Pokemon Sprites-In need of critiques!

[EmeraldPhoenix]

I'm working on a project right now, called Pokemon Amber. It's just for fun, and also to help me work on my spriting (I'm not so good right now, so I've been practicing. I use MS Paint.)
Here are a few things I've done, and I would love to get some good hard criticism.

Frames:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Frame1.pnghttp://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Frame2.pnghttp://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Frame3.png
Girl Player from Behind:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/BackofGirl.png


For the images, I just took Pokemon sprites from here (http://www.spriters-resource.com/gameboy_advance/pokefrlg/) and recolored them. For the words, I had to copy and paste specific letters off of an alphabet sprite sheet for pokemon. That was the hardest part. I also changed her hair a little bit. Baby steps.

I might put up more when I finish them.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

Oh, c'mon! It's been two hours!:smallannoyed:

[Dallas-Dakota]

Hey, don't worry.

Also, you'l find that sprites will gather you little comments, usually, even though it can be very annoying and time-taking work, doing it pixel by pixel.

Really, you should do it because you enjoy it and comments should be a bonus.

I don't really know much/anything about Spritework so...>.>

Good luck, hang on! It'l be a rocky ride!

Also most europeans are sleeping now.

[The Dark Fiddler]

Calm down, not everyone like Pokemon like we all do. :smalltongue:

I don't see much wrong with them. The colors are a bit odd, but that's more my opinion, rather than anything wrong with the way they're colored.

I think there's easier ways of changing text though. Are you making a hack? I'm pretty sure there's programs for directly changing the text if you're making a hack.

Also, I must commend you for trying to recolor. I did it a bit for fun, and dear lord was it difficult. Some looked wonderful without me trying, but some were horrendous no matter what I did. Takes a lot of patience.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

Calm down, not everyone like Pokemon like we all do. :smalltongue:

I don't see much wrong with them. The colors are a bit odd, but that's more my opinion, rather than anything wrong with the way they're colored.

I think there's easier ways of changing text though. Are you making a hack? I'm pretty sure there's programs for directly changing the text if you're making a hack.

Also, I must commend you for trying to recolor. I did it a bit for fun, and dear lord was it difficult. Some looked wonderful without me trying, but some were horrendous no matter what I did. Takes a lot of patience.

I don't have the brains or the software/equitment to make a hack:smallredface:. Although I really would love to at some point. It sounds/looks incredibly fun.

I mostly recolored because I wanted to see if I could. One of the ones I had the most fun with was Professor Oak. Here's a Before and After Pic:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Oak-b-and-a.png

And here's a green charmander I just finished:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/GreenCharmander.png

[Blue Ghost]

Heh, Green Charmander's awesome. Too bad most of the actual shinies aren't that good looking.

[The Dark Fiddler]

I like the Charmander, but the edges are a bit eh.

I find it best to make the outlines black, myself.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

I like the Charmander, but the edges are a bit eh.

I find it best to make the outlines black, myself.

Like this?
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/GreenCharmanderwithoutline-1.png

[The Dark Fiddler]

Yes, precisely like that.

I dunno about everyone else, but I think that looks a bit better now.

Also, I like the greeens you use. The greens my Paint have as default suck.

[Green-Shirt Q]

These are really good, I have to say. They remind me of SSB-List. :smallsmile:

[Skeppio]

Your recolouring is pretty good. I'd like to see some of your sprites for the Pokemon themselves. Here's a few that I made a while back:
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2376/examplesg.png
Recolours are fine, but a lot of people see them as amateurish. Moving up to edited sprites isn't that hard, once you get colour matching down.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

Your recolouring is pretty good. I'd like to see some of your sprites for the Pokemon themselves. Here's a few that I made a while back:
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2376/examplesg.png
Recolours are fine, but a lot of people see them as amateurish. Moving up to edited sprites isn't that hard, once you get colour matching down.

Wow! Those are really good.:smallsmile: If somebody had a tutorial to making good sprites, I'd love to see it. I've tried a few times to make my own, but...well, they aren't exactly good.:smallsigh:

Anyway, I made a few more recolors:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapUmbreo.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapPikachu.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapMew.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapIgglybuff.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapEevee.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapCyndaquil.png

[Skeppio]

Wow! Those are really good.:smallsmile: If somebody had a tutorial to making good sprites, I'd love to see it. I've tried a few times to make my own, but...well, they aren't exactly good.:smallsigh
Anyway, I made a few more recolors:

Hey, neat. I especially like the pale Umbreon. Anyways, it's just a matter of practice. Grab parts off sprites until you have all you want, arrange them how you want, recolour the parts to the colour scheme you want, and voila! Don't get disheartened if the first few aren't so great. I know my first batch of edits were downright horrible.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

Hey, neat. I especially like the pale Umbreon. Anyways, it's just a matter of practice. Grab parts off sprites until you have all you want, arrange them how you want, recolour the parts to the colour scheme you want, and voila! Don't get disheartened if the first few aren't so great. I know my first batch of edits were downright horrible.

Well...I was kind of happy with this one mash-up edit I did. It was a umbreon-mew-eevee combination with a blue pallet. :smallsmile:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Mashup1.png

I call it...Calko.

[AeonWarior]

not bad at all defiantly doesn't look franken-sprited at least, keep it up

[Skeppio]

Well...I was kind of happy with this one mash-up edit I did. It was a umbreon-mew-eevee combination with a blue pallet. :smallsmile:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Mashup1.png

I call it...Calko.

