Need help. I want to learn how to create a sprite RPG. I want it easy to code

[NaotoUzumaki1001]

I decided to learn how to craft my own game. I want to make it pixel-style like Chrono Trigger. It's A Kuroinu Kadakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru x Naruto. I'd like it to have a pixel look in everything including the art style since I can't draw for shit. It would help to make its aesthetic look like Degrees of Lewdity. If you can send me tutorials and game engines to help I'd appreciate it. Keep in my mind that because of my OCD and Autistic mind I need visual tutorials to understand more the lesson.

 

[quarzo]

atleast read some threads on https://f95zone.to/forums/dev-tools-guides.44/
then searh a bit on google. and youtube have a lot of friendly videos for learn.

 

[NaotoUzumaki1001]

atleast read some threads on https://f95zone.to/forums/dev-tools-guides.44/
then searh a bit on google. and youtube have a lot of friendly videos for learning.

Thanks I did but couldn't find what I needed. I want to be able to create portraits and sprites in pixel style of characters. I kinda need that for my game since I want it to be a SNES FF looking games. I tried on youtube but couldn't find a good one. I tried Solarus but no luck so far. Since I'm new to this I wanted it easy to use and free since I can't open a Patreon and upgrade the software if I can't even start and show proof of concept

 

[anne O'nymous]

Thanks I did but couldn't find what I needed. I want to be able to create portraits and sprites in pixel style of characters.

Method 1 - The good old bitmap drawing.
In your image editor (Photoshop, GIMP, whatever)

• select the pencil ;
• give it a size of 8 ;
• give it a strength of 100% ;
• Select the color ;
• Click wherever you want a point.

Method 2 - Pixelate your image.
In your image editor, open an already drawn image, and since they almost all come with a "pixelize"/"pixelate"/"pixelation" filter, use this filter to transform the image into a pixelized version of itself.

Method 3 - Resizing.
In your image editor

• Open an image ;
• From the color menu, reduce the number of colors down to 256 ;
• From the (probably) image menu, reduce the size of the image ;
• Now increase the size of the image, taking care of disabling the anti-aliasing.

I don't guaranty for all image editors, but normally when the anti-aliasing is off, the size increase should generate the pixelation you expect.

 

[NaotoUzumaki1001]

Thanks is there a free easy app that can do tracing and this sprite editing? I am using Keira but it is slightly hard since I’m new to this

 

[quarzo]

Dude, all this path need a minimun of learning and study time. dont rush yourself and start with a no porn little game. using free assets for game websites. this can perfectly take you months for make this sucefully specially if you want provide it a minimun of features.

so use free resources for internet witouth need to wait for someone do it for you.

but if you true goal is write the script of a game, you can wait too at recruitment section someone looking for a writter for join a started project.


however I congratulate you for your initiative to start trying to learn how to create a game .

 

[Winterfire]

Pixelating and Resizing won't do. There's much more to Pixel Art than that. It's an actual art that takes time to learn, and a lot of effort.

Use Google to look for tutorials about Pixel Art, then buy RPG Maker to cover all the rest.

 

[NaotoUzumaki1001]

I have rpg maker and I used krita to no avail.

 

[osanaiko]

I have rpg maker and I used krita to no avail.

Dude, you gotta put in the time. There's no shortcuts, only months of work.

When doing art, your first 10 tries will be bad but getting slightly better each time. Try 50 would probably be "acceptable" quality when viewed by other people, but you will think it is still not good enough. Maybe try 500 is satisfactory in your eyes.

Part of the secret to "shipping" art is to force yourself to stop when it is "close" to good. Because your eyes are always more critical. And going from 80% to 95% to 99% quality is the difference of hours to weeks to months. Only veterans with years of experience can make beautiful art in (relatively) short time.

Check a youtube video of artist making full character design... even the very experienced ones takes 2-4+ hours per image.