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Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 4:51 AM

Ark Silvanos' PokeSprite Center
 
Ark Silvanos' PokeSprite Center





So down to business.

These are pokemon i've been wanting to make for a reaaaallly long time. I just never thought i could. They're not perfect and there are a dozen things that are probably wrong, but i've given up trying to find my own mistakes so i'm giving you guys a turn :D. I'm really trying to improve, so any CC is welcome.

So my game is set in a region whose name i haven't really thought of as of yet,(probably gonna be Necho)

so here are the fakemon from it:




Fire Starter




Water Starter
Spoiler:


Starter Option #1:-
Evolutionary line:-

Cubsea ----------> ?????? ---------->Gillion






Starter Option #2:-

Reefoal ----------> Corrcolt ----------> ?????





http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4904/titleevoloutions.png
So basically, these are scratch sprites of evolutions of pokemon that i will be using in my game.

Carvana-------->Sharpedo-------->Sharket(water/dark)
Onix ---------> Dragix (Rock/Dragon)
Cubone--------->Marrowak--------->Hemorrage(Ground/Fight)

Sharket:-


Dragix:-


Hemorrage:-





Kryptut Line:-
Spoiler:

Kryptut(Ghost) --------> Pharo (Ghost/Dark)
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/b03956df7b.png------------>http://i47.*.com/ix5ov7.png



Spoiler:
I had never done a mummy ghost before, and i drew a lot of inspiration from KingOfAnime's sprite....infact....i modeled it after it, though mine was sprited seperately and from scratch.




Leafly line:-
Spoiler:


Leafly(Grass) ----------> Buzzleaf(Grass/Bug)








Molarock line:-

Spoiler:


Molarock(Rock) ----------> Enamelord(Rock/Dark)









Pluglet Line:-

Spoiler:


Pluglet(Electric)---------> Eleswine (Electric) ---------> Thundrog (Electric)

????? ---------> http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2433/eleswine.png ---------> ???????







Flying Thing!


Spoiler:


didn't turn out so amazing...but...

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9199/birdpoke.png





Fearrow's palette and pidgeotto's beak XD.







Legendaries:-




Legends of the Seasons:-

Spoiler:


Mizakura - The legendary of Spring

http://i47.*.com/24pglc6.png









Revamps:-

Spoiler:


http://i46.*.com/346b57p.jpg

Only geodude as of now.







Non-Pokemon Sprite Related:-

Spoiler:






my entry for the WPC, its a lil sloppy i guess...but i'm proud of it :)



http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3599/golemo.png
My piece for the hexquisite collaboration. I might do some more after my exams and some tiles free-


http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2180/arkddr.gif
lol....i was bored



http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3278/pageant.png



Like i've said, i'm open to CC. And i'm also open to names and ideas. Well, i dunno if the ideas thing is allowed, but if you've got any good ideas for pokemon, i dont mind hearing them, and trying to sprite them if i like.....proper credit will be give for names and ideas.



oh, and i'd prefer if you'd ask me before you use any of my sprites in anything. I dont mind if u take any of them to look at, or draw inspiration from (as long as they don't end up exactly like mine) but I do not want them used for anything else without my permission.







luke November 20th, 2009 6:53 AM

You need at least 4 sprites to have a thread. Post more or your thread will be closed.

Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 7:05 AM

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sigh.....


all right then....

i'll finish the Grass Starter line......

Barkid --------> Woodlo ----------> Gragox


(yeah.....i need better names)



Gragox is what i started with, and i kinda worked back....so the second isn't as good as i like it to be, maybe i'll repose him later, but i'm open to suggestions.

RocketAdmin. November 20th, 2009 8:58 AM

Hey,

Your sprites are good in some parts, but lacking in some parts.

And they dont look really look like Pokemon,

Anyways, keep at it and I'm sure you'll be fine (:

Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 9:14 AM

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Yeah....i think my color choices have something to do with it....but i'm clueless on what colors to use. I've tried to use existing pokemon palettes but they don't seem to match my spriting style

Which ones dont look like pokemon btw? i can add them to the need to be redone lists.....





anyway,

minor update

my geodude revamp from the trading card game, i got it from the old gb game.

RocketAdmin. November 20th, 2009 9:34 AM

I don;t really know, they just dont look quite right, I'd ask some 'pros' for help as many people have this problem :)

Diaruga222 November 20th, 2009 11:37 AM

I think your sprites are really good.
You need to work little harder on them.

ScizorZ November 20th, 2009 7:10 PM

your sprites are really really good, especially the outlining. The only thing I don't like is the color palette you chose the colors are too much of an eye-sore.

Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 7:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScizorZ (Post 5337523)
your sprites are really really good, especially the outlining.

Thank you. I try my hardest.


Quote:

Originally Posted by ScizorZ (Post 5337523)
The only thing I don't like is the color palette you chose the colors are too much of an eye-sore.


ya, i think its because I use more shades than normal, and since I can't get a palette with enough shades, I end up picking out my own colors, and they just don't seem right. Hmmm....i wonder if there's a tutorial on choosing good colors...


Quote:

Originally Posted by Diaruga222
I think your sprites are really good.
You need to work little harder on them.

Thanks, I'm gonna keep spriting till I get all my fakemon down.

