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Post by Rob Nickel on Sept 22, 2003 13:38:23 GMT -5
Am trying to figure out how to use Photoshop to do pixel art - sprites, w.h.y. Am not very experienced, so I hope it's not a stupid question. Is P'shop good for this kind of art? Am experienced with P'shop but more for web graphics, photo touchups and stuff. Pixel art always looks so different compared to the stuff I usually do. Any comments or suggestions (ie: setting up P'shop environment, tools to use, etc)
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Post by Dogmeat on Sept 22, 2003 13:46:22 GMT -5
I use photoshop for pixelart, only cause its the only program I'll use for anything thats not print ads, box covers, etc.. Bundled with imageready you have a full package for animation and design. just set your pencil to 1 pixel, your eraser to 1 pixel -> pencil and trust your eyedropper and swatches.
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Post by methinks on Sept 22, 2003 14:29:38 GMT -5
i recommend graphicsgale. its free providing you don't want to save images as gif. if you do you either have to buy it or convert bmp's to gif in other program
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Post by Nemesis42 on Sept 22, 2003 14:33:34 GMT -5
Photoshop is excellent for pixel work; just turn off all tolerances, feathering, antialiasing, and use the pencil tool. It works beautifully. I use it for both full featured art (touchups, painting, compositing) and pixel art, and it works like a dream.
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Post by methinks on Sept 22, 2003 18:11:34 GMT -5
Listen to Nem as he knows the way of pixel. Me on the contrary is weak at pixelling, heh. But I hate Photoshop. Too complicated, too big... In a match between Photoshop and MSPaint MSPaint wins. Still GraphicsGale is the best. Yeah. The best. And Nem is always opposing me, heh. Probably beacuse of me being so excited about Croatian beaches full of toplesses XP NO offence :]
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Post by RyDeFly on Sept 22, 2003 19:11:11 GMT -5
Jeesh, guys let the girls on the beach pic go. just let it go. I use photoshop, yup. And I like it. And I don't want to buy Graphicsgale just so I can save as a gif.
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Post by methinks on Sept 22, 2003 19:13:46 GMT -5
sorry probably shouldn't have reminded about that one, heh :/ anyway i do not want to buy graphicsgale so i use other programs to convert to gif as it is only last stage of my work.
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Post by RyDeFly on Sept 22, 2003 19:18:00 GMT -5
Which is exactly why I don't use graphicsgale, its too much of a hassle. When I start delving back into animation, however, I prolly will us it. But...wait....if it cant save in gif format, then how do you save animations.......
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Post by Nemesis42 on Sept 22, 2003 19:57:36 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliment, methinks. I don't TRY to oppose you, it just kinda happens... ;D
Photoshop may be overkill... but I dunno, I like it. I use MSPaint for most linework, and then move on to Photoshop for coloring. If I'm tracing lineart, then I just do Photoshop straight.
Many people have recommended GGale to me, and I guess it's a great program, but only if you take the time to learn all of it's little nuances. I don't have that kind of time, so I'll stick to my ways, you know? Everyone has a different process that works for them. If you find something that works, stick with it.
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Post by TwistidChimp on Sept 23, 2003 6:48:16 GMT -5
I cant recommend Photoshop highly enough myself, like people have said it is utter OverKill for pixel art as it has so many features, but if you just use the pencil and line tools on 1 pixel and use the rectangle, oval and magic wand (with anti alias off) selection tools and the Ctrl backspace, and Alt backspace fill commands, and the layers to seperate..well anything you want to keep seperated, thats all the features your likely to need to make whatever you want.
Whatever you choose to use good luck and have fun
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Post by neota on Sept 23, 2003 7:15:26 GMT -5
never used photoshop, but i have used gimp, apparently photoshop is very similar to gimp. i really appreciate all the filters and tools available, and i make them work for pixel-art, by pre-picking my palette and re-indexing the image and touching up after a color-increasing filter/transformation. the entire system is very helpful, especially the ways you can combine filters or transformations (layering and layer masks).
bottom line, as long as you have an experimental approach, your work will benefit a lot eventually from all the extra stuff.
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Post by methinks on Sept 23, 2003 8:11:21 GMT -5
"it just kinda happens... ", mind me... :]
Heh anyway I am happy that you've admitted taht Photoshop is not that good for everything :]
neota: i do only pure-pixeling and have my own definition of it. so photoshop IS overkill *for me*. So I guess such discussion is pointless one will never get answer to question like 'what prog is da best' as it is very individual :]
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Post by timdrage on Sept 23, 2003 11:30:01 GMT -5
one great thing in photoshop is that you can make custom brushes for the pencil tool... very useful labour-saving device, e.g. make a 1x2 pixel brush for easier iso, or even to really cheat make brushes that are whole sections of isometric line... possibilities are endless, very handy for large pixel images...
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Post by evilmrhenry on Sept 23, 2003 14:56:59 GMT -5
As another option, the GIMP could be good. www.gimp.org/It's completely free, and will always remain free, while having most of the features of Photoshop. It's got that. It even can save as .gif now, thanks to the patent expiring.
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Post by rjesterie on Sept 24, 2003 2:54:23 GMT -5
I think its already been said but : 1. infinite undo just in case 2. multiple layers 3. really usefull pallate tools
I use paintshop. havnt tried to animate anything yet (not really anyway) but ive eard all these features are in photoshop as well. if you have it, use it.
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