Some advice on comicocity.

Norrathian · 01-27-2005, 11:12 AM

Hi.

I've done a couple of humour stories (set against EverQuest but it really isn't that specific) and I was wanting to make some comics out of them/based around them.

The downside is that I have very little artistic talent. I was thinking of actually using EQ sprites, but I no longer play so I can't get a big enough collection.

Can anyone think of anything I could use as a basis that's versatile enough?

Here's what I was thinking of for the first panel, it's adapted from one of the scenes from the first chapter of the Planes of Parody. (http://www.norrathian.net/article.php?art=poparody1)

Quote:

*In the Plane of Tranquility....*

A: "Tell me again. Why have we come here IN SEARCH of bloody danger?
G: There are heroic deeds to be done!

A: But you can't DO heroic deeds...
G: What! I have managed many a gallant act!
(Men in background) Gallant act! Ha! More like ruining my hedge... (next)-Or ecological vandalism- (next) -Try manslaughter!

G: Look, I've made some mistakes in the past, but still-
A: Graham. Remember the cat up the tree incident? When you ended up SNAPPING the damn tree? The poor cat...

(In the background, old men debating: "Pfft, only manslaughter? You got off lucky pal-")

G: (looking down) I wanna kitty.

Viper Daimao · 01-27-2005, 11:18 AM

have you thought about drawing the comic? or finding an artist? sprites of any kind are extremely limiting. I know Brian never would have used sprites if he thought 8bit theater was going to be some big popular comic.

Norrathian · 01-27-2005, 11:26 AM

That's the point Viper - I can't draw well enough.

Well, to put it another way - I don't have PhotoShop and I don't have a scanner, so there's not really much I can do artistically. Even if I had something resembling talent.

I can use PicturePublisher to do some graphical stuff though.

PS: Seeing as that was my first post, I haven't yet had time to say that 8bit is brilliant.

Meister · 01-27-2005, 11:28 AM

Well, it's probably best you go to a sprite site (this one or this one should do) and poke around the sections. Maybe the even have EQ sprites; if not, SNES RPG sprites usually work good for this kind of purpose, but as they are used frequently, recoloring or editing them would be a good idea. If you don't know how to do that, look for tutorials or ask people in the Arts & Crafts section.

I like that script, by the way. The visual of the last panel made me chuckle.

Some more advice for sprite comics:

- Resize your sprites properly, without any interpolation (it's called 'Pixel resize' in PSP) and using "whole" values. For example, you can resize a sprite to 200%, 300% and such, but not as good to 150%. I hear MS Paint is good for resizing as far as the "no interpolation" thing goes.

- Pick the right file format. .gif or .png usually work fine. Never use .jpg for sprite comics since it tends to make them blurry.

Norrathian · 01-29-2005, 05:55 PM

Well. I went and had a go. I don't think I will have another. lol.

http://www.norrathian.net/img/comic1.html

tazz31406 · 01-30-2005, 01:17 AM

This one's good too:

http://clik.to/ninsprites

Loyal · 02-03-2005, 05:15 PM

Yeah, I like that site. It actually has FE7 Sprites!!

01-27-2005, 11:18 AM	#2
Viper Daimao Ninja Death God Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 1,087	have you thought about drawing the comic? or finding an artist? sprites of any kind are extremely limiting. I know Brian never would have used sprites if he thought 8bit theater was going to be some big popular comic. __________________ "Falsehood is worse than hate, and that must be; if she whom I love, should ever love me"

01-27-2005, 11:26 AM	#3
Norrathian Goomba Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6	That's the point Viper - I can't draw well enough. Well, to put it another way - I don't have PhotoShop and I don't have a scanner, so there's not really much I can do artistically. Even if I had something resembling talent. I can use PicturePublisher to do some graphical stuff though. PS: Seeing as that was my first post, I haven't yet had time to say that 8bit is brilliant. __________________ http://www.norrathian.net - EQ Humour http://www.samsmith.co.uk - Humour columns

01-29-2005, 05:55 PM	#5
Norrathian Goomba Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6	Well. I went and had a go. I don't think I will have another. lol. http://www.norrathian.net/img/comic1.html __________________ http://www.norrathian.net - EQ Humour http://www.samsmith.co.uk - Humour columns Last edited by Norrathian; 01-29-2005 at 09:18 PM.

01-27-2005, 11:28 AM	#4
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	Well, it's probably best you go to a sprite site (this one or this one should do) and poke around the sections. Maybe the even have EQ sprites; if not, SNES RPG sprites usually work good for this kind of purpose, but as they are used frequently, recoloring or editing them would be a good idea. If you don't know how to do that, look for tutorials or ask people in the Arts & Crafts section. I like that script, by the way. The visual of the last panel made me chuckle. Some more advice for sprite comics: - Resize your sprites properly, without any interpolation (it's called 'Pixel resize' in PSP) and using "whole" values. For example, you can resize a sprite to 200%, 300% and such, but not as good to 150%. I hear MS Paint is good for resizing as far as the "no interpolation" thing goes. - Pick the right file format. .gif or .png usually work fine. Never use .jpg for sprite comics since it tends to make them blurry.

01-30-2005, 01:17 AM	#6
tazz31406 Shyguy Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 149	This one's good too: http://clik.to/ninsprites