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How to make a sprite comic.; I need help for a project
Topic Started: Oct 25 2006, 07:05 PM (884 Views)
Alan Bates
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No clue on colonials, but battle of Olympus might get you started with your greeks.
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Alphawolf55
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Got a question, I'm finding it extremely difficult to find good human sprites, what should I do? Should I just create some kind of plot device on why Historical figures wouldn't look like themselves and if so what kind of plot device?
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What historical figures do you actually need?
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Alphawolf55
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Dalton, Democritus, Thomson, guys like that.
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Alphawolf55
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Have a problem, for some reason the transperacy thing works for some sprites but not others, any reason why?
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Make sure it's a white (and I mean color it white according to the MS paint colors at the bottom) background, then cut and paste it, making sure that "draw opaque" from the image tab is deselected. Hope that makes sense and helps!
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Didn't work either.
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Because MSPaint uses the same API used by the Windows OS at whatever moment it's being used, sometimes messes it up when the image isn't in the same color depth as the OS. So, save them as Bitmaps with the same number of colors when working on them. And make sure Windows Display is using the same number of colors. 256 colors (8 bit), 16 bit, or 24 bit are the only choices with my video card.

Please resave them as PNGs when you display them, though.
Hey, the comic seems to be updating kind of regularly. Maybe we should vote to spread the word.

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I don't need the techno babble doctor!
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Right then. All reasons aside, because MSPaint isn't reasonable to begin with.

Step 1: Right click on desktop.
Step 2: Properties
Step 3: Settings
Step 4: Look at the color quality widget thingy. Take note of the numbers there, it will probably be low (8 bit), medium (16 bit), or high (24 bit). If it's 16 bit, change it. MSPaint is dumb like that.

Step 5:Now, open your comic in MSPaint.
Step 6: Save it as a bitmap with 256 colors if the color quality is low, 24 bits if high, and I see MSPaint has no option for 16 bit.
Step 7: Now, copy and paste from whatever sheet you like, and keep the 'background' color the same in both.
Step 8: If it still fails, download Paint.net.
Hey, the comic seems to be updating kind of regularly. Maybe we should vote to spread the word.

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TheRealKrazyCarl
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Try this Alphalpha!
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Miracle! Karl you crazy guy!

Now I just need to get sprites for Aristotle, Lavoisier, Proust, Dalton, Thomson, Milikan, Rutherford, Broglie, Heisenberg, Chadwick.

Should I try to be frustrated or should I use some weird excuse for them to look vastly different? Like maybe time machine screws up perceptive so the guys look different.

What do you guys think I should do?
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You could make a joke out of making quick edits of that old man sprite, by giving him a hat, hair, no cane, different colored cloak, etc.

"Hi I'm Dalton, and I'd like to teach you about the atom!"
"...Aren't you Aristotle?"
"Of course not, why would Aristotle ever wear this rediculous top hat!"

... or something like that. I'll try to hunt down some sprites for you, though.
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Random old scientist types. Hope they help!
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Lemme know if you need more or have any other questions!
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Never doubt yourself, EVER..... everyone else is doing enough of that for you. - LuppyLuptonium

For a man to be my friend, he must be my equal in all things. He too, must be a dreamer, one who persues that dream regardless of cost, even if it means the death of my own - Griffith,
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Alphawolf55
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How then places mentioned pg 2, now any good background sites?
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Background HQ

Specifically...

Mario is Missing
Asteix
Adventures of TinTin
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For a man to be my friend, he must be my equal in all things. He too, must be a dreamer, one who persues that dream regardless of cost, even if it means the death of my own - Griffith,
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Alphawolf55
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I wish I knew what you did Karl because there are other sprites, I could probably use but have the same problem with.

Also whats the best technique for speech bubbles?
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Alphawolf55
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Hmmm, I might know a plot device that would be cheap, but effective in making this project far smaller and overall less time consuming.
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