Spriting Tutorials - Pokemon and Trainer

I really can't wait for the next tutorial now!

You warmed everything up for each and every tutorial.

I'm an okay spriter but this has really helped me with learning how to make the backs of pokemon.

Figuring out how much bigger the Pokemon back sprites are than the normal ones is probably my favorite thing to come out of all this. I'm not sure why... I just felt really happy when the proportions of the Banette sprites matched so closely.

I am working on the next two tutorials, but I've been preoccupied with other things... Especially now, celebrating the holidays.

Good job Im Learning Lots n_n

Hi... well i have a question... in pixel over, what type of image can i use?

ah very usful!might try and make some

ville! said:

Hi... well i have a question... in pixel over, what type of image can i use?

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You mean the file type? Any image should be fine, so long as you can easily resize it.

You are the freakin best tutorial maker ever. I checked in a gazillion sites, and this page was the best page I ever found. You explain so well, and we get to understand much better. It's just so awesome. Thanks dude, from the bottom of the heart.

Wow! This guide is very helpful!

How is this for my first attempt? Its a mix of sprite over and amalgamation.

Important!: This Pokemon belongs to Twime777 on youtube
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mvFedjDNn8

I'll just drop this here.. *Whispers* Pokecommunity public service, paying my dues.

Lucky you, the one reading this, for you have stumbled upon pure knowledge. On this forum, on this post, on this hour, on this day, consider yourself blessed for looking at this, and thank dear Godess Fate for it.

My first attempt at a trainer please feel free to constuctive criticise it

thanks for the help
its kinda cool how you
made the sprites out of scratch
nice job Chesu

After who knows how long in paint I have made...
This!
I think it's pretty good being that it's my first time, and that I suck at shading. (In my eyes)

eveelution said:

After who knows how long in paint I have made...
This!
I think it's pretty good being that it's my first time, and that I suck at shading. (In my eyes)

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Actually not only is the shading a bit messed but the outline can use some work too, I see a few corner mistakes, I'm confident enough that you can improve it, till then you sprite is deemed:

1/11 :o


As for the tutorial, it was really great. Chesu you are a gifted spriter :D

eveelution said:

After who knows how long in paint I have made...
This!
I think it's pretty good being that it's my first time, and that I suck at shading. (In my eyes)

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I appreciate that it is your first sprite, and I also appreciate that you are starting with scratching, but that sprite is - and this is nothing personal; it's simply from an artistic point of view - appauling. I am having problems making out what it even is, the shading is completely off, there's clumped outlines, and, if I'm not mistaken, it is saved as a .JPG - the sin of spriting. Never save as .JPG.

In my opinion, you shouldn't dive straight into the deep end; begin with recolours (if need be), then move onto fusions, until you get to revamps and devamps, then start scratch-fusing, and then you can start attempt scratching. Remember to be tenacious and to never give up; if at first you don't succeed, try, and try again. It may sound cliché, but detemination is the key to success. Which is why I'm unsuccesful.

Don't let what I said knock you down; it's only honest critisism. Just take some of the advice, and hopefully you can bud into a great pixel artist. Good luck!

I think that the most important part of spriting Pokemon is making the line art look right before worrying about anything else. Eveelution, your sprite has too many straight lines in it... Organic things are usually rounded. You should try to make the paws more circular, and avoid right angles.



If you want your sprite to look like a Pokemon, you should give it a large head, with recognizable facial features. Check out these sprites, made by Galatea. They have all the hallmarks of a well-designed Pokemon sprite: clean line art, Pokemon-ish faces, nice colors, good shading, an angle which makes it seem as if they're facing an opponent, and just overall good designs.

can I have some crit and tips about the shading on this, am i totally off?


his name is Mr. blob :)

558122_DG said:

can I have some crit and tips about the shading on this, am i totally off?

his name is Mr. blob :)

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I like its shading, for the most part. You are finally starting to understand it. However, you might want to check the legs, as you're going 'blurry style' again (the middle and left leg, at least). Also, the color variation that you used to separate the upper from the lower part of the head doesn't really 'distinguish' the sprite, it more makes it look like it has levels.

Good luck DG =]