hmmm....
Your not a very good spriter.
It's bugging me.
RULE 1: Recolors are not original characters.
- Oblivion
RULE 2: You are not the best spriter in the world. The critics are right, trust them.
- Pixel
RULE 3: I SAID THE CRITICS WERE RIGHT. NOW FUCKING LISTEN TO THEM.
- KevinClifford
RULE 4: If it's been done before, don't do it. And no, no excuses.
- Pixel
RULE 5: PLACE THE FUCKING SPRITES CORRECTLY. (Read, axis.)
- KevinClifford
RULE 6: MAKE THE FUCKING TEXT BOXES CORRECTLY.
- KevinClifford
RULE 7: Don't whore out on gradients and BADABOOM text. You'll come across as lazy and corny.
- Oblivion
RULE 8: Being epic or phail usually has nothing to do with the program you use. So stop saying 'LOLBUTIUSEPAINT'. Also, "owning" Adobe Photoshop doesn't make you instantly God, it only makes you God if you can, like, actually use the damn thing correctly.
- Petah-Petah, KevinClifford, and Pixel
RULE 9: Don't request something from Kevin. You'll only end up getting copypasta and he'll take a year and a half to do it. (It is free labor, after all.)
- jef dam5
RULE 10: Don't JPEG rape your stuff. Seriously, you make us wanna stab our eyes out. So, in return, we'll stab YOUR eyes out.
- Pixel
RULE 11: Don't rape/mutilate/slaughter the English language. At least spell check or if you don't have any Word editing programs (doubt it though) have someone proofread it. We love our language. Furthermore, don't over use profanity. It does not, in any way, make you look more mature, in fact, it does the very opposite. You look very, very, very immature.
- Oblivion, Petah-Petah, and KevinClifford
RULE 12: Avoid making effects in MSPaint, use a more advanced program instead, or just use SFX sheets.
- Petah-Petah
RULE 13: Don't use eye-burning colors, be it the lettering or recolors. Yes, that includes your light blue hedgehog with the yellow shoes, "Billy Bob Joe Danny Frank". We enjoy using our sweet retinas.
- Pixel
RULE 14: No author characters. No excuses. Ever. No author comics. Ever. No excuses. Seriously don't even think about it.
- Oblivion
RULE 15: Putting clothes, or removing them for that matter, on a sprite does not change the fact that it is a recolor.
- Alex
RULE 16: Actually give your characters personalities. We've seen enough of just labeling them as "stupid", "drunk", "gay", "mysterious", "bitchy", "evil", etc. People in real life have full-fledged personalities.
- Pixel
RULE 17: Some characters have been abused enough, crossing them over with other overly abused characters doesn't help.
- ManaBlitz
RULE 18: Don't break the fourth wall, unless you are not doing a normal storyline comic page.
- Oblivion
RULE 19: Don't bit-mix or style-mix. Ever. Not even if you're doing some sort of crazy crossover or Smash Bros. tournament comic. Actually, don't even make those.
- Pixel
RULE 20: Use backgrounds damn it! We don't want our eyes raped thanks to your personal shitty two toned and possibly brightly colored background.
- Oblivion
RULE 21: You need effort to do well, I'm certain people like David Anez, Recon Dye and Psyguy puts a truckload of effort into their comics. Don't expect the fans to come rolling in on day one. You need dedication.
- Arc-CS
RULE 22: Don't make a comic without a good reason to. If you're gonna start it and end it like 2 comics later (sometimes even make another one with the same results) then you should consider doing something else. All you're doing is simply setting up your fans to disappointment. Also, don't start a comic, then immediately fail to update and be all "guest comics plz." You will not receive help from fans if you have no fans to begin with.
- jcys810, Oblivion, and Pixel
RULE 23: If you're not good at making a sprite comic, you should take a break, get practice and get better.
- Pixel
RULE 24: Don't use color coded text. Sure maybe you think it can help you distinguish the characters who are talking, but the truth is the speech bubble tails already do that.
- Oblivion
RULE 25: SFX fonts are meant to be used for SFX, and should never, ever, ever be used as the font for normal dialogue.
- KevinClifford
RULE 26: Don't attempt to be humorous if you really suck at doing jokes. Comics don't have to be funny to be good, even for sprites, serious comics CAN work if done right.
- Oblivion
RULE 27: Emotions on sprites are NOT optional. Use them or don't even bother creating a comic.