Kotone November 20th, 2009 7:55 PM

they're pretty good.
just work on your shading (=

Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 8:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxkaylabby (Post 5337641)
they're pretty good.
just work on your shading (=


yup, seems there's a lot i have to work on but i'll get there someday. :P




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newayz just finished 15 posts!!!! woot!!!!!


i'm gonna update my first post in a bit with the rest of my sprites.

-Smash November 20th, 2009 8:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 5337658)
yup, seems there's a lot i have to work on but i'll get there someday. :P

Nah.. You need to work more on the lines and shape. (I'll keep saying this guys) If you get these right, then the shading- hell, everything after it wont be much of a problem.

I would recommend.. To start from zero one of those, and work it in a stage method. Then post your progress ocasionally so that you can get crit and fix stuff early on, instead of putting the complete sprite all at once and then having to fix countless crits regarding everything.



A sketch is a great way to start, which is something most of you never do. It allows you to mold the anatomy, move parts freely to fit them best, trace and connect, and do these kinds of things that would mean a real fckage to fix later on.

An example could be, well, my WIP avi now. Quality-wise, it looks like sht, but I pretty much got the anatomy going on.



It'd be worth the time to give it a try. I could even help along the way too.

Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 9:12 PM

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Originally Posted by -Smash (Post 5337730)
I would recommend.. To start from zero one of those, and work it in a stage method. Then post your progress ocasionally so that you can get crit and fix stuff early on, instead of putting the complete sprite all at once and then having to fix countless crits regarding everything.

I would do that, but it takes me about 30 minutes to finish a sprite(and i'm only gonna be doing pokemon sprites), and i dont wanna post my lineart, wait for comments, then move on. I use photoshop and each part of my sprite has a different layer ( line art, outlining, colors and shading) so its no biggie trying to fix anything

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Smash (Post 5337730)
A sketch is a great way to start, which is something most of you never do. It allows you to mold the anatomy, move parts freely to fit them best, trace and connect, and do these kinds of things that would mean a real fckage to fix later on.

Most of my pokemon started from sketches, except for Flareumpent and Pharo, unfortunately...some turned out quite differently from what i sketched....lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Smash (Post 5337730)
I could even help along the way too.

Thank you, i could use any help

-Smash November 20th, 2009 9:33 PM

Pffft, photoshop.. lol.



Either way, you can't expect to get something good out of 30 minutes. With crit, these things can take weeks to complete, no matter how you do it.. Step by step just ensures good quality.

Works for me, at least. And in pokeman too:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l208/xavier2000/PhotobucketUpld-1274.png -Maybe you could use this tut I made some time ago.

You don't have to post each stage, unless you're convinced that you might need help, of course.

Ark_Silvanos November 20th, 2009 9:59 PM

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oh yeah.....i see what you mean. I guess my sprites really don't have much detail. And i can see where i've gone wrong with my lines(thanks for the tut)...i'll try fixing em up....





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UPDATE:-

Added one of the legendaries from my game.

Mizakura
The Cherry Blossom of the Sea
Legendary of Spring

it's got its palette cuz i entered it into the contest. need C&C on it cuz i wanna win that contest.

Ark_Silvanos October 11th, 2010 10:39 AM

bump :)

Been a year.....now i gotta get back into spriting....

Update:-

Added second stage of the fire tiger... might edit them to water to use as my starter.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6484/firetiger2.png

Tell me what you think

Esper October 13th, 2010 7:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 6217144)
bump :)

Been a year.....now i gotta get back into spriting....

Update:-

Added second stage of the fire tiger... might edit them to water to use as my starter.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6484/firetiger2.png

Tell me what you think

I like the overall design, but there are some things which stand out to me that I think you could improve on.

I think the fire on the end of its tail, and the tail as a whole, needs to stand out more. It's good that you were aiming for some kind of depth by having one part overlap another (in contrast to a sprite where all the parts are equally visible, making the whole thing look flat), but it's hard to make out the detail. It gets lost a little on account of having the same color and shading as the rest of the sprite.

There are some red outlines here and there (the front legs, the back) that don't blend with the colors they are next to. You've made the body a golden/orange/yellow/brown kind of mix of color so the outlines on it should match that color. The shading seems a little strange, too, on the front of the body where there is a light patch that doesn't seem to have any definite source. I do like that you made the fire on the sprite a light source in and of itself.

I see a couple of proportions that look off. The head, mostly, for having a large jaw and what seems like a not large enough head for the size of it. I also wonder at the position of the legs. The front two are next to each other, but the back two are apart and that gives two slightly different perspectives.

So, a good sprite overall, but there's still room to make it better.

Ark_Silvanos October 13th, 2010 9:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 6220898)
I think the fire on the end of its tail, and the tail as a whole, needs to stand out more. It's good that you were aiming for some kind of depth by having one part overlap another (in contrast to a sprite where all the parts are equally visible, making the whole thing look flat), but it's hard to make out the detail. It gets lost a little on account of having the same color and shading as the rest of the sprite.

it actually was never meant to be that way XD....i just folded the tail over it cuz it shaved off some pixels from the rightside....so its gotta stay like this....any ideas as to how to make it work? i would try a complete black outline on the tail....but that would merge with the stripes....


Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 6220898)
There are some red outlines here and there (the front legs, the back) that don't blend with the colors they are next to. You've made the body a golden/orange/yellow/brown kind of mix of color so the outlines on it should match that color.

I just blindly took palettes from pokemon....somehow...when the actual game spriters use it....it looks ok....but i can never get the hang of how they use their outline colors. I'll try changing it to a color that matches more to the sprite tho.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 6220898)
The shading seems a little strange, too, on the front of the body where there is a light patch that doesn't seem to have any definite source.

I thought the light source would come from not just the upper left but maybe a lil behind the pokemon too....so like the side thats not visible will have more light and it needed to wrap around on the leg closer to that side...but i can fix that too.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarf (Post 6220898)
I see a couple of proportions that look off. The head, mostly, for having a large jaw and what seems like a not large enough head for the size of it. I also wonder at the position of the legs. The front two are next to each other, but the back two are apart and that gives two slightly different perspectives.

The small head. it kept annoying me but i just couldn't fit it.....i think i'll have to redo the sprite....or maybe shorten the body a bit...so i can increase the size of the head and push the snout out a lil more. I didn't even notice the legs...but now that u mention it....it does throw the sprite all out of balance...i'll fix that when i get the chance too...




Thanks, that was really helpful. I'll try altering a couple of things and hopefully it'll help. :)

tnguye3 October 13th, 2010 10:45 AM

Your sprites are pretty good, I think your best one is Sharket so far IMO
First two stages of the grass starter look kinda off, prolly because the base of the trunk feet? Are flattish - try curving it a little.
Dragix has nice shading but the head seems to be too small and at a wrong angle.
And Hemorrage's outline is too dark at the areas where the light hits, try softening up the lines with a lighter color.

About the outlines I generally use the darkest shade on your fakemon for the outline on the parts which are closest to the light source, dark colors (almost black but not quite) for the darker bits and black outline for the darkest bits.

Overall your sprites are pretty good, you just need to tweak them a lil'. ^_^

-PARADOX- October 16th, 2010 12:40 PM

hmmmm, these sprites look a little off to me, they dont look very Pokemon like, i think you should try and redo your designs a bit, the concepts are great though!

Ark_Silvanos October 19th, 2010 5:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnguye3 (Post 6221088)
Your sprites are pretty good, I think your best one is Sharket so far IMO
First two stages of the grass starter look kinda off, prolly because the base of the trunk feet? Are flattish - try curving it a little.
Dragix has nice shading but the head seems to be too small and at a wrong angle.
And Hemorrage's outline is too dark at the areas where the light hits, try softening up the lines with a lighter color.

About the outlines I generally use the darkest shade on your fakemon for the outline on the parts which are closest to the light source, dark colors (almost black but not quite) for the darker bits and black outline for the darkest bits.

Overall your sprites are pretty good, you just need to tweak them a lil'. ^_^


I was trying to get it to look like the dragix was kinda....looming over the other pokemon...thats y his head's at that angle. And i hated the fact that Onix and Steelix had impossibly huge heads compared to the body...i wanted to balance things out :P.
I'll probably redo the grass starters later and change the line shading, when i get the chance.

I redid the fire tiger, i think it looks a lot better now, but i'd love to hear ur guys' take on it:-

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7626/firetiger2r.png


Update:-

I also added the third fire tiger stage :- (again it seems a lil off :/)

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6763/firetiger3.png

Ark_Silvanos October 20th, 2010 3:08 PM

Bumpdate:-


Added the alternate water starter :-
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3711/reefoalr.png

need some const crit on this please.

trinity_pt October 20th, 2010 3:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 6235678)
Bumpdate:-


Added the alternate water starter :-
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3711/reefoalr.png

need some const crit on this please.

It's really odd.. It's like a water poney fused with a mermaid. It good don't get me wrong but your idea for this fakemon was really strange.

Ark_Silvanos October 20th, 2010 4:10 PM

I got tired of tigers :P....

i wanted to make a pokemon similar to the hippocampus in AoM....
somehow it didn't end up looking much like a pokemon (my brother seems to think it looks more like one of those "i love pony" or "rainbow pony" or whatever they're called :P)
but...i wanna continue this line.... i'll make the rest of the evo's and hopefully by then figure out how to make it more pokemon-y.....

Ark_Silvanos October 22nd, 2010 6:21 AM

Second stage:-

Its got 2 versions, 1 with a fin and the other without....not my best sprite so i want a lot of feedback on how it can improve.


http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/883/waterhorse2copy.png http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/903/fincorrcolt.png

and

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9141/waterhorse2nf.png http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/385/corrcoltnf.png


Update:
Changed the eye and added a ear :P....how could i forget a ear? (Adding it side by side for comparison)

Esper October 22nd, 2010 8:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 6235678)
Bumpdate:-


Added the alternate water starter :-
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3711/reefoalr.png

need some const crit on this please.

One thing you might want to work on is the legs. They are a little stiff, a little too straight. You could try putting a bend in them at the knee. The hooves also look quite large compared to the rest of the body.

