8-bit/16-bit Pics

PhunWithPhirePhunWithPhire Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13253Members
in Artwork Forum
<div class="IPBDescription">Need some help</div> Hey guys, I just was looking at Zoggles pixle artwork and i thought it was awesome. Now I am going to start making my own artwork. Im wondering if there is a special progam i could use to get more of an effect, anyone got tips/prog's? Thanx, much appreciated
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    as far as I know, all you need is MSPaint and alot of time on your hands ..

    but, I dont do 8-bit art, so I couldnt say for sure
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  • PhunWithPhirePhunWithPhire Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13253Members
    edited February 2003
    Well I just finished one with Paint, turned out so-so for a first, I englarged it for the pixley effect
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    A true ninja uses Photoshop for layers and such
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    I figured the true ninja would be to busy out assasinating people to do drawings.
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    Or delivering burgers - www.ninjaburger.com
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  • PhunWithPhirePhunWithPhire Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13253Members
    Welp. I sorta wanted critique but ya know, flaming on ninjas work too!
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    Always obliged! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    The way I do it is to:

    1. Draw the basic shape of the person.

    2. Draw the bodily outline, and define the areas to be filled in with colour.

    3. Pick a middle shade of the colour for each area.

    4. Shade using one lighter and one darker version of the colour (sometimes more if I get tired <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> )

    5. Finishing touches.

    For example, when I drew a picture of our beloved coil dancing.
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  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Just in case thats a bit hard to see:
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    And this is why Fam should be banned from all art competitions.
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  • FreonFreon Join Date: 2003-01-16 Member: 12381Members
    You can download Paint Shop Pro 7 shareware for free from www.jasc.com. It's shareware with a registration cost of $99, vs several hundred for Adobe Photoshop, unless you can grab it with an educational discount. The unregistered version of PSP lasts 60 days before it turns itself off, but all the features are available during those 60 days.

    It has standard brush/airbrush/eraser/clone tools, layers with masking (layers can be burn/multiple/add/subtract/etc), blur/soften/guassian/median/despeckle, HSL colorspace controls, highlight/midtone/shadow controls, brightness/contrast/gamma/histogram controls, standard effects library, and even a few cool things like JPG artifact reduction. The only real drawback is that it isn't named Adobe Photoshop, which is "The Standard."

    As for 8/16bit, PSP also has good tools for 32/24bit reduction to 8 or 16 bit, or even arbitrary bit (13bit, 22bit, etc). Basically you work in 24bit, then reduce to 8bit using median or error diffusion (there are a large number of tweaks). You can rearrange the palette from there. You can also just open an existing palette you have saved into a 24bit image and it automatically does a best fit using median or error diffusion. It's usually best to let it make a custom palette for each time you export.
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  • PhunWithPhirePhunWithPhire Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13253Members
    Hey Fam, Thanx for the Tips w/ steps, and Freon, I belive I have Adobe Photoshop 4.0 which I got for free. I really dont know how to use it though, the palette was black and white <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> anyways, thanx for the help all
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  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    <span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'><b>Pwn4g3.</b></span> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • PhunWithPhirePhunWithPhire Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13253Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Pwn4g3. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->  <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nothing to do with art or sugestions....
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  • AcrobadAcrobad Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1779Members
    Fam. Is. God.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hey Fam, Thanx for the Tips w/ steps, and Freon, I belive I have Adobe Photoshop 4.0 which I got for free. I really dont know how to use it though, the palette was black and white  anyways, thanx for the help all
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    I have a copy of 2.1 for my powermac.. BUWAHAHA Ph33r MY CRAPPY OLD COPY OF PHOTOSHOP!!! Sadly enough, Paint Shop Pro 6, which is the only thing I have thats "modern"
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  • RoadMasterRoadMaster Join Date: 2002-06-01 Member: 718Members
    Fam that's the worst sprite art I've seen from you yet.... show off your better sprite work <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ZERGZERG Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13132Members, Constellation
    So... that's how those guys do that. I've always wondered.
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