- Petah-Petah and KevinClifford
RULE 28: When making the comic panels, don't just copypasta. Use different sprites or make custom poses that help you get the message your character's saying across. Change the "camera" from time to time by zooming in. You'll find your comic to look more lively and less bland.
- Petah-Petah, Oblivion, and Pixel
RULE 29: Don't edit or attempt to create any sort of template, character page, etc unless you know how to compile HTML in the first place. Don't steal other people's HTML or images, then claim it as your own and when it doesn't work, go bitching to other people who don't give a shit at all that it doesn't work. Also, banners and logos are two completely different things.
- KevinClifford
RULE 30: Don't go around browsing comics that suck and then say "Good Job!" if you're not good at making comics. All you're doing is promoting mediocrity. Even worse, don't give advice to other people if you have no idea what the hell you're doing.
- Oblivion
RULE 31: Don't make promises like "LOLIKNOWTHEFIRSTONESSUCKBUTITWILLGETBETTERSOON" . Fuck that, make them better now. If you think you have to make excuses for them because they look so bad, then don't put them on the net. Improve first.
- Oblivion
RULE 32: Always, and I mean always, save a fucking PSD (Photoshop Document)! (And the equivalents of a PSD in PDN and GIMP, or whatever else Phail program you use.) Regardless how epic or not you are, you will always do some error in some retarded way. You won't be able to fix it if you don't have a PSD!
- KevinClifford
RULE 33: When using an established character and/or universe, avoid bad fan characters like "ZOMGSONICSBRUDDA" or "OMGMARIOSSON!" as main characters who have no real purpose other than "Hey we're along for the ride for no apparent reason!!"
- Oblivion
RULE 34: Be as simplistic as possible. 15/16 people on the Internet can't understand anything you say if you are not directly stating it.
- KevinClifford
RULE 35: And if you just flat out suck, these rules don't work out for you, or you realize how limited spriting is, just fucking draw.
- Pixel
From CCB.
DarkSpark at 2:23AM, Aug. 25, 2009
thx for mys econd 5 DARKNES :)
DarkSpark at 12:32AM, Aug. 22, 2009
i really need tips for making custom sprites or opinions if i shud just use re-colors
zt2maniac at 10:12PM, Aug. 21, 2009
Awesomeness why do you refer everything to Kevin Clifford he's not the best at everything
DarkSpark at 8:41PM, July 26, 2009
ok......that took 3 min to read. anyway thx for the tips n criticism is always welcome (for improvement anyway.
Brawllucas at 6:09PM, July 26, 2009
those are a LOT of rules ya have there.
awesomeness at 7:26AM, July 26, 2009
Sorry if some of that stuff is irrelevant, I didn't make it.
awesomeness at 7:24AM, July 26, 2009
hmmm.... Your not a very good spriter. It's bugging me. RULE 1: Recolors are not original characters. - Oblivion RULE 2: You are not the best spriter in the world. The critics are right, trust them. - Pixel RULE 3: I SAID THE CRITICS WERE RIGHT. NOW FUCKING LISTEN TO THEM. - KevinClifford RULE 4: If it's been done before, don't do it. And no, no excuses. - Pixel RULE 5: PLACE THE FUCKING SPRITES CORRECTLY. (Read, axis.) - KevinClifford RULE 6: MAKE THE FUCKING TEXT BOXES CORRECTLY. - KevinClifford RULE 7: Don't whore out on gradients and BADABOOM text. You'll come across as lazy and corny. - Oblivion RULE 8: Being epic or phail usually has nothing to do with the program you use. So stop saying 'LOLBUTIUSEPAINT'. Also, "owning" Adobe Photoshop doesn't make you instantly God, it only makes you God if you can, like, actually use the damn thing correctly. - Petah-Petah, KevinClifford, and Pixel RULE 9: Don't request something from Kevin. You'll only end up getting copypasta and he'll take a year and a half to do it. (It is free labor, after all.) - jef dam5 RULE 10: Don't JPEG rape your stuff. Seriously, you make us wanna stab our eyes out. So, in return, we'll stab YOUR eyes out. - Pixel RULE 11: Don't rape/mutilate/slaughter the English language. At least spell check or if you don't have any Word editing programs (doubt it though) have someone proofread it. We love our language. Furthermore, don't over use profanity. It does not, in any way, make you look more mature, in fact, it does the very opposite. You look very, very, very immature. - Oblivion, Petah-Petah, and KevinClifford RULE 12: Avoid making effects in MSPaint, use a more advanced program instead, or just use SFX sheets. - Petah-Petah RULE 13: Don't use eye-burning colors, be it the lettering or recolors. Yes, that includes your light blue hedgehog with the yellow