New Melee Weapon

Thunderstorm · 11-17-2011

Hey guys, I made this tonight wouldn't mind seeing one of these in iEra ;). Suggestions?

LavaClaw · 11-17-2011

It still looks too kiwi-like, mess around with the blade a bit. I like to use google images for some inspiration, maybe you should look there?

Maikeru · 11-17-2011

Posted by Thunderstørm

Hey guys, I made this tonight wouldn't mind seeing one of these in iEra ;). Suggestions?

I like it. Just two of the frames are blurry though :/

Shock · 11-17-2011

Cool.

callimuc · 11-17-2011

Actually this should go into the future improvements thread. Anyway my oppinion:

The gfx sucks (blurry, seems like you copied some sword and resized/rotated it) so they probably won´t use it. The fact in all is nice.

I tried to fix that GFX a bit so here is my try... it´s not the best but better than your version (in my oppinion).

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Ignore the rainbow frame that was just a test

Floyd Heart* · 11-17-2011

i like yours callimuc better lol

Shock · 11-17-2011

Double swords... Seems like they should be a classic weapon...

snk · 11-17-2011

Posted by callimuc

Actually this should go into the future improvements thread. Anyway my oppinion:

The gfx sucks (blurry, seems like you copied some sword and resized/rotated it) so they probably won´t use it. The fact in all is nice.

I tried to fix that GFX a bit so here is my try... it´s not the best but better than your version (in my oppinion).

Attachment 1582
Ignore the rainbow frame that was just a test

very nice :p

Thunderstorm · 11-17-2011

Ok edit 2:
I removed some of the blur from 2 of the frames like Maikeru suggested

BroozeB · 11-17-2011

Ew.

callimuc · 11-17-2011

Posted by Thunderstørm

Ok edit 2:
I removed some of the blur from 2 of the frames like Maikeru suggested

Still too much blury. It really looks like you copied it from somewhere and just rezied/rotated it. Try to completely remake the frame.

Player99 · 11-17-2011

Posted by callimuc

Still too much blury. It really looks like you copied it from somewhere and just rezied/rotated it. Try to completely remake the frame.

Hey what did u do that was so much better all u did is take all the features out of the knife. You just made it not blurry, try thinking of your own melee weapon. Why are you bagging Thunderstorm when he had the idea.

callimuc · 11-17-2011

Posted by Player99

Hey what did u do that was so much better all u did is take all the features out of the knife. You just made it not blurry, try thinking of your own melee weapon. Why are you bagging Thunderstorm when he had the idea.

Was it supposed to shoot any magical spells? Or what features did I remove out of a knife?

Anyway from what I got from your English is, that just because I improved the sprites, that I'm bagging him (?!?) and why I won't make my own thread. Well he asked for suggestions and I gave mine and gave him a tip.

Sungwonc01 · 11-18-2011

Posted by Player99

Hey what did u do that was so much better all u did is take all the features out of the knife. You just made it not blurry, try thinking of your own melee weapon. Why are you bagging Thunderstorm when he had the idea.

i dont think you will get a whole lot out of resizing. its as blurry as run over crap

Rufus · 11-18-2011

I feel that the main issue with your graphic is the rotation of the diagonal view. There are a few tutorials on rotating pixel art in this thread (maybe check the second page) on the official Graal forums and I suggest you check them out. Like Dusty states in that thread though, in order to come out with a better outcome, your best bet is to just put the effort into actually drawing the other sprite. You're always going to need to redraw the sprite (whether its tracing over it, cleaning and then detailing, or completely drawing it fresh and using the rotation as a reference) in order for it to look good.

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Thunderstorm Procrastinating Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 942	New Melee Weapon Hey guys, I made this tonight wouldn't mind seeing one of these in iEra ;). Suggestions? Attached Thumbnails

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LavaClaw amidoinitrite? Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 1,484	It still looks too kiwi-like, mess around with the blade a bit. I like to use google images for some inspiration, maybe you should look there?

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Shock Pixels for breakfast! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Florida, United States Posts: 2,409	Cool.

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callimuc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 6,122	Actually this should go into the future improvements thread. Anyway my oppinion: The gfx sucks (blurry, seems like you copied some sword and resized/rotated it) so they probably won´t use it. The fact in all is nice. I tried to fix that GFX a bit so here is my try... it´s not the best but better than your version (in my oppinion). Ignore the rainbow frame that was just a test

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Floyd Heart* IEra Sparrer & GFX'er Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: England Posts: 470	i like yours callimuc better lol

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BroozeB Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Forums Posts: 284	Ew.

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Rufus Registered rufp4 Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3,378	I feel that the main issue with your graphic is the rotation of the diagonal view. There are a few tutorials on rotating pixel art in this thread (maybe check the second page) on the official Graal forums and I suggest you check them out. Like Dusty states in that thread though, in order to come out with a better outcome, your best bet is to just put the effort into actually drawing the other sprite. You're always going to need to redraw the sprite (whether its tracing over it, cleaning and then detailing, or completely drawing it fresh and using the rotation as a reference) in order for it to look good.