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Depends. Is the drawn one look more like mario than the one from spriters-resource?

adriangl wrote:

Well, most of the time what I see(not all the time) the scratch made sprite is not as well looking.

If thats the case, than the one from spriters-resource

The reason I did scratch made sprites too is because some people think it is cool that somebody made everything instead of copying it.

Official sprites look much more professional. But what it really comes down to is how fun your game is, is the movement smooth, is the engine glitchless/near-glitchless, etc.

However, if you can make good sprites, I say go for it. I made the banner in my sig =P

Last edited by S65 (2008-06-30 14:44:27)

Personally, I like internet sprites. But I like projects with sprites that the creator made by themselves. That makes it look better to me.

Very often, nice looking sprites and a very simple mechanism make a real cool project.

To me, stickyman projects aren't nice at start. Sorry for this form of racism. I don't even bother looking at them (anyway, I have to select which projects I'm going to look at, as every day hundreds of projects are added).

Home made sprites can be cool too. What is important is if you spend some time thinking to them. So, Neo is a real good project.

Last edited by s_federici (2008-07-01 10:14:07)

I think that it depends what you want the effect of your project to be. Yes, usually sprites taken from the internet do look better, but in exchange you give up your project's originality. If you use them, your project will not be all yours; some of the credit goes to whoever made the sprites. It's your choice: visuals or originality.

(But if you are a good artist, just use your own. They will probably be more appreciated)

I prefer to draw my sprites in expensive graphics programs  . But I admire people like MyRedNeptune, Boopaloo, and MahoAshley who can churn out hand-draw artwork instead of relying on programs like Photoshop and Flash like I do. So, I would say that better sprites do make better projects, but it's nice to know that people put work into making their sprites (I draw the like at composing their own background music  ).