The highlighting is a little strange at the back (left side) where it appears to be coming from the side since it curves under the body and the shadow doesn't extend very far. I also think you could remove the highlight from the tail portion and stick with the medium and dark shades, or at least charge the shape of the highlight so that it follows the contour of the tail. Right now the shape of it is more in keeping with a light shiring on a sphere instead of a cylider, which is what the tail is closest to.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 6238980)
Second stage:-

Its got 2 versions, 1 with a fin and the other without....not my best sprite so i want a lot of feedback on how it can improve.


http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/883/waterhorse2copy.png http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/903/fincorrcolt.png

and

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9141/waterhorse2nf.png http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/385/corrcoltnf.png


Update:
Changed the eye and added a ear :P....how could i forget a ear? (Adding it side by side for comparison)

You might want to adjust the outline around the nose, too, while you're at it. It's less square now, but the outline has a few extra pixels.

This is a good sprite. A couple of things, though. On the leg with the highlight we're looking at the side of it hoof. It would look more natural if it were turned slightly like the other hoof since the whole sprite is not in profile. The tail isn't as smooth a curve as it could be. The furthest right edge has an 8-pixel long line and it transitions into only 2-pixel long outlines on either end. Instead of a 2-8-2, maybe try 3-6-3 so it looks more gradual. You've also got an error near the bottom of the tail where some of the outline is off. I also think the lighting on the back of the tail is a little too large, that is, reaches too far toward the 'underside' of the sprite.

I like the version with the fin, but I don't like that it's at a 45 degree angle. Something a bit more verticle would look better, in my view.

Ark_Silvanos October 24th, 2010 12:38 AM

Update:-

i didn't want to make any new sprites till i redid my old ones. Contrary to what i thought, this was a very annoying job :P...

I'm still working on fixing Corrcolt, should have it done soon.

neway still not done, but i'm posting whats finished so far:-
Newly redone Barkid:-
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4952/barkid1.png

Newly redone Woodlo:-
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1484/wooldowip.png

redone reefoal (which i fixed b4 but hadn't uploaded) :-
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4246/reefoalwp.png

Tell me what you guys think.

icychill66 October 24th, 2010 7:28 AM

Alright, here we go! I love looking at other people's sprites to see how the styles differ and what makes a great sprites. Here's some CC, as we call it here:

1. I've noticed a recurring theme in all your sprites, and frankly, it's a big turn-off for me. The color choices, for many of the sprites, are just very...err...gross? Sorry, I'm not trying to be harsh. Here are the ones that I specifically think need serious pallet changes:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4952/barkid1.png - and the evolutions of it
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/f81d269c01.pnghttp://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3314/enamelord.pnghttp://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2433/eleswine.png
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/903/fincorrcolt.png-and its sub-evo (by the way, I like it with the fin more)

Your grass starter line uses very clashing colors. The green is too "neon" and bright, especially compared to the extremely dark brown that accompanies it. I think you should pick some lighter brown colors and a duller, or blue-er green color. I guess this is also true for the sprites I listed above. Their colors are generally too bright, or too dark to be together in the same sprites. I'm guessing that you were choosing your own pallets for those sprites. I guess I don't recommend that. An easy way to have a good pallet to work with is to just borrow one from any official Nintendo sprite. That way, if you don't want or need one of the colors, you can alter it. This strategy just gives you a good base for colors!


Hmm.. what next? I'll move on to your designs I guess. I really like the poses you have created, and the actual shape and forms of the sprites seem really well done to me. Let's see...(*searches through sprites*)...I think you could really improve this guy: http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2433/eleswine.png
The front leg closest to us, and the back leg closest to us could both use some changes. The front leg looks like it's connected too close to its chest. Perhaps, just try moving it back some? The back leg closest to us is perfectly straight, which makes it look like a pillar sticking straight down out of its body. Also, it appears to be connected behind the butt because of the dithering you used at the top of that leg. Try moving the leg further towards the front of the body.

This guy has the most potential to be epic, in my opinion: http://i48.*.com/s49hec.png
However, there are several things that need to be changed for this to be better. The left leg is significantly bigger than the right leg, which shouldn't be the case because that leg is not super far behind. They should be about the same size. The outline on top and side of the head look grainy and rough because there are several lighter pixels sort of randomly stuck into the border. Maybe just use one color or string together multiple lighter pixels. Also, the shading on the upper body is not quite what it should be. The lighter shade of the texture on its belly should also be on the belly above the bone he's holding. Lastly, the upper right part of its body, so the arm and part of the torso, looks really dark compared to the left side of the sprite. Use some of the lighter colors that you used on the left side to brighten it up a bit and shade.

Phew! I'm tired... I hope you thought this was helpful. By the way, I really think your grass starter line will look awesome after a good pallet change.

Ark_Silvanos October 24th, 2010 8:05 AM

Me = Fail at choosing palettes XD....

Thanks.
I'm revamping my entire collection, so this will help me figure out what needs to be done and everything.

ponpasdejabon October 24th, 2010 8:55 AM

Bro, your sprites are COOL!!! I hope you can continue make them (?)

dragonite149 October 25th, 2010 11:54 AM

Little bit of CnC here.
First, a little bit of CnC for this: http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6484/firetiger2.png
The face seems small, compared to the rest of the body. Also, it seems to be focusing straight to the left, instead of where the player's party would be.
Then, some CnC for this:http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6763/firetiger3.png There's a straight line on the left of the face. Also, the tail doesn't seem to be attached to the rest of the body. Try to make the stripes continue into the tail, for a more natural feel.

