an odd request (needs a teacher or tutor for spriting)

[monkeybtm6]

i need some one willing to teach me spriting. i have some skills already.
and I'm willing to Listen to anything i just need a good teacher willing to help me become a better spriter.
my deviant art account is here http://monkeybtm6.deviantart.com/ that's mostly where I'm at.

yes i know this is the first post i have made in over 6 months.

please im begging! im willing to Listen to anything you say i just need someone to show me!

i have gotten better since i last posted anything.

[Fisherson]

I can teach you, but you must obey my every word and call me your Sith master, deal?

[monkeybtm6]

okay "sith master" its a deal
lol

[Fisherson]

okay "sith master" its a deal
lol

Very well...to prove your devotion to the dark side you must kill your best freind. Go now and do not fail me.

Okay seriously what's the problem your having? Shading, Scaling or maybe something else?

[monkeybtm6]

i need help with a bit of everything but mostly Scaling.

i am still a noob at spriting.

[Fisherson]

i need help with a bit of everything but mostly Scaling.

i am still a noob at spriting.

Hmm Scaling not my area of expertise, but I'll try to help. Show me what you want to sprite/edit and I'll see if i can't give you some pointers.

[monkeybtm6]

well I'm trying to sprite RMXP sprites.

some fairly unique ones for it.

[Fisherson]

I never ha

well I'm trying to sprite RMXP sprites.

some fairly unique ones for it.

I'm not too keen on RMXP,  I can't use it. But show me what you're trying to do and I'll try to do my best.

[monkeybtm6]

well i haven't started anything yet. I'm just trying to get my skills better in the long run. so show me what you know.
i could use some practice in rm2K my main dev platform is actually game maker. but i cant help but go back to good ol RPG maker. every so often.
any way back to the topic yeah I'm looking for help in general.
so i could start a RM2k sheet to show you my skill level so you have a good idea where im at.

[Fisherson]

Okay show me what you consider your best work so I can analyze your probelm and decide what solution work best. Okay?

[monkeybtm6]

okay. it might be a few days before i have it up.

[Fisherson]

okay. it might be a few days before i have it up.

That's fine. i can wait till your done. All spiriting requires time to make it perfect. True masters know this.

[Fisherson]

I found these:
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5629/jack2oaoq2.png
http://www.spriters-resource.com/custom_edited/piratesofcar/sheet/16621

Wrong thread, Prpl.

[monkeybtm6]

though's can help.
thanks.

[Prpl_Mage]

So yeah. I noticed my mistake.

Anyway, useful advice for spriting? Just do a lot of stuff. '

Get started on something, try to learn how the different styles look like.
Simple things like seeing the difference between a RTP charset and an overworld sprite from FF3(6).

Try to make your avatar-you in the style.
Try a style as much as you can. Try to add more details than necessary.

Humans are so keenly made that we learn from experience. You become comfortable with what you are doing and you learn a lot of stuff on the way.
I'd love to start working with something, read a manual and then be as good as the person with a 30 year employment there.
But it doesn't work like that.

What I'm trying to say is that the best way to learn is by doing. You learn by doing and you do things to try them. And you try stuff because you want to become better. It may sound stupid but that's how it is.
Make some stuff and ask for advice.
Most experienced spriters will get all "meh" on colours and shading. Lack of real light-source ect. But that's the kind of things you'll learn.
Like "never use MS paint's standar colours - they suck" - get a new palette from other sprites or such and it usually turn out a lot better.
As for the shading, it's pretty hard. Try to decide that the light comes from the upper right or the upper left corner, it's easiest that way. For example: 3 colours, one light, one medium and one dark. You put the light one in the upper left corner and the darker one in the lower right corner.

And about scaling... I don't even see why you should need to scale anything. If you need something made larger - just make a new sprite.

Not even sure if anything helped here.