day before, I think. They're not really your style, though.

Thanks for the suggestion. It hasn't quite given me what I need, but there's still a lot of food for thought, perhaps for an evolution. I think now a good looking smile is more in the eyes, which is a shame because I tried doing that already and scrapped the idea after much failure.

In any case I'll probably let it sit for a while and come back to it with a fresh perspective. I'm in the mood to just churn things out and not stop. I've got another sprite in the works at the moment, or rather a promising sprite in the works since I've got quite a few which probably won't ever see the light of day, but who knows. Maybe I'll have a hundred by next month and have jumped onto the hack wagon.

And you're right about the banners. I'm not much of a banner person. I still hope to see them around, though.

Conan Edogawa December 13th, 2009 1:42 PM

I really like your fakemon but some of them seem to have been mis-shaded. For an example the shading on Siliphones head doesn't look right. The shading seems to straight and triangular. Also the dithering on Mintorns head doesn't seem to fit but its not too noticeable. Your region maps are very nicely done so no complaints there. Overall I really like your sprites.

Esper December 14th, 2009 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gir? (Post 5392928)
I really like your fakemon but some of them seem to have been mis-shaded. For an example the shading on Siliphones head doesn't look right. The shading seems to straight and triangular. Also the dithering on Mintorns head doesn't seem to fit but its not too noticeable. Your region maps are very nicely done so no complaints there. Overall I really like your sprites.

Is this any better?
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36768
I made a few other changes I thought would look nice. I like the shape of the amp part better even though I've lost some contrast compared to the previous version.

I've also got another sprite to show, one which isn't finished so comments/criticisms/etc. would be very much appreciated at this point.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36769
It's your generic, fuzzy, cotton candy pink, mammalian pokemon. Everybody should have one. The colors aren't set. I'm trying to move away from my usual browns and blues and I ended up with a pink fox with its head caught in a giant piece of popcorn.

Chesu December 15th, 2009 8:45 AM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/12/Spr_3r_039.png+http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a1/Spr_3r_136.png=http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36769

...Maybe a bit of Skitty, for good measure. :laugh:

Yeah, sometimes to match the diversity in Pokemon, you have to go outside your comfort zone. I'm not particularly fond of ugly, monstrous Pokemon like Venusaur, but not all Pokemon can be cool and sleek.

I don't really see any flaws or irregularities to point out in the sprite, good job!

Esper December 18th, 2009 3:15 PM

Ugh, yeah. Seriously wondering if should have shown this. I actually used Eevee, Vulpix and Swablu for reference, but it's basically just a sprite that's the sum of its parts and nothing more. Those darned Eevees and their kin look like everything. I don't think this sprite will appear again in any form resembling its current state... if it ever reappears.

Moving on, I did some light touching up on another sprite
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=33783 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36859
It's not much, but every little thing gets me closer to a perfect sprite.
I still hate the feet.

And to give this post a little more weight:

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36860

This sprite is based on - pretty much traced from - a sketch provided to me by Luigi-a. It's (obviously) a pegasus-like evolution of Rapidash. It's also my first 80x80 size fakemon, my first fakemon derived from an official pokemon, and my first shiny fakemon. I'm throwing a little party inside my head to celebrate.

bilkev December 19th, 2009 2:12 AM

I love the galery !
what's your secret?

Esper December 27th, 2009 8:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bilkev (Post 5403262)
I love the galery !
what's your secret?

I keep a team of spriters looked in my basement.


http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37197 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37200
Now presenting a Lickitung prevo and, yes, its backsprite. It seems I can sort of do them now.
Oh, and these were made for [url-inline="member.php?u=119675"]The Doctor[/url-inline] so no touchy or you'll get visited by a Dalek, or something.

I'm also experimenting with rescaling D/P size sprites down to 64x64 size. I don't know if it's really worth posting, but what the heck.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37222

{Swan} January 4th, 2010 8:21 PM

Oh I like the Lickitung evo! It's very cute, and I like the symbol on its belly. the backsprite looks great, what 'sort of'?!

Hm, I'd like to meet all of those spriters sometimes.

And don't tempt me, I'd love to meet a Dalek!

Esper January 5th, 2010 7:12 PM

Just keepin' the thread open with a little update.

<- the new | the old ->
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37531 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=35127

Suger January 6th, 2010 1:32 AM

To me, the 'new' version of that trainer sprite looks a little odd, I don't know why.

Btw, the fluffy pink thing isn't bad, I think it's cute. But as for coloring I can't say I'm a big fan of pink... I think maby lavender or light teal might go better. Maby with a silvery colour? Other than that I like it alot.

Also your drawing style is great and overall makes your images unique and I think that's great.

(( Sorry if this dosn't make much sense, I don't comment most of the time. I usually just stay silent... ))

blackmoonflower January 6th, 2010 1:45 AM

I think I know why the new trainer looks odd. The way the legs are positioned make her look unsteady with the way the body is structured. Kinda makes it looks like she has to pee. lol

But I am very impressed with all the sprites so far. ^_^

Peeky Chew January 6th, 2010 3:36 AM

Your sprites are all really good, espeically this one:
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36860
If only it was public!

Btw, do you think you could make baby pokemon sprites?

axlefoley January 6th, 2010 5:45 AM

Very professional keep up the good work

Esper January 6th, 2010 10:25 AM

Whoa! A flood of comments.