Now, some CnC for this:http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/385/corrcoltnf.png
The fluke (tail fin) suggests the Pokemon is facing us directly, but it is looking to the side of us. Also, there's a un-needed 'blob' on the Pokemon's front leg.

Also, the electric pig's main yellow colour is too bright.

I hope I helped you!

Ark_Silvanos October 26th, 2010 2:46 AM

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6484/firetiger2.png<---You're a lil late on this one :P....i've already changed it. Its this now:-http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7626/firetiger2r.png



The third stage of the tiger is gonna be changed completely, i'll post it up when its done, but i'll fix this one up too, just to use as a base, incase i need a tiger later.

The water horse's tail is because its shaded wrong :P, its supposed to be twisting a bit, i just couldn't shade it properly so i left it :P. I'll fix that up too.


I'm gonna be busy for the next month/month and a half, and when i do get back to spriting i'm gonna try to make ALL of my sprites better (ok, fine.... just the ones i don't like :P) so i'll add what you said to the list already started based on icychill's observations.

Hopefully they'll turn out with significant improvement :P...


On a side note:-

Here's a lil sample, a teaser as such, of what the 3rd stage of the fire tiger is gonna look like:-

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9520/ft3sample.png

what do u guys think? (i'm trying to make it all awesome so that it compares with my grass final, (cuz my brother keeps saying that he'd choose the grass starter cuz the other starters' final evos look stupid :P)

whoops:- its missing the other ear and a tail :P....ah well....

Ark_Silvanos November 7th, 2010 6:33 PM

UPDATE:-

Well....just a quick update before i disappear for another month or so :P :-

Recolored Grass Starters:-
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1508/001barkid.png -----> http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7282/002gnarwood.png -----> http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5771/003treenaut.png


Water Starters (edits and new 3rd stage) :-

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3668/corrcolt2.png -----> http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3415/3rdwatercopy.png

Fire Starter (new 3rd Stage):-
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3623/tygarson.png


Working on editing the other sprites and drawing new concepts when i can.
Tell me what you guys think about these.

Edit:-

My WIP for the iso contest....i kinda went overboard trying to make it look like stone :P....

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/1622/isowip.png

Ark_Silvanos November 9th, 2010 7:14 AM

Bumpdate:-

i finished it :).....go me :P :-
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/9874/isowpc.png

Ark_Silvanos November 11th, 2010 6:25 AM

Update :-

I've been getting bored cuz my exams are going on....neway.... here's what i've been doing during my breaks...

Going through my sprites...i suddenly realized i had no flying pokemon :O (well...i don't have a lot of types but this seemed to be the most obvious...:P)

so my remedy to that:-
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9199/birdpoke.png

its not perfect, but bah...its a start.... i stole the beak from pidgeotto cuz i couldn't sprite 1 :P.

and then getting even more bored....i made this :P

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5063/arksprites.gif

I edited a trainer i made way back when and decided to make him a lil animated cuz every1 seems to like animations :P

Ark_Silvanos November 17th, 2010 6:26 AM

minor update:-

my piece for the hexquisite collab:-
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3599/golemo.png

Chesu November 17th, 2010 10:04 AM

I don't think you're supposed to post that.... I'm pretty sure that only the edges will be shown to other people, to allow them to make their pieces seamlessly flow from yours without knowing exactly what yours is.

Ark_Silvanos November 17th, 2010 8:02 PM

nah... the one in PokeC isn't being hid.... that idea had its merits, but this could work too....just depends on the creativity of the contributors.

Ark_Silvanos November 24th, 2010 1:23 AM

Well i was bored....so i decided to sprite something i thoroughly enjoy doing....

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2180/arkddr.gif

Ark_Silvanos November 25th, 2010 8:47 AM

Well...i'm gonna start a new mini-project for my game when i make it....

I'm basically gonna redo the trainers in a more anime style... so that means:

girls get longer, thinner legs :) , smaller waists :) :), skimpy outfits :) :) :) and smaller heads.

haven't really thought about the guys yet...but they'll probably be more anime-y :P..

so without further ado:-

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/2046/beautypageant.png
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6166/ladies.png more to come ;)

Ark_Silvanos December 11th, 2010 11:16 AM

An update after a while:-

I've have exams this whole month and half of last month, so haven't been working on much.
But here's what i've been doing:-

Another 2 ladies for the beauty pageant:-
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2544/girl3b.png http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3258/girl42.png

A Houndoom evolution i've been meaning to do:-
I had two plans,
1) was a cerberus (Houndread)
2) a single headed dog, with a skull for a head (Houndead)

I ended up starting with Houndread, i'll probably do Houndead later

Houndread:-
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8771/houndread.png

Spherical Ice December 11th, 2010 11:24 AM

For the ladies, I think they could do with a bit more black outline and less pillow shading. The same applies for Houndread, who I think could be better off with only one tail. Generally alright work, though, Ark!

