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#1 2010-08-06 10:28:46
Make a Fake, Part 2: Spriting
Here is a guide on spriting a fakemon. Make sure that you have looked at part one already.
Step 1: Base
I have two ways to get a bse for my sprite. 1: Draw it from scratch, or 2: Take it from another pokemon sprite. Just pick another pokemon sprite that looks like what you want, or just draw it pixel by pixel. I just drew a circle for Seaclown.
Step 2: Features
Then add features. Again, you can take them from another pokemon or draw them yourself. I drew on a top fin, side fin, and a tail on Seaclown. I also added an eye.
Step 3: Basic Color
Pick your basic color and color the whole thing in, just that color. Seaclown's is orange.
Step 4: Basic Shading
Pick a darker shade of your basic color and shade with it. When shading, choose what angle the sun is coming from and draw the shadows on the exact opposite side from that.
Step 5: Basic Highlights
Now pick a lighter shade of your basic color. Put it exactly where the sun is supposedly shining on your sprite. Do this on eyes to by added shines.
Step 6: Color Details
You may choose other colors for your pokemon an add them in the pattern you like. For Seaclown, we will add with stripes on it and black tips on its fins and tail. Shade those details to.
Step 7: Outline Coloring
Right now, your outline is probably just black. You need to shade and highlight it as well. Pick a very dark version of your basic color, but still lighter than black, and put that where the sun is shining. You can do it in layers, getting brighter and brighter too.
Step 8: Touch Ups
Now just add any more details to touch it up and make it look perfect 
The final Seaclown sprite:
And there you have it! A beautiful sprite. Stay in tune for part 3: Starting your own fakedex.
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#3 2010-08-06 11:01:09
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Cool.
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#5 2010-08-06 11:08:33
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08jackt wrote:
awesome, you're a great spriter
i gave spriting a go last year but i couldn't do it xD
You play Pokemon?
Anyways, I'm making a Pokemon game on an Emerald base, but I haven't gotten to the fake Pokemon spriting part yet. I'm still programming the event after the first gym 
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#7 2010-08-06 11:09:42
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antimonyarsenide wrote:
08jackt wrote:
awesome, you're a great spriter
i gave spriting a go last year but i couldn't do it xDYou play Pokemon?
Anyways, I'm making a Pokemon game on an Emerald base, but I haven't gotten to the fake Pokemon spriting part yet. I'm still programming the event after the first gym
OOH CAN I HELP WITH THE SPRITES?
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#8 2010-08-06 11:13:03
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antimonyarsenide wrote:
08jackt wrote:
awesome, you're a great spriter
i gave spriting a go last year but i couldn't do it xDYou play Pokemon?
yes, but that's not what i tell my friends...
let alone anyone in my year.
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#9 2010-08-06 11:14:54
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08jackt wrote:
antimonyarsenide wrote:
08jackt wrote:
awesome, you're a great spriter
i gave spriting a go last year but i couldn't do it xDYou play Pokemon?
yes, but that's not what i tell my friends...
let alone anyone in my year.
I don't see why playing pokemon is considered an embarrassment in these modern times...
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#10 2010-08-06 11:16:32
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wiimaster wrote:
08jackt wrote:
antimonyarsenide wrote:
You play Pokemon?yes, but that's not what i tell my friends...
let alone anyone in my year.I don't see why playing pokemon is considered an embarrassment in these modern times...
high school.
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#11 2010-08-06 11:18:23
Re: Make a Fake, Part 2: Spriting
08jackt wrote:
wiimaster wrote:
08jackt wrote:
yes, but that's not what i tell my friends...
let alone anyone in my year.I don't see why playing pokemon is considered an embarrassment in these modern times...
high school.
I'm going to highschool soon... I'll still be a pokemon addict
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#12 2010-08-06 11:24:19
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I'm a rising freshman in high school.
I'm not a pokemon addict anymore, at least not as much as I was a few years ago, but IDK.
In 8th grade, I only talked about Pokemon to a few people at the beginning of the year, and then stopped altogether. Mostly because most of my friends are the sportsy type.
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#13 2010-08-06 11:30:19
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wiimaster wrote:
08jackt wrote:
wiimaster wrote:
I don't see why playing pokemon is considered an embarrassment in these modern times...
high school.
I'm going to highschool soon... I'll still be a pokemon addict
you will also be bashed up.
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#15 2010-08-06 11:38:23
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08jackt wrote:
wiimaster wrote:
08jackt wrote:
high school.
I'm going to highschool soon... I'll still be a pokemon addict
you will also be bashed up.
(I think he's a bit socially awkward as it is)
JKJKJK
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#16 2010-08-06 11:42:09
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wiimaster wrote:
08jackt wrote:
wiimaster wrote:
I'm going to highschool soon... I'll still be a pokemon addictyou will also be bashed up.
>.< Thanks[/sarcasm]
No I won't. Who are you to judge me
i was kiding.
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#20 2010-08-06 21:07:56
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Hey Wiimaster, I did what you said and it still sucks see for yourself: Flarant is an epic fail
Hamster Arsenal-Attack of the Cuteness, an adoptables site created and sprited by me! R.I.P Dozie April 4, 1997-March 12, 2011 My Globel Pokedex Page
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#21 2010-08-06 21:22:29
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mooster wrote:
Hey Wiimaster, I did what you said and it still sucks see for yourself: Flarant is an epic failhttp://i36.tinypic.com/nbc77m.gif
Err . . . umm, maybe the big background is a problem.
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#22 2010-08-06 21:26:51
Re: Make a Fake, Part 2: Spriting
soupoftomato wrote:
mooster wrote:
Hey Wiimaster, I did what you said and it still sucks see for yourself: Flarant is an epic failhttp://i36.tinypic.com/nbc77m.gif
Err . . . umm, maybe the big background is a problem.
K, I'll try making it with a smaller background. I tried and failed again with Draqua
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#23 2010-08-06 21:32:29
Re: Make a Fake, Part 2: Spriting
mooster wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
mooster wrote:
Hey Wiimaster, I did what you said and it still sucks see for yourself: Flarant is an epic failhttp://i36.tinypic.com/nbc77m.gif
Err . . . umm, maybe the big background is a problem.
K, I'll try making it with a smaller background. I tried and failed again with Draquahttp://i38.tinypic.com/2i05i05.gif
Normally if you are a beginner at pokemon spriting, start by using a lot more other pokemon as bases. Don't jump straight to making them completely or almost from scratch. And one tip: Don't give up! I mean it, if you keep doing it more and more you will get better. And- update old sprites. Want to see a picture of the first riceroll?
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#24 2010-08-06 21:41:39
Re: Make a Fake, Part 2: Spriting
wiimaster wrote:
mooster wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
Err . . . umm, maybe the big background is a problem.K, I'll try making it with a smaller background. I tried and failed again with Draquahttp://i38.tinypic.com/2i05i05.gif
Normally if you are a beginner at pokemon spriting, start by using a lot more other pokemon as bases. Don't jump straight to making them completely or almost from scratch. And one tip: Don't give up! I mean it, if you keep doing it more and more you will get better. And- update old sprites. Want to see a picture of the first riceroll?
I get what you are saying about don't give up but the shading I think is what runs them for me and sure I'd like to see an old riceroll
Hamster Arsenal-Attack of the Cuteness, an adoptables site created and sprited by me! R.I.P Dozie April 4, 1997-March 12, 2011 My Globel Pokedex Page
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