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Originally Posted by Suger (Post 5453753)
To me, the 'new' version of that trainer sprite looks a little odd, I don't know why.

Btw, the fluffy pink thing isn't bad, I think it's cute. But as for coloring I can't say I'm a big fan of pink... I think maby lavender or light teal might go better. Maby with a silvery colour? Other than that I like it alot.

Also your drawing style is great and overall makes your images unique and I think that's great.

(( Sorry if this dosn't make much sense, I don't comment most of the time. I usually just stay silent... ))

Glad you like them. As Chesu pointed out, that pink fluffy thing is not very original, which would be fine by me except that it's pretty darn unoriginal. I suppose a new coat of paint would breathe more life into it, but it definitely needs more work than that.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37549

These were other color options I toyed with when I was making it. The others just didn't look good to me (and I still don't know if any of them are that great) so I went with the pink one. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.

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Originally Posted by blackmoonflower (Post 5453769)
I think I know why the new trainer looks odd. The way the legs are positioned make her look unsteady with the way the body is structured. Kinda makes it looks like she has to pee. lol

But I am very impressed with all the sprites so far. ^_^

Thanks. I've very impressed by myself as well. This is why I need feedback. I'd make all kinds of mistakes without realizing them. I guess I'm going to have to scratch out some new legs.

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Originally Posted by Peeky Chew (Post 5453918)
Your sprites are all really good, espeically this one:
http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=36860
If only it was public!

Btw, do you think you could make baby pokemon sprites?

Is that, like, a request? I know you know I don't do requests. I also know you know that I'm lying through my teeth when I say that because the proof is right there. Anyways, no requests at the moment. I'm all request'd out right now.

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Originally Posted by axlefoley (Post 5454076)
Very professional keep up the good work

Thanks much.

Esper January 7th, 2010 11:13 AM

I've got two more sprites to show. I think you'll be able to figure out what they are. Both were done from sketches provided to me by Luigi-a [url-inline="member.php?u=94305"]{Swan}[/url-inline] and, as always, they aren't for public use.

http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37602 http://www.pokecommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4339&pictureid=37601

I really like how the Gyarados-ish one turned out. The colors make it look fantastic. I'm kind of unsatisfied with the Gardevoir-y one. I think it looks a little static, but I don't really know what to do about it.

At some point I plan on revamping absolutely everything I've done so far, fixing little things that bug me, but don't bug me enough to deal with them at the moment. Look for it, but don't wait up for it.

Chesu January 9th, 2010 3:08 PM

RRRRAAAARRRGH I AM BACK

Ahem. That is to say, I like the new sprites! The proportions aren't really Pokemon-like, but obviously that's what you were going for. The one thing that bothers me is that on the Gardevoir-esque one, at some points the outline just kind of disappears into the background (which is nice), and at others it's very apparent (which is also nice); the problem is that both are on the same sprite.

Esper January 9th, 2010 7:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chesu (Post 5463002)
RRRRAAAARRRGH I AM BACK

Ahem. That is to say, I like the new sprites! The proportions aren't really Pokemon-like, but obviously that's what you were going for. The one thing that bothers me is that on the Gardevoir-esque one, at some points the outline just kind of disappears into the background (which is nice), and at others it's very apparent (which is also nice); the problem is that both are on the same sprite.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK

You can't have your cake and eat it too. Somehow it didn't seem an issue at the time, but now I do see where it could be improved. That Gardevoir one was dang hard to do. You wouldn't believe how many versions I went through just to get it to where it's at now (well, maybe you would). I sort of ran out of steam - not to say that I think it's unfinished - just that it was at a point where I could stop and say "it's done." I should get to fixing those outlines. I'll put it on my to-do list.

st.jimmy January 18th, 2010 9:27 AM

wow.
you're absolutely amazing...and very modest!
if i had this talent i'd lock my doors and hibernate with nothing but a lifetime supply of cake and my pc. you really are exceptional!
i cant give you construsctive criticism...because i have no criticms!
well done :)

Atomika January 18th, 2010 4:31 PM

I really like them.. they are alot better than most I have seen.. wonderful job!

Esper January 20th, 2010 7:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.jimmy (Post 5482855)
wow.
you're absolutely amazing...and very modest!
if i had this talent i'd lock my doors and hibernate with nothing but a lifetime supply of cake and my pc. you really are exceptional!
i cant give you construsctive criticism...because i have no criticms!
well done :)

Who told you about my plans?

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Originally Posted by Atomika (Post 5484026)
I really like them.. they are alot better than most I have seen.. wonderful job!

Thanks. I try.

Er, I usually reserve this space for an update, but I haven't got one this time.

somecrazyperson January 22nd, 2010 10:31 PM

Are you still accepting requests Galatea? If yes, can you please make this a 1st evolution and 3rd evolution? I kinda liked this one..


The dino one on your Fakemons?

That's on the 2nd evolution.. Like..

Charmander > Charmeleon (He's here) > Charizard

Could you make one please, with also a back battler.

bat003 January 23rd, 2010 7:30 PM

Xx holy crap that's good down to the shading. Even the turns and sides up to size value you got it all. Not calling you a god but dam!? xX


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