Well, listen up, 'cuz I'm only going to tell you how once. I'll take you through the process step-by-step, and explain every detail. If you have any more questions, post them HERE and I'll answer them for you. Yeah, this is basically a FAQ.
The How to Make a Comic Faq Okay, let's begin.
Q: How do you make a comix?
A: Could you be any more vague?
Q: Okay then, how do I get sprites.
A: There are a bunch of places you can get sprites. Apart from ripping them yourself using an Emulator (technically illegal method), it's easier to use a sprite-hosting site and get sprites from there.
Q: Could you post a link?
A: No.
Q: Please?
A: Oh fine, you big baby.
Here you go. just click on that link there and you'll basically have every sprite you'll ever need. Of course, finding the right ones is all a matter of looking for them. I'll let you do that.
Q: Could I use (Insert someone's name here) custom sprite sheet instead? I'm not very good at making sprites.
A: Then why are you making a sprite comix? Okay, that's technically another question, but bear with me. The point is, if you won't even bother to make your own sprites for your comix, chances are it won't be very good or consistent.
Q: Fine, what about background?
A: Yeah, pretty much everyone wants those.
Q: Can I have some?
A: If you can find a site with a number of useful sprite comix backgrounds that can be used often and frequently for a number of sprites, post it here. 'Cuz quite franky, nobody has ever found such a site. And if you did, then we wouldn't want it to go away. Really, it would be a great relief to all sprite artists to have something like that.
Magical note: Some guy actually DOES have backgrounds!
You can get them here. They're mostly Mario backgrounds, but that's better than nothing, eh? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Q: How does one MAKE a sprite comic?
A: In MS Paint. First you make a box (fairly large), then you draw a line horizontally from both ends of the box right in the middle. Then, in the center of the box, from top to bottom, draw a verticle line. There, you've got your comix frames. (Note: The inside lines, the ones that you draw inside the big box to make the frames, should be thinner than the one that makes the big box. This makes it look cool)
Q: What's MS Paint?
A: A picture editing program. Every computer has it. (I think so, at least. Macs might not) Anyway, to find it, open your start menu and go to "programs". Then "accessories". Paint should be in there. If not, just use whatever photo-editing program you've got. But you should have MS Paint. (Otherwise just known as "Paint")
Later, I'll teach you how to put sprites in the comix, do text, put it on the internet, and finally, post it on the board!
[ February 20, 2004, 06:04 PM: Message edited by: Introbulus ]