Ark_Silvanos December 12th, 2010 5:51 AM

Meh...the girls were annoying....hate spriting people...but yeah...i'll change the shading.... i was more concentrating on the anatomy ;)

but houndreads pillow shaded??? i wouldn't say its the best i could've done, but i thought it was done OK :/....as for the tails, ya...my bro's been telling me that too...but i guess i'll change it later...after i get a new set of sprites done...

Spherical Ice December 12th, 2010 6:02 AM

It's not serious pillow shading, but it is there.

drauszewski December 25th, 2010 8:03 PM

these are some really good sprites. i dig the grass starter for sure. i swear nintendo should hire some of you guys on here. geniuses i swear

Ark_Silvanos May 22nd, 2011 4:51 AM

well here goes...i was thinking of reviving my sprite thread again.... been a lot busy...so haven't had time to do much....newayz.....
i'll probably edit up my first post some time later...whenever i get around to it....

^oh nd thanks to the dude who liked the grass starter.... it was my first fakemon concept and sprite :)

Ark_Silvanos May 28th, 2011 9:31 AM

First Tiling Attempt
 
Well my story idea actually started with you kinda graduating from a "PokeAccademy" and i couldn't actually find a building that would work...so i decided to make my own...

Primera Poke Accademy (Primera being the starting town (and the final town, but shhh...that parts a secret.)
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3276/ppa.png

looks a little off, and i don't know y :/.... if anyone has any helpful insights, that would be great :D...

i actually don't know how well it works with the fire red default, because i was using Kyledove's tiles to help me (i think the Sinnoh tiles...m not sure i don't know nething about the pokemon gen IV up :P)

If it doesn't, and i can make this look right, i'm gonna exapand and redo all the buildings in fire red to better suit this style.

GFA May 28th, 2011 9:55 AM

Kyledove's tiles are Gen IV, yes. That's why they're shiny and less dull colored.

Conan Edogawa May 29th, 2011 5:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 6664284)
Well my story idea actually started with you kinda graduating from a "PokeAccademy" and i couldn't actually find a building that would work...so i decided to make my own...

Primera Poke Accademy (Primera being the starting town (and the final town, but shhh...that parts a secret.)
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3276/ppa.png

looks a little off, and i don't know y :/.... if anyone has any helpful insights, that would be great :D...

i actually don't know how well it works with the fire red default, because i was using Kyledove's tiles to help me (i think the Sinnoh tiles...m not sure i don't know nething about the pokemon gen IV up :P)

If it doesn't, and i can make this look right, i'm gonna exapand and redo all the buildings in fire red to better suit this style.

I think the problem is the tall right portion of the building. The perspective looks off(Or at least to me it does), kind of like you're looking at it from in front instead of the birds eye view pokemon tiles are seen from.

Ark_Silvanos May 29th, 2011 8:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conan Edogawa (Post 6665797)
I think the problem is the tall right portion of the building. The perspective looks off(Or at least to me it does), kind of like you're looking at it from in front instead of the birds eye view pokemon tiles are seen from.

hmmmm....i'll try some more shading to see if thats any better.... and maybe shrink it a little, to try to get a better angle... i also think its the roof of the lower extended portion...its a couple of pixels smaller...maybe thats throwing the whole thing off?

Ark_Silvanos May 21st, 2012 9:05 AM

wow... its almost been a year since i've posted anything... no i'm not dead... just got bored of spriting... and then i read percy jackson (i'm a big mythology freak :P) and i thought... why not write a Percy Jackson fanfic with my own custom characters... and after a couple of chapters, i thought... why dont i draw a manga based of my story.... and after a couple of pages, i thought... why dont i draw a pokemon manga on the side... and after a few pages of that, i thought... why dont i make a hack that follows my manga... so i'm back :P

right in the middle of my exams, so not very good timing, but i've taken some time to do some light spriting whenever i take a break... so this is what i've been up2...

starting out... i wanted to fix up some of my sprites and update them... see if i've changed since i began... so this is what i've got:


http://i45.*.com/2r5dfg2.png ---->http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9965/sharketrevamp.png
Sharket(old) ----------> Sharket(new)

http://i48.*.com/s49hec.png ----> http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5834/haemoragerevamp.png
Haemorage and its new sprite
lemme know what u guys think...

and also the protagonists of my hack:
(they're 17, so they're supposed to look older than the default sprites (and have more proportionate heads... kids these days... way too big headed :P)

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3673/heroinem.png
Kara

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7378/heroo.png
Trysten


and ummmm.... i guess i have a scratch too... an ice rhino... this 1 was giving me problems, cuz i dont kno if i did the shading right... since its ice, its body was supposed to kinda resemble packed and shaped snow, if u can get what i'm trying to say... ah well... lets see if u guys think it needs some work :)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6655/icerhino.png

mineox100 May 21st, 2012 9:43 AM

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9965/sharketrevamp.png
Nice, but it's too much like Sharpedo.
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5834/haemoragerevamp.png
I have nothing against this. It looks like a warrior :D
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6655/icerhino.png
IMO, it's a bit too bright.

foxz. May 21st, 2012 2:17 PM

I like, although they have shaped existing pokemon (sharpedow-Marowak)
and trainers, I do not like many, are very simple ..
tries to improve .. luck ^ ^

Ark_Silvanos May 22nd, 2012 7:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mineox100 (Post 7184862)
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9965/sharketrevamp.png
Nice, but it's too much like Sharpedo.
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5834/haemoragerevamp.png
I have nothing against this. It looks like a warrior :D
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6655/icerhino.png
IMO, it's a bit too bright.

meh... i was trying to give sharket a more pirate-y "arrg, matey" type of look... looks like i need a little bit more... hmmm... i'll see what i can change...