Hey, that's cool. Nice blend of parts and colour scheme.
Now I want one. :smallbiggrin:

[EmeraldPhoenix]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Mashup2.png

I call it...Sungle.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/oakgirlandrival.png

I don't think the blonde hair works, though...I'll keep working on that. The shades aren't different enough.

[The Dark Fiddler]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Mashup2.png

I call it...Sungle.

I liked Calko, but I think this looks a bit to much like "Wigglytuff plus wings".

It looks nice though.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

I liked Calko, but I think this looks a bit to much like "Wigglytuff plus wings".

It looks nice though.

Well...it kind of IS Wigglytuff plus wings. I think I'll change the color, though.

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Mashup2a.png

[KitsuneKionchi]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/Mashup2.png

I call it...Sungle.

This is your next BBEG.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

This is your next BBEG.

Um...what?:smallconfused::smallconfused:
:confused:

[KitsuneKionchi]

Um...what?:smallconfused::smallconfused:
:confused:

"This is your next big bad evil genius" = "this is your dungeon and dragons campaign's next big bad guy the party has to defeat."

Basically, Wigglytuff is already a godless death machine. Giving him wings is like giving Daleks the ability to fly up stairs.

I do like it though. The little kitty is very cute too.

[The Dark Fiddler]

Giving him wings is like giving Daleks the ability to fly up stairs.

You mean like the new series kinda sorta did depending on who you ask, what day it is, and whether the rain in Spain truly fails on the plain?

[Zaydos]

You mean like the new series kinda sorta did depending on who you ask, what day it is, and whether the rain in Spain truly fails on the plain?

If you ask me the whole flying up the stairs thing was giving them it but I don't know why (they were epic enough without the ability to go up stairs, they're Daleks).

@OP: I like the sprites; I especially like the green charmander (green is my favorite color and it's a charmander which has always been one of my favorites). I also like the Calko. They look good, keep it up.

[Nimrod's Son]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/oakgirlandrival.png

I don't think the blonde hair works, though...I'll keep working on that. The shades aren't different enough.
I think the problem might be that the outlines are a little harsh. While I agree with Dark Fiddler that black outlines look better, they should still be used sparingly - notice how the original sprites have dark outlines round MOST of the sprite, but the lines are broken in places as a kind of "highlight"? I think you should try to emulate that more, and bear in mind that the outlines around very light colours (and often the borders between two different coloured parts within the outline, such as skin next to clothing) should have a lighter, more neutral tone. In the case of the blonde girl here, maybe a pale orange or brown would look better for the outline of her hair.

[onasuma]

This thread has made me realise something. I neeeeeed a blue igglybuff.

[Gullara]

Wow! Those are really good.:smallsmile: If somebody had a tutorial to making good sprites, I'd love to see it. I've tried a few times to make my own, but...well, they aren't exactly good.:smallsigh:

Anyway, I made a few more recolors:
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapUmbreo.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapPikachu.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapMew.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapIgglybuff.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapEevee.png
http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapCyndaquil.png

I like the blue Igglybuff but the cyntiquil is too dark.

[EmeraldPhoenix]

I like the blue Igglybuff.

Yes, everyone seems to like that one.:smallsmile:

[EmeraldPhoenix]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapCharizard.png

Here's what Charizard would look like if that flame on the end of his tail went out.:smallfrown::smalleek:

[Zaydos]

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/Belkarisawsome/ColorswapCharizard.png

Here's what Charizard would look like if that flame on the end of his tail went out.:smallfrown::smalleek:

No dead Charizards :smalleek:

Looks pretty though... now I'm tempted to make a charizard wight sometime... but my players would kill me.

[AeonWarior]

but wait don't the char line if there tail flame goes out they die I know the flame is a measure of how powerful they are. anyway good work

[edit] dang it ninjad

[EmeraldPhoenix]

but wait don't the char line if there tail flame goes out they die I know the flame is a measure of how powerful they are. anyway good work


Yes. Yes. That's my point. :smallamused:

[Gullara]

Yes. Yes. That's my point. :smallamused:

So he's a very weak charzard? Lvl 1? Not that that's possible:smallsmile:

[Skeppio]

No dead Charizards :smalleek:

Looks pretty though... now I'm tempted to make a charizard wight sometime... but my players would kill me.

I liked the idea of an undead Charizard, so I made a Charizard Skeleton. Enjoy.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9739/skeletalcharizard.png

[EmeraldPhoenix]

So he's a very weak charzard? Lvl 1? Not that that's possible:smallsmile:

No. He has negative levels. Like a undead version of Charizard.:smallamused:

[Gullara]

I liked the idea of an undead Charizard, so I made a Charizard Skeleton. Enjoy.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9739/skeletalcharizard.png

Thats awesome but he'd be better with bones going down from his wing bones.

[The Dark Fiddler]

So he's a very weak charzard? Lvl 1? Not that that's possible:smallsmile:

Hacking disagrees with you here. :smalltongue:

[Gullara]

Hacking disagrees with you here. :smalltongue:

AHHH!!! HACKER!!! Sanctuary Sanctuary!!!:smalltongue:

[EmeraldPhoenix]

I liked the idea of an undead Charizard, so I made a Charizard Skeleton. Enjoy.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9739/skeletalcharizard.png

That? Is awesome. :smallbiggrin:

[EmeraldPhoenix]

If you enjoyed these works, you may also enjoy EmeraldPhoenix (previously Belkar=awsome)'s Newest work, Let's Play/Hack/Sprite Pokemon Lime Green! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130149)

Coming soon wherever forum threads are sold!:smalltongue: