QUOTE(Anomtai @ Dec 31 2012, 03:27)

Not really, all I have been making so far is photomanips. Aside from removing the background, copy pasting the dress and hair to fill in the sides of the image and making sure the fine details didn't become obscured, that sprite I made for Ichy is just a resize of [
www.google.com]
this image, I didn't make it from scratch.
I like it better when it was just 16x16 because it so much easier to transform the image you've imported from the internet into something else, it's a method for jump starting what you are working on. The icons for piercing, slashing and crushing damage all spawned from a photo of a dagger for example. With these established character sprites, you're restricted to whatever character you've been given when using this method. And it just feels cheep quite frankly.
I'm not saying I won't make in the 48x48 icons for mobs, but I will only use the ones I feel pass the transformative threshold.
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Wait, what does "away from keyboard ITEMWORLD" mean?
Don't be overly modest, we all know lots of people on the internet think they know how to do stuff with images and don't. Granted, if you are more skilled and take pride in what you do, you are absolutely justified in writing it off as unworthy. Personally, I think extracting and downsizing that image without ruining it isn't completely trivial. Sure, you didn't draw it, but you sure did a good job presenting it in that format.
That said, I feel you with the 16x16 and the transformation, because with that you're working with a vague outline instead of a complete image. At 48x48 though it might be possible to doodle something and have it end up looking pretty good, because we're not looking for detail at that resolution. It's still difficult with these anime characters but we do what we can.
By afk IW I mean holding down numpad buttons while watching stuff/reading stuff/talking to other people. The sprites will help you identify necessary breaks in the hold-down-1-then-2-then-3 when monsters that require delicate handling show up.
Edit: Incorrect use of terminology.
QUOTE(Tenboro @ Dec 31 2012, 03:36)

Just FYI, I'm not entirely settled on 48x48. I'll have to do some testing, but I have no time for HV in the near future.
That's a pity. Hope whatever you're busy with works out. We'll be waiting with bated breath for some HV <3.
This post has been edited by losernyeo: Dec 31 2012, 12:09