Haemorage was fun... i was trying to get more expression into the skull. I'm glad its worked out...

and the ice rhino, yeah... it is a bit bright... i was using glalie's palette for the white and glaceon's blue (both shinys) cuz i wanted it to look like a snowy icey thing... i'll play around with the colors... see if i can find something that doesnt clash....




Quote:

Originally Posted by foxz. (Post 7185182)
I like, although they have shaped existing pokemon (sharpedow-Marowak)
and trainers, I do not like many, are very simple ..
tries to improve .. luck ^ ^


yup... they're supposed to be shaped like that considering they're evolutions :) and i prefer the simple style... if I had to go on a pokemon journey, i'd probably wear just a tshirt and jeans... (and since i'm a guy...the girl has to have shorts nd a revealing top :P)

tajaros May 25th, 2012 1:29 AM

Cool sprites Ark!

loved the marowarrior sprite xD
Wish I could see some more...
Can't wait for more... :)

oldbarrel May 25th, 2012 7:02 AM

Nice sprites. Maby you could help do spriting for my game?

Ark_Silvanos July 18th, 2012 8:58 AM

and once again i'm gonna revive my thread thats been dead :P

but first things first:

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldbarrel (Post 7190125)
Nice sprites. Maby you could help do spriting for my game?

its really late, and probably irrelevant now, but srry dude, i'm pretty busy... the free time i get, i've been spending doing stuff for my own hack. Maybe after a month or so...

Quote:

Cool sprites Ark!

loved the marowarrior sprite xD
Wish I could see some more...
Can't wait for more...
unfortunately, u wont :(, atleast not on here... i've decided i'm not gonna post the sprites i'm doing unless i really need some help, or c+c. I'd rather them be kind of a surprise when u see them in a hack. But like i said b4, we can use em in Pokemon Day and Night, so if we do end up using them, u and the team can see em :P

Now that that has been taken care of....

I Needs Your Help

I have a secret weapon very few other spriters have, that gives me an edge when it comes to ideas.

If you wanna know what it is, check the spoiler:
Spoiler:
A twin brother :P (he usually gives me alternate designs and names and stuff, so I always have an extra source of inspiration :P)


Neway... I ended up with two designs and i can't figure out which to use... So i thought i'd ask the community at large (well the 10-odd ppl that will actually see this neway :P) what they think should be the design.

I'm displaying it along with its pre-ev's so you guys can get a better feel for the line. I've also doubled the size so you can see it better, along with the original 64x64 sprite.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4476/helpchoose.png

Names I got so far are:
basic stage: Ribbolt
1st evo: Capacitoad
2nd evo: Surgeolith (which sucks according to my brother :P)

So like i mentioned before, i need help choosing a design, and maybe a name for the last stage... preferably something ending with '-lith' or '-olith'. So tell me if u like Left or Right :)

Atomic Pirate July 22nd, 2012 4:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 7259475)
and once again i'm gonna revive my thread thats been dead :P

but first things first:



its really late, and probably irrelevant now, but srry dude, i'm pretty busy... the free time i get, i've been spending doing stuff for my own hack. Maybe after a month or so...



unfortunately, u wont :(, atleast not on here... i've decided i'm not gonna post the sprites i'm doing unless i really need some help, or c+c. I'd rather them be kind of a surprise when u see them in a hack. But like i said b4, we can use em in Pokemon Day and Night, so if we do end up using them, u and the team can see em :P

Now that that has been taken care of....

I Needs Your Help

I have a secret weapon very few other spriters have, that gives me an edge when it comes to ideas.

If you wanna know what it is, check the spoiler:
Spoiler:
A twin brother :P (he usually gives me alternate designs and names and stuff, so I always have an extra source of inspiration :P)


Neway... I ended up with two designs and i can't figure out which to use... So i thought i'd ask the community at large (well the 10-odd ppl that will actually see this neway :P) what they think should be the design.

I'm displaying it along with its pre-ev's so you guys can get a better feel for the line. I've also doubled the size so you can see it better, along with the original 64x64 sprite.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4476/helpchoose.png

Names I got so far are:
basic stage: Ribbolt
1st evo: Capacitoad
2nd evo: Surgeolith (which sucks according to my brother :P)

So like i mentioned before, i need help choosing a design, and maybe a name for the last stage... preferably something ending with '-lith' or '-olith'. So tell me if u like Left or Right :)

I like the one on the right, with the fangs. The sprite just looks cleaner overall, and the tongue on the one to the left looks awkward.

IceyPinkLemons July 25th, 2012 3:21 PM

I actually like the one on the left. With the right one, the puffy throat doesn't blend well and contrasts too much with the rocky parts of his body.

