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Unless they are completely built from scratch pixel by pixel, it's not spiriting.

It's splicing. No one seems to get it.

Last edited by Luke121 (2012-04-10 18:56:00)

Hundreds of people don't view every site in existence.

Don't be disappointed if you don't have as many viewers as you expect.

What web scripting languages do you know?

Zangooser wrote:

I do know some HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but rest assured that I am completely aware of how to make a website. (Combined with the fact that the host website does pretty much everything for me...)

Ok good, I was worried you were an over-ambitious noob. 

Wiimaster will be here in a matter of hours no doubt

Zangooser wrote:

Wiimaster? Is he a Pokemon- and Spriting-obsessed person, too? 

It's great to see so many different people looking at this thread! Thank you all for your comments and feedback; everything that you guys said have been taken into consideration and will doubtless prove useful when I'm setting up the site. Thanks again!

You should check out his stuff. Hes been spriting since forever

HERE I AM!

Yes, I do tons of pokemon sprites, if you need examples look at my projects.
Just a general question about the website: What is it? Is it a forum where sprites can get together and show off sprites, work on dexes together, or do contests? Or is it an informative website with guides on spriting and galleries of many peoples work? I need to know what it is before I will join. Otherwise, I am intrigued, you have caught my interest.
Also, what will it be called?

On a side note, my opinion on the spriting/splicing issue is:
If it is made up of parts of another pokemon, you should be able to call that spriting, just not CUSTOM spriting. CUSTOM spriting, or SCRATCH spriting, is starting from, well, scratch. Nothing as a base, no parts of existing sprites. But thats only my opinion.

wiimaster wrote:

HERE I AM!

Yes, I do tons of pokemon sprites, if you need examples look at my projects.
Just a general question about the website: What is it? Is it a forum where sprites can get together and show off sprites, work on dexes together, or do contests? Or is it an informative website with guides on spriting and galleries of many peoples work? I need to know what it is before I will join. Otherwise, I am intrigued, you have caught my interest.
Also, what will it be called?

On a side note, my opinion on the spriting/splicing issue is:
If it is made up of parts of another pokemon, you should be able to call that spriting, just not CUSTOM spriting. CUSTOM spriting, or SCRATCH spriting, is starting from, well, scratch. Nothing as a base, no parts of existing sprites. But thats only my opinion.

It will be a website with a series of tutorials on every aspect of spriting the spriters (which is to say, the people who want to help me with this project) wish to teach. I will try to add a forum in which the founders (us) can meet and discuss improvements to the site, and a separate forum for visitors of the site to ask questions, get help with some part of spriting, and showcase their work for others to critique. I know this is ambitious, but hey, might as well start big. If it's too small no one will feel like helping, and I'll be doing this all by myself and it will be a definite flop. XP

Once enough spriters have joined in (four to six, about), we will get together and that will be our first order of business: coming up with an appropriate, relevant, and catchy name.

Nexstudent wrote:

Did I hear spriting?

I haven't sprited in a while, but I think I could kick myself back in. I'm a big Pokenerd though, so any mistake you make I will get you on 

I'd enjoy helping with your spriting collaboration.

Spriting? Where'd you get that? Oh, no, I'm planning on making a site that sells tofu and chopped liver. Who's with me?! 
Haha, no, you heard me right. We're going to create a great honkin' website!
And, if you're sure that you want to do this, you are completely welcome to become a spriter. 

luiysia wrote:

Zangooser wrote:

Spriting? Where'd you get that? Oh, no, I'm planning on making a site that sells tofu and chopped liver. Who's with me?! 

Both those things are awesome
meany 

But this sounds really great! I'm not really good at spriting, but I would probably lurk on it.

Perhaps you'd like to be a part of a design / marketing team. Do you think you'd enjoy either of those? What I mean is, you could be someone who helps me design or advertise the website itself. Of course, these are only ideas for if you decide that you don't want to be a spriter but still want to help with this project. 

SeptimusHeap wrote:

I sprite but not teh Pokemans. Some of my work can be found here http://aceattorney.sparklin.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=5708&sid=c6e1304522022c73fec95ac28bcbf3df and the rest spread out around my projects and stuff. Oh, and here:http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/acessory-magnet-and-other-items.74696.

Those are quite impressive, however, I'm looking for more Pokemans-ish spriters. XP
I'm really sorry, but that's the truth. However, I think that you should make a site or tutorial on how you sprite, as I'm sure quite a few people are interested in that form of art. 

Dinoclor wrote:

Zangooser wrote:

SeptimusHeap wrote:

I sprite but not teh Pokemans. Some of my work can be found here http://aceattorney.sparklin.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=5708&sid=c6e1304522022c73fec95ac28bcbf3df and the rest spread out around my projects and stuff. Oh, and here:http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/acessory-magnet-and-other-items.74696.

Those are quite impressive, however, I'm looking for more Pokemans-ish spriters. XP
I'm really sorry, but that's the truth. However, I think that you should make a site or tutorial on how you sprite, as I'm sure quite a few people are interested in that form of art. 

Why not get him to put it on your site under "Other spriting styles?"
Now I just need to dig up all my splices and sprites...

Actually, that's a pretty good idea. But for now, let's wait until I:
1) Have enough Pokemon spriters (4 - 6 roughly)
2) Can get us all or mostly online at once
3) Can actually get the tutorials finished, checked, accepted, and uploaded
4) Get the website itself in action
...and only then (sigh) will we have time to discuss this idea. -_-'
It is a good idea, though; I'll keep that in mind. 

wiimaster wrote:

I'm not very good at tutorials... do you think we could also have a 'gallery' section as well that had a collection of sprites?
You could put it into catagories, like:
Splices
Fakemon
Reposes
Revamps
Trainers
Berries, Items and Pokeballs
Maps and Tiles
Customs

Etc

You people are spewing good ideas everywhere. 
I think that'd be a great way to show new spriters what the end result would / should look like, as well as just showcase some of the work done by us fancy-shmancy spriters.

And as for the tutorials, that's fine. You can give me some sprites of yours, and I'll set up the tutorial. The credit for the sprites will go to you, credit for the tut itself will go to me. Sound fair?