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Introbulus · 02-19-2004, 06:46 PM

Hehehe...thanks guys.

Okay, now to continue...

Q: Okay, but how do I get my sprites into the comix?
A: Well, once you've found them on the web, you use the right mouse button (the one you don't normally use) to click on it, then choose "Copy", and open a new paint window. Paste the sprites into this window, and presto! You've got a sheet full of sprites prime and ready!

Q: Fine, but how do I paste INDIVIDUAL sprites into my comix?
A: Easy. First, go into the page with your sprites, then, choose the tool at the top of the left-hand toolbox that looks like a dotted line box. (Not sure what it would look like in photoshop). Once you've got that selected, click on a space just outside the sprite you want. (It can help if you zoom in first using the magnifying glass tool.). Remember, it is IMPERATIVE to get every pixel (dot on a drawing) in the sprite into the box. Otherwise, you'll have a cutoff, and some sprites will be missing. Once you've got that, right-click on the selected sprite (or just use the "edit" menu in MS Paint), and hit "copy". Then go to your sprite comix window, and hit "paste". Presto! You've got a sprite in there already!

Q: My sprite looks stupid just standing there in a white space, though. How can I make a cheap background without ripping one?
A: This is probably the best way to make a background coming up here. I myself use it all the time. Okay, about 1/8 or 1/6 the way up your comix frame (depends on how big your frames are), draw a horizontal line across the big box again. Then do it with the next set of frames. (For these, you should probably use the smallest size line you can.) This will be the ground. So give it a good "ground" color (I recommend dark green for outside or gray for inside). Now as for the "other" space, you can pretty much use whatever color you want. Though colors that peirce the eye (bright blue, yellow, ect.), so I'd recommend normal blue for daytime, dark blue for nighttime, and light gray for inside. Although if you want, you can use different colors for different moods or storylines, or just forget the colors and use plain white! Just remember, don't use ultra-bright colors that will blind the reader. It has to be pleasing to the eyes, or it'll scare people away before they finish the comic.

Q: Wait, my sprite doesn't fit in with the background I somehow got! What do I do?
A: Most likely, you've got a wierd white box around your sprite. This wouldn't make much difference with a white background, but that's not always what you've got. So how do yo paste it? Easy. Once you've got the sprite traced out with that little dotted line rectangle thing (we'll call that the "cut" tool from now on), there should be a little box below all the tools in that toolbox. You want to use the one on the bottom for pasting things into complex backgrounds. That's the one that eliminates whatever color is in the background box.

Q: "Background box"?
A: Oh, yeah. There's a certain trick with MS Pain that all expert sprite artists know. It's called "alternate background color", and it makes it so you never have to worry about the white color in your sprites again. Now, for those of you who've tried it several times, you may notice that sometimes, when you try to paste a sprite into your comix, some of the colors change. You may not know this, but it is actually because the white within the sprite is taking on the colors of the background already there.

Boy, those were some big questions! Sorry, but I gotta take another break, someone's whining for the computer in my house. Bah, I'll be back.

Next up is text, hosts, and finally, posting it ont the board!

02-19-2004, 06:46 PM	#4
Introbulus Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Time, Space Posts: 4,161 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 9 Posts Points: 5,647.20 Bank: 1,266.59 Total Points: 6,913.79 Donate	Hehehe...thanks guys. Okay, now to continue... Q: Okay, but how do I get my sprites into the comix? A: Well, once you've found them on the web, you use the right mouse button (the one you don't normally use) to click on it, then choose "Copy", and open a new paint window. Paste the sprites into this window, and presto! You've got a sheet full of sprites prime and ready! Q: Fine, but how do I paste INDIVIDUAL sprites into my comix? A: Easy. First, go into the page with your sprites, then, choose the tool at the top of the left-hand toolbox that looks like a dotted line box. (Not sure what it would look like in photoshop). Once you've got that selected, click on a space just outside the sprite you want. (It can help if you zoom in first using the magnifying glass tool.). Remember, it is IMPERATIVE to get every pixel (dot on a drawing) in the sprite into the box. Otherwise, you'll have a cutoff, and some sprites will be missing. Once you've got that, right-click on the selected sprite (or just use the "edit" menu in MS Paint), and hit "copy". Then go to your sprite comix window, and hit "paste". Presto! You've got a sprite in there already! Q: My sprite looks stupid just standing there in a white space, though. How can I make a cheap background without ripping one? A: This is probably the best way to make a background coming up here. I myself use it all the time. Okay, about 1/8 or 1/6 the way up your comix frame (depends on how big your frames are), draw a horizontal line across the big box again. Then do it with the next set of frames. (For these, you should probably use the smallest size line you can.) This will be the ground. So give it a good "ground" color (I recommend dark green for outside or gray for inside). Now as for the "other" space, you can pretty much use whatever color you want. Though colors that peirce the eye (bright blue, yellow, ect.), so I'd recommend normal blue for daytime, dark blue for nighttime, and light gray for inside. Although if you want, you can use different colors for different moods or storylines, or just forget the colors and use plain white! Just remember, don't use ultra-bright colors that will blind the reader. It has to be pleasing to the eyes, or it'll scare people away before they finish the comic. Q: Wait, my sprite doesn't fit in with the background I somehow got! What do I do? A: Most likely, you've got a wierd white box around your sprite. This wouldn't make much difference with a white background, but that's not always what you've got. So how do yo paste it? Easy. Once you've got the sprite traced out with that little dotted line rectangle thing (we'll call that the "cut" tool from now on), there should be a little box below all the tools in that toolbox. You want to use the one on the bottom for pasting things into complex backgrounds. That's the one that eliminates whatever color is in the background box. Q: "Background box"? A: Oh, yeah. There's a certain trick with MS Pain that all expert sprite artists know. It's called "alternate background color", and it makes it so you never have to worry about the white color in your sprites again. Now, for those of you who've tried it several times, you may notice that sometimes, when you try to paste a sprite into your comix, some of the colors change. You may not know this, but it is actually because the white within the sprite is taking on the colors of the background already there. Boy, those were some big questions! Sorry, but I gotta take another break, someone's whining for the computer in my house. Bah, I'll be back. Next up is text, hosts, and finally, posting it ont the board!