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RMRK RPG Maker Creation => RPG Maker General => General Tutorials and Eventing => Topic started by: doggen on December 19, 2005, 03:42:52 PM

Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: doggen on December 19, 2005, 03:42:52 PM: Hello everybody!

Is there perhaps anyone out there that could make me tutorial on how
to create a good character from a template, like this one:

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg456.imageshack.us%2Fimg456%2F1875%2Ftemplate9ea.png&hash=53a9d55c3a65e4dad51e4fe149690e88aa6e7758)

If you don't want to teach me, could you maybe tell me wich program you use when you make your own charas, if you make your own, of course.

Thanks in advance!
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: blueXx on December 19, 2005, 03:48:37 PM: the girls call it dollies or something like that...
simply color it.
want to make pants? put a line where the pants start and end and then fill it up with color

and then you need to make it look good, it's a painting skill thing.. of course every time ull do a new one it will look better, like everything else..

simply use a nice program called "paint"
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 19, 2005, 05:07:04 PM: my first tutorial =)
I use paintshop Pro BTW
okay ill give you a step by step...
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first change the backround color, then color your pants, use darker shades for the parts where the skin is shadedleaves space for the shoes, so far it should look like so...
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Now create the outline of the shirt and shade in a belt...
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fbetaz0%2FOutlineShirt.png&hash=b173b41d72d253295b888a0fd93343d87ceac9a4)
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now shade in the shirt
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We dont him shoeless now do we?
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fbetaz0%2FShoes.png&hash=cd43743046203747a854fe913ba072680905047f)
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now lets give him some gloves
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fbetaz0%2FGloves.png&hash=7dc5ea2e58755203198391dd2d6984de074edcb8)
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So far we should have...
-changed the backround color
-created the outline for the pants
-shaded in the pants accordingly to how the skin is shaded
-added a belt
-created the outline for the shirt
-shaded in accordingly
-added shoes
-added gloves
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after we have done the following we should ask ourselves
-does the character look good so far?
-should i add accsessories?
before we continue...
now all that is left is the tedious task of creating the rest of the character which can take up to a month if youre lazy like me...
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 19, 2005, 07:14:04 PM: sorry for double post but how come noone posts there feelings i wont continue until they do..
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Cryforequanimity on December 19, 2005, 11:34:39 PM: Maybe your humble pupil is too busy paying attention...? :shock:
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: blueXx on December 19, 2005, 11:36:42 PM: meh i hate it when people just don't respone
on the bright side keep in mind they do it cus:
a. they don't care or
b. it "works" so no point commenting or
c. they "knew it already" or
d. they are speechless

d rulz, never true though :wink:
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 20, 2005, 03:38:08 AM: theres not realy a way for this guy to "know it already" =)
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: frabbage on December 20, 2005, 12:16:55 PM: this is based on the same subject, but how do u import the character you made into the actual game?
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 20, 2005, 02:34:43 PM: er....you click the resource manager button and when it asks you what you want to import/export you click on charsets then click import. Then go to the file you saved the charset in and click it twice 8) h yeah so cool...
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: frabbage on December 20, 2005, 03:00:56 PM: Quote from: Dr_Swordopolis
er....you click the resource manager button and when it asks you what you want to import/export you click on charsets then click import. Then go to the file you saved the charset in and click it twice 8) h yeah so cool...

thanx mate :^^:
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 20, 2005, 04:29:35 PM: hey, um can the people who have used this tut post there creations with iti wanna see what others have made
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: doggen on December 20, 2005, 07:32:54 PM: Hello again!
Here I am!

Thank you so much everybody.

But don't you have any patience?
I posted this topic right before I closed down the computer, and I haven't
used the computer since now.

But anyway, thank you sooo much!!!

Alrighty then, here's my first shot, what do you think?

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg496.imageshack.us%2Fimg496%2F1170%2Fdwaynemodern3xl.png&hash=098bfd4e7ccb4370f35822b3e3cfe6d16ab4ac9c)
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: LinkaN on December 21, 2005, 08:53:23 PM: Good whut program u use? and how do u make the background transparent?
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: ahref on December 21, 2005, 09:36:45 PM: paint wont work but theres a couple of free programs you can use:

idraw is one

oopps accidentally un-installed paint from my pc oh well

err.. are there any templates for battle charecter sprite sheets(rpg maker 2003)?
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Ramiro on December 21, 2005, 10:31:35 PM: Wow doggen, congratulations, that
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 22, 2005, 03:26:16 AM: ok!
but i have to finish my current guy first
(heh now this proves to everyone that i actualy can do my own resources.hmm maybe ill even get requests....thatd be so cool if i actually got someone to ask me to do charsets for them other than my own team)
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: doggen on December 22, 2005, 09:20:44 AM: Thank you so much everyone!

I used paint with this one, believe it or not.

And LinkaN, to make the backround transperent, just import the char file
to your game, and right/left click on the backround.
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Muhznit on December 29, 2005, 11:17:58 PM: Wish me Luck. I'm going to change the skin color. I am armed with Photo shop elements and hope of making a good edit. By the way I think the base should be bald for easier hair creation, but this'll do. And nice edit, doggen.
Title: Creating a Character Tutorial?
Post by: Dwarra? on December 30, 2005, 03:48:40 AM: no "wow good tut dr sword" or "hey dr sword could you change the skin color for me be cause its horrendously easy but i dont want to ruin it" or "nice char dr sword, id like to see you finish it..." meh people these days...