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Author Topic: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?  (Read 4115 times)

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Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« on: July 09, 2014, 03:40:53 AM »

Hey all! Im very new to the spriting scene and i thought i'd share my first attempt at making some. I tried to make them unique and fun, and are really not supposed to fit in the starsector universe or anything.

I dont know what these ships are really, but i figured that they best fit a pirate theme so i thought hey why not, lets make them pirates. Im not sure on the sizing or look of the ships but i tried to keep a common theme throughout. Please leave some feedback on what ive done as i'd like to improve. Thanks!

Here's what i've made so far (in order of creation):

Ship 1: Frigate thing


Ship 2: Fighter craft


Ship 3: Supplies ship?


Again, what do you think? :)
« Last Edit: July 21, 2014, 11:31:46 PM by CrazyDave »
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2014, 03:51:12 AM »

Nice concepts CrazyDave. I like the "thorny" design. But the ships look a little flat overall. Perhaps you can add some shading / darker borders and edges. The frigate thing and the supply ship both look to be about frigate sized, both in actual size and number of weapon mounts.
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2014, 03:55:43 AM »

Nice concepts CrazyDave. I like the "thorny" design. But the ships look a little flat overall. Perhaps you can add some shading / darker borders and edges. The frigate thing and the supply ship both look to be about frigate sized, both in actual size and number of weapon mounts.

Ahh yes thanks. I definitely see what you mean by flat. I did attempt some shading but it did come out quite light, so ill try to correct that. A problem ive had with this is that im not sure exactly how large to make a ship to match the size of the in game crafts so that i know how visible i need to make the shading. :)
« Last Edit: July 09, 2014, 03:57:16 AM by CrazyDave »
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2014, 04:07:02 AM »

You could work on a 1:1 scale and use the vanilla Starsector sprites as examples for size.
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2014, 04:13:37 AM »

You could work on a 1:1 scale and use the vanilla Starsector sprites as examples for size.

Oh right yeah. Of course. I feel so stupid now haha
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2014, 04:24:45 AM »

You don't have to feel stupid. You said yourself that you're new to the spriting scene.  ;)
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2014, 11:33:35 AM »

Really liking the first sprite, it has a daedric feel to it.
Also, do you know theres a whole thread dedicated to posting sprites? You might get more coverage there.
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2014, 10:45:16 PM »

Really liking the first sprite, it has a daedric feel to it.
Also, do you know theres a whole thread dedicated to posting sprites? You might get more coverage there.

thanks man! i didnt know that, i might start another thread there as well. :)
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2014, 11:41:36 PM »

Alright, ive tried to darken the edges, and lighten the top. Not sure if this is a bit over-the-top though haha.

From this:

To this:

What do you all think? at least it doesnt look too flat anymore xD.
« Last Edit: July 21, 2014, 11:44:26 PM by CrazyDave »
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2014, 01:54:04 AM »

It looks much better! It looks less like a paper now.
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Re: Sprites - Some Pirates? Or Something?
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2014, 04:01:34 AM »

It looks much better! It looks less like a paper now.

lol thanks? :D
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