Qweedol July 26th, 2012 8:33 AM

I prefer the Left because IMO the fangs on the right one just look kinda weird and awkward, btw I am now in love with Ribbolt it looks SO awesome, but yeah i say Left

NV July 26th, 2012 5:36 PM

Right one.... You can always add a tongue for its second frame and it looks more like a final evolution than the left one does.

Rodriguezjames55 August 11th, 2012 7:55 AM

the left is more intimidating so left

PsychoToxin August 11th, 2012 9:26 AM

The left one is my favorite. It actually looks like something that would be in a pokemon game. Great work.

Ark_Silvanos August 30th, 2012 1:42 AM

EMPLOY MY FAKEMON
Big image below:
Spoiler:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9015/pokemonprimerapokemon.jpg
This was a random drawing i made to show the pokemon sizes i imagined for my hack. The guy is 17 and around 5' 10'' so it should give u guys some idea :P




OK... now I don't know how many of you guys remember my fakemon, cuz i've been on and off alot. Newayz, i've realized that i'm too busy to actually make my hack right now, however, i do want to see them actually put to use. Therefore, i've decided that i'm willing to let people who want to use/need fakemon in their projects to kinda "employ" mine for their use.

Here are the rules:

a) These are not public. You need permission to use them.
b) These fakemon still belong to me, and will be featured in my hack if and when i get the chance to make it.
c) You may make any slight modifications you want to, inorder to make them a little more unique and custom. This does not entail you to use them as a base for your own designs.
d) If u use the fakemon, i do want to know the names ur gonna call them as well as their flavor text. so send me a pm with it along with a link to your thread if any.
e) Yes, i like credit, and yes it is required.

Neway, just ask for permission if u want to use any, i'll probably let u use it if u have significant progress in your hack. Even if u dont, as long as i can see that ur actually working on it, its fine.

The complete list of the sprites i have is spoilered below. It used to be 5 across, but that became too tall, so i cut it in half and put em next to each other, so if u can't see the evolution flow, look below :P


I dont have backsprites for almost any of them, but i do have them for the starters, so i'll post them below. I will try to finish all their backsprites when i can, and i'll post them here when i get done, but thats not a priority in my life right now. If u like any of the designs, just let me know, and i'll try to get the backsprites done as soon as i can. If u don't need the backsprites or can get some1 else to do them for you, ask for the main sprite and i'll give it to you.


If you dont like the colors, change them. But please, no major edits or using them as bases.


Also if u guys notice my signature, i have a small screenshot of some of my tiles, so far i have grass, dirt, cliffs, a rock, a sign and a funky tree... if anyone needs em for their hack, i guess i dont mind sharing those too.

Atomic Pirate August 30th, 2012 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ark_Silvanos (Post 7321752)
EMPLOY MY FAKEMON
Big image below:
Spoiler:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9015/pokemonprimerapokemon.jpg
This was a random drawing i made to show the pokemon sizes i imagined for my hack. The guy is 17 and around 5' 10'' so it should give u guys some idea :P




OK... now I don't know how many of you guys remember my fakemon, cuz i've been on and off alot. Newayz, i've realized that i'm too busy to actually make my hack right now, however, i do want to see them actually put to use. Therefore, i've decided that i'm willing to let people who want to use/need fakemon in their projects to kinda "employ" mine for their use.

Here are the rules:

a) These are not public. You need permission to use them.
b) These fakemon still belong to me, and will be featured in my hack if and when i get the chance to make it.
c) You may make any slight modifications you want to, inorder to make them a little more unique and custom. This does not entail you to use them as a base for your own designs.
d) If u use the fakemon, i do want to know the names ur gonna call them as well as their flavor text. so send me a pm with it along with a link to your thread if any.
e) Yes, i like credit, and yes it is required.

Neway, just ask for permission if u want to use any, i'll probably let u use it if u have significant progress in your hack. Even if u dont, as long as i can see that ur actually working on it, its fine.

The complete list of the sprites i have is spoilered below. It used to be 5 across, but that became too tall, so i cut it in half and put em next to each other, so if u can't see the evolution flow, look below :P


I dont have backsprites for almost any of them, but i do have them for the starters, so i'll post them below. I will try to finish all their backsprites when i can, and i'll post them here when i get done, but thats not a priority in my life right now. If u like any of the designs, just let me know, and i'll try to get the backsprites done as soon as i can. If u don't need the backsprites or can get some1 else to do them for you, ask for the main sprite and i'll give it to you.


If you dont like the colors, change them. But please, no major edits or using them as bases.


Also if u guys notice my signature, i have a small screenshot of some of my tiles, so far i have grass, dirt, cliffs, a rock, a sign and a funky tree... if anyone needs em for their hack, i guess i dont mind sharing those too.

I don't know what file format the spritesheet is saved in, but whatever it is, it's made the whole thing a bit of a blurry mess. I'd like to see the spritesheet without the blur, if possible.

Ark_Silvanos August 30th, 2012 7:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elgyem (Post 7322337)
I don't know what file format the spritesheet is saved in, but whatever it is, it's made the whole thing a bit of a blurry mess. I'd like to see the spritesheet without the blur, if possible.

its supposed to be :P its jpeg to reduce the file size... cuz i just wanted ppl to be able to see what i've done all in one file :P i figured since only the design was important i would just upload this... but i guess if u want to see it, i'll send it to u when i get the chance.


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