Fon template & RTP -wip-
11-14-2009, 06:50 PM
here are some simple tips that may help you guys, i will add these to the top soon.
I will add more to this as well, and as i'm still learning myself i welcome tips from you guys as well.
-Some basic things to keep in mind-
.Draw shadow under hair when and if you sprite any (look at example character).
.Don't be afraid to draw outside the outline, remember this when working on shirts and pants (look at example character).
.Use the darkest skin color of the template for your darkest shade if you want more contrast in certain spots.
.Keep your light source in mind, top left, top or top right (i'll be using top left).
.Don't use pure black for the most part, because it will stand out too much against other colors and the tilesets.
.Use more contrast between your main colors, by this i mean that you should be able to see the outline(s) for the hair very clrearly against the base color of the hair, same for any other piece like clothing etc..
.Don't go too bright or use too much saturation, it will be up to you to make the call or open a thread asking for advice, all i can say is that it will look bad if you go overboard with this.
.Compare the template frontal and side when you work on a character, notice how the template side is at a diagonal, and notice how the arms, legs, body lines line up compared to the frontal.
I will draw a color guide for body sections soon.
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Here's a quick body guide for you guys, it will help you when making clothes and armor, now you can easily see the different sections for arms, forearms, stomach, and chest, i also outlined a basic scalp marker, use this when first making hair.
This is the basic guide for the female and the rest of the temps too guys.
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww13/...yguide.png
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The start of the warrior character (RTP), just wanted to show a bit of the work in progress for the hair. I will try to add something more detailed for hair and clothing later on.
![[Image: rtpwarriormwip.th.png]](http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4480/rtpwarriormwip.th.png)
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Extra heads have been added to top post, smaller eyes and no nose.
Copy and paste these.
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another set of eyes added for you folks, if you don't like the standard look feel free to switch 'em with these (or create your own of coarse) ^^
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Here are the colors i used for the male warrior, know that i used these with the darkest color of the template, look at the example to see how i used that.
They are (from left to right) hair, armor, color used for boots, armor design and head strap, eye colors.
![[Image: Colors-wm.png]](http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww13/Yinvis/Colors-wm.png)
I will add more to this as well, and as i'm still learning myself i welcome tips from you guys as well.
-Some basic things to keep in mind-
.Draw shadow under hair when and if you sprite any (look at example character).
.Don't be afraid to draw outside the outline, remember this when working on shirts and pants (look at example character).
.Use the darkest skin color of the template for your darkest shade if you want more contrast in certain spots.
.Keep your light source in mind, top left, top or top right (i'll be using top left).
.Don't use pure black for the most part, because it will stand out too much against other colors and the tilesets.
.Use more contrast between your main colors, by this i mean that you should be able to see the outline(s) for the hair very clrearly against the base color of the hair, same for any other piece like clothing etc..
.Don't go too bright or use too much saturation, it will be up to you to make the call or open a thread asking for advice, all i can say is that it will look bad if you go overboard with this.
.Compare the template frontal and side when you work on a character, notice how the template side is at a diagonal, and notice how the arms, legs, body lines line up compared to the frontal.
I will draw a color guide for body sections soon.
---
Here's a quick body guide for you guys, it will help you when making clothes and armor, now you can easily see the different sections for arms, forearms, stomach, and chest, i also outlined a basic scalp marker, use this when first making hair.
This is the basic guide for the female and the rest of the temps too guys.
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww13/...yguide.png
****
The start of the warrior character (RTP), just wanted to show a bit of the work in progress for the hair. I will try to add something more detailed for hair and clothing later on.
![[Image: rtpwarriormwip.th.png]](http://img195.imageshack.us/i/rtpwarriormwip.png/)
e-
Extra heads have been added to top post, smaller eyes and no nose.
Copy and paste these.
e-
another set of eyes added for you folks, if you don't like the standard look feel free to switch 'em with these (or create your own of coarse) ^^
**
Here are the colors i used for the male warrior, know that i used these with the darkest color of the template, look at the example to see how i used that.
They are (from left to right) hair, armor, color used for boots, armor design and head strap, eye colors.