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#1 2010-04-17 08:01:26
- midnightleopard
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- Registered: 2007-09-13
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How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
Have you played flash games and are disopointed that scratch can't do stuff like that? Well guess what, it can! You just have to make it look more profesional. Here are some ideas:
1.) Make great sprites.
Instead of doing poorly drawn smileys, draw something really good. If you aren't that great an artist there are lots of good ones on scratch who will be willing to collaborate with you. Also, Make lots of costumes for one movement.
2.) Don't use variable readings. Instead make a sprite with number costumes. It just looks more proffesional.
3.) Don't use speech bubbles and thought bubbles, make your own costumes for that.
4.) This is probably the most important of all. CHANGE THE DEFAULT FONT IN THE PAINT EDITOR! speaks for itself. It is the most unproffesional looking thing in the world.
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#2 2010-04-17 08:12:04
- juststickman
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- Registered: 2009-05-31
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Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
Actually, it can't.
Scratch can't create instances, scale only one plane, use transparency etc.
Anyway. variable readings CAN look professional if you surround them with sprites.
Apart from that, these tips are really helpful!
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#3 2010-04-17 10:24:12
- markyparky56
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- Registered: 2008-03-20
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Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
midnightleopard wrote:
4.) This is probably the most important of all. CHANGE THE DEFAULT FONT IN THE PAINT EDITOR! speaks for itself. It is the most unproffesional looking thing in the world.
Let me just add: You can get custom Fonts from websites on the internet for free.
Places such as:
http://www.urbanfonts.com/
and
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
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#4 2010-04-17 14:01:33
- AnonymousTom
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- Registered: 2010-03-19
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Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
Nothing on scratch looks very professional.
I think the most important thing is too try your best, and that's all that counts.
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#5 2010-04-17 19:35:30
- Jonathanpb
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- Registered: 2008-07-25
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Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
Grahpics are key - you can make anything into a brilliant project by using good graphics.
And remember to animate some as well - if a sprite is walking, give it a series of walk costumes.
"Human beings... must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
-Charlotte Brontë
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#7 2010-04-18 14:58:21
- markyparky56
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Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
AnonymousTom wrote:
Nothing on scratch looks very professional.
I think the most important thing is too try your best, and that's all that counts.
Actualy, im not being biast (sp?) or anything, but Rhys Line games actualy look proffesional.
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#8 2010-04-18 15:53:39
- AnonymousTom
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Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
markyparky56 wrote:
AnonymousTom wrote:
Nothing on scratch looks very professional.
I think the most important thing is too try your best, and that's all that counts.Actualy, im not being biast (sp?) or anything, but Rhys Line games actualy look proffesional.
I say they look very nice, not professional. But then, again it's one kids opinion. So ignore what I think at your will.
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#10 2010-04-19 02:56:36
Re: How To Make Your Projects Look More Proffesional
markyparky56 wrote:
AnonymousTom wrote:
Nothing on scratch looks very professional.
I think the most important thing is too try your best, and that's all that counts.Actualy, im not being biast (sp?) or anything, but Rhys Line games actualy look proffesional.
Simplicity is everything. 
In my opinion...
I fall: It's a tragedy. You fall: It's comedy.
Hmph enjoy your fall - I get a lovely spring... without pans of new leaves.
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