shoes, "Billy Bob Joe Danny Frank". We enjoy using our sweet retinas. - Pixel RULE 14: No author characters. No excuses. Ever. No author comics. Ever. No excuses. Seriously don't even think about it. - Oblivion RULE 15: Putting clothes, or removing them for that matter, on a sprite does not change the fact that it is a recolor. - Alex RULE 16: Actually give your characters personalities. We've seen enough of just labeling them as "stupid", "drunk", "gay", "mysterious", "bitchy", "evil", etc. People in real life have full-fledged personalities. - Pixel RULE 17: Some characters have been abused enough, crossing them over with other overly abused characters doesn't help. - ManaBlitz RULE 18: Don't break the fourth wall, unless you are not doing a normal storyline comic page. - Oblivion RULE 19: Don't bit-mix or style-mix. Ever. Not even if you're doing some sort of crazy crossover or Smash Bros. tournament comic. Actually, don't even make those. - Pixel RULE 20: Use backgrounds damn it! We don't want our eyes raped thanks to your personal shitty two toned and possibly brightly colored background. - Oblivion RULE 21: You need effort to do well, I'm certain people like David Anez, Recon Dye and Psyguy puts a truckload of effort into their comics. Don't expect the fans to come rolling in on day one. You need dedication. - Arc-CS RULE 22: Don't make a comic without a good reason to. If you're gonna start it and end it like 2 comics later (sometimes even make another one with the same results) then you should consider doing something else. All you're doing is simply setting up your fans to disappointment. Also, don't start a comic, then immediately fail to update and be all "guest comics plz." You will not receive help from fans if you have no fans to begin with. - jcys810, Oblivion, and Pixel RULE 23: If you're not good at making a sprite comic, you should take a break, get practice and get better. - Pixel RULE 24: Don't use color coded text. Sure maybe you think it can help you distinguish the characters who are talking, but the truth is the speech bubble tails already do that. - Oblivion RULE 25: SFX fonts are meant to be used for SFX, and should never, ever, ever be used as the font for normal dialogue. - KevinClifford RULE 26: Don't attempt to be humorous if you really suck at doing jokes. Comics don't have to be funny to be good, even for sprites, serious comics CAN work if done right. - Oblivion RULE 27: Emotions on sprites are NOT optional. Use them or don't even bother creating a comic. - Petah-Petah and KevinClifford RULE 28: When making the comic panels, don't just copypasta. Use different sprites or make custom poses that help you get the message your character's saying across. Change the "camera" from time to time by zooming in. You'll find your comic to look more lively and less bland. - Petah-Petah, Oblivion, and Pixel RULE 29: Don't edit or attempt to create any sort of template, character page, etc unless you know how to compile HTML in the first place. Don't steal other people's HTML or images, then claim it as your own and when it doesn't work, go bitching to other people who don't give a shit at all that it doesn't work. Also, banners and logos are two completely different things. - KevinClifford RULE 30: Don't go around browsing comics that suck and then say "Good Job!" if you're not good at making comics. All you're doing is promoting mediocrity. Even worse, don't give advice to other people if you have no idea what the hell you're doing. - Oblivion RULE 31: Don't make promises like "LOLIKNOWTHEFIRSTONESSUCKBUTITWILLGETBETTERSOON" . Fuck that, make them better now. If you think you have to make excuses for them because they look so bad, then don't put them on the net. Improve first. - Oblivion RULE 32: Always, and I mean always, save a fucking PSD (Photoshop Document)! (And the equivalents of a PSD in PDN and GIMP, or whatever else Phail program you use.) Regardless how epic or not you are, you will always do some error in some retarded way. You won't be able to fix it if you don't have a PSD! - KevinClifford RULE 33: When using an established character and/or universe, avoid bad fan characters like "ZOMGSONICSBRUDDA" or "OMGMARIOSSON!" as main characters who have no real purpose other than "Hey we're along for the ride for no apparent reason!!" - Oblivion RULE 34: Be as simplistic as possible. 15/16 people on the Internet can't understand anything you say if you are not directly stating it. - KevinClifford RULE 35: And if you just flat out suck, these rules don't work out for you, or you realize how limited spriting is, just fucking draw. - Pixel From CCB.