TheRexion

Stan SB ftw.

> I know, but DirectX9 in VB6 is not good. He means the GUI should be done last. The internals should be done first and are more important. And he also means to get rid of that background image, as it is a bit too distracting from the actual focal point of your menu.

This is just… weak. > Google paint.net. free and actually good … no.

> Montreal, Canada. > > Come my american friends; we got booze, bacon and maple syrup. You have that fake bacon that breaks teeth.

> So i played the tutorial and then it just brought me into the game. Didnt see any invite thing? On the main screen there should be a big yellow/gold button above where your monsters are on the right side of the screen. It will probably want you to defeat the first boss before using it though.

> I thought this was the reason tinychat was invented. Spike ruined tinychat for the masses. I will never enter there again.

> CICI hahano

> Why don't we just pin this in the Q&A section? I am implying as to the half a dozen or so port forwarding tutorials that already exist, yet more continue to be made, so we apparently need more of them!

Nice tutorial. Now we just need to make about two dozen **more** port forwarding tutorials to make sure everyone sees them.

Awesome would be an understatement, providing anyone can properly make barbecue and plan events.

How about we all just have a huge Skype chat together or something. This seems like a hassle. > Will you people consider Argentina to meet up? Its nice and pretty. Duck no.

> Tried that and failed Try again! Try as many times as you need to in order to afford yourself the desired result! Keep trying until you feel your brain about to explode from the stress! Then you should probably stop! That would be rather bad if your brain exploded! I think!

> I see these topics pop up a lot, each and every time I'd love to sit back and post a long list of suggestions and explinations on why such things should be done in order to increase the graphic quality of your work.(run-on?) Anyway, I'll say only a few things to not waste my time on something someone may not have any desire to read. > > From your name, and as kusy said; you appear to be a fan of manga/anime which tend to use absurd styled weapons. From that I cannot relate so I will skip over the item and go to critiquing the sprite. For any form of art you must know the basics of art as a whole. Proportion is a key factor. Before you get into all the work of giving him hair and a killer shirt. You want to make sure proportions are all correct, whether it be thickening the neck, sizing down the head, shortening the torso and lengthening the arms. After having a solid silhouette of a character you should work on the depth. Unless this is suppose to look like a paper cutout of a character you should show the top of his feet, shoulders, and head. If you wanna go crazy, even give a lil depth to the hands, but we'll save that for another time. > > From there you'll then start to consider your base skin tones, and the outfits you may dress. > > Remember as well arms and legs bend. > > Get back into it, hopefully one day you'll be on the level of guys like Fool, Snake, and indigo. Best of luck. Ah, well then. Now that I really consider it… I suppose I could use a bit of work. Thanks for the comments and suggestions, I will keep them in mind when I go back and edit ( and hopefully fix ) all of my mistakes.

> @hao u need major help. >.> grow up and start learning, and even the artist saying that ppl show make stuff WITH them not just use it… >.> > > so stop posting AND ruining a topic. if u dont like what i think then keep ur mouth quiet. >.> > > ON TOPIC : as ive said there good for templates to color and base images. i see no use as they are now, >.> black and white has very little eye appeal and less likely to look good to all users seeing it. Stop being ignorant, you are truly not helping yourself. _**I**_ am an artist, _**I**_ would know.

> Okay, sorry to burst your buble, but this is **not** good at all. > > There are ways to be minimalistic and cartoony without looking like you made the graphics in 2 seconds. Seriously, this "art" you've done requires no skill to do. You simply just drew a bunch of lines and slapped some generic default MS Paint pallet colors onto it. This isn't a "style"– it's just laziness. Nobody besides a few Eclipsers would ever play a game that looked like that. > > Now that I've broken it down, time for some construction: > > 1) Learn shading > > 2) Learn actual line art (using the line tool != lineart) > > 3) Learn how to make an actual pallet and not cheesy colors > > 4) Look at PROFESSIONAL cartoony art (Maplestory, any JRPG, etc) and see what it's supposed to look like > > I'm sorry, but I'm tired of no actual feedback being given on these threads. They just fester into huge circlejerks and it's resulted in very crappy work recently. Ignore everyone who's all over you right now because _they won't help you get better_. Everyone just swarms for the likes and post counts now. I posted actual feedback. ):

Ugly gradient but awesome image.

> different style? black and white has existed a long time >.> . either use as a mask or a template, Different style as it is not colored in or pixeled as the sprites your used to. It is NOT made for using as a mask or template, that is just the most ignorant nonsense I have heard in the last few hours. You are intended to use them like that, or change them however to suit your needs, but they are not made specifically to be colored.

> XD… still anyone using them should just paint on them,,, there like base images... Um.. no. This is simply a different style. They are not mere templates and the fact that you would akin them to such is almost insulting to the artist! D:<

Make a poll.

Did you need any more colors?

> you be doing it 3d and rendering images like dat. … lolignorance.

This are really awesome, man. Fantastic job and fantastic contribution!

It does not really need any money. I got where I am without spending a dime (though I would have gotten faster with money, I would not spend money on trivial games like this). But I agree completely anyways, it is kind of annoying. Thanks for your assistance!

> It really does look like a **demon-wind shuriken**, but let's put that aside. You have many creative ideas, and I really like them, however you need to work on the proportions and color choice. For the walking animation on the sprite, he raises his hand far too high; it almost looks as if the sprite is marshing. The anatomy of the character sprite needs some improvement as well, as the upper body looks somewhat awkward. I like the style you were going for, good job! I do agree with you on the arm being too high, I never had it that way honestly. But someone helped me a bit with the sprite and he did that–no idea why, but I can fix it. As far as proportion goes, that was not really my main goal. I rather did achieve the look I was going for with the big chest and smaller limbs--I am a heavy, big, and flashy armor oriented person xD--so I may not end up changing that too much, but I do see what you are saying. However, awkward? What do you mean? Might you elucidate?

Thanks guys.