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# Maybe when you're doing it on canvas you might want to use masking tape
to help sharpen up your lines.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:19, archived)
# Yeah I was thiking that
or I may just not bother, I quite like the roughness... I'd take more time obviously
(I helped save b3ta! crazygibbon all your monster munch are belong to us, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:22, archived)
# Actually, as this is sort of related to something I was wondering I'm gonna tj...

TJ: If I wanted to make pixel sprites that were, say, 4x pixel size... What would be my best way of doing that?

Making them at 1x pixel and the blowing them up and hoping the software doesn't anti-alias it, or is there some way of making a specific grid that would keep me lined up properly?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:24, archived)
# Well, if you do blow them up
Make sure you have interpolation turned off, that way you should juet get it enlarged exactly.

What are you using to design them in?
(I helped save b3ta! crazygibbon all your monster munch are belong to us, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:26, archived)
# I'm not designing them at all yet.
I have things like CS2, paint.net, gimp and inkscape.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:28, archived)
# I use GIMP for that sort of thing
You can turn on a grid and snap to it, then just make yourself a custom square brush of the same size as your grid squares
(I helped save b3ta! crazygibbon all your monster munch are belong to us, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:30, archived)
# well, on gimp
1) make a new picture, 4x4 large
2) draw what little you can draw with 16 pixels
3) go to image, enlarge image
4) make sure "interpolation" is set to "none"
5) put in the final size, say 250x250
6) look at the glorious big squares that come out
7) masturbate gently
8) masturbate ferociously
9) bleed
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:32, archived)
# I usually
skip steps 1-6
(I helped save b3ta! spesh., Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:34, archived)
# i find they heighten the anticipation
but, ultimately, sometimes you just want to get down to it
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:40, archived)
# if I try to do steps 1-6
I find I've white weewee'd in my pants by step 4
(I helped save b3ta! spesh., Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:48, archived)
# ^^ Indeed this also
(I helped save b3ta! crazygibbon all your monster munch are belong to us, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:35, archived)
# i remember once designing a sprite for snoopy's broken and bandaged paw on the speccie
took two 8x8 blocks to do it but it didn't half come out nicely.

this is little to do with what we're talking about here, but you could get nice results in 8x16 blocks.

4x4 is just a bit too small, except on the streets of london where it's a bloody menace.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:41, archived)
# Hahah, I meant draw it with pixels that were 4x size, not the entire image 4x4.
But that seems like it could work enlarging it from 1x size. I'll have a play later.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:36, archived)
# i thought you were some kind of super-genius :(
*masturbates ferociously*
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:38, archived)
# I ALREADY TOLD YOU, USE PAINT
KING AMONG GRAPHICS PACKAGES
(I helped save b3ta! Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Fri 29 Jan 2010, 0:24, archived)
# Let's Space Shit!


(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:44, archived)
# photoshop, turn on grid lines
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:59, archived)
# well, you could view them at 400% and take a screen shot
that's the default "large size" in MSPAINT
(I helped save b3ta! Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 23:29, archived)