[REQUEST] Tips on making sprites

Uh...does anybody know any tips/tutorials or whatever on making sprites?
I'm using XP...
If someone does know, please post the link here...OR...you can make a something...

I really can't make sprites and need help...PLEASE HELP ME!

The best way I find in making sprites is to first find a battler for the sprite so you have good reference material... Then look through all the sprites within RPG Maker XP, find a few that suite your needs, like legs, body and head, Export all those you think you can take bits from...

Then is you have Photoshop import them in and Turn the mode from idex colour to RGB, open your battler, Cut up your sprites and build some thing that resembles the battlers as much as possible, using layers, each time you get an area correct.  Move onto another layer for the next area, that way you wont upset your previous work...

Then use the colour picker tool to choose the colours from the battler to recolour your sprite, you can do this again on another layer.

Thats how I make mine... I am sure you will find other ways that will suite you.

Good luck

Thanks! But how do I know if the sprite is positioned correctly?

Try drawing a 4 X 4 grid. That always helps me. Then erase it once you are done

4 X 4 Grid? Whats that?

Thanks,

This is a 4X4 grid.
        _
XXXX
XXXX4
XXXX
XXXX_
|  4  |
Replace the Xs with boxes.

Haha... this may sound noobish, but to line up the sprites, I use CharaMaker1999. It has a very comfy grid system that lines them up in only seconds. However it only supports 256 colors, but what hippie sprite uses more than that? :p anyways, I recommend it for lining.

I position my sprites correctly by using a default RMXP sprites and draw over it with my new sprite then save as a new sprite file.

You can always use Character Maker XP

dose anyone know where that tutorial for making sprites is?

go to this link this is my secret lol,
well but if your gonna sprites some monster better do it from scratch.
Read the link so you would know what i mean =)

http://pixel.veflaxia.net/lesson1.html
pixel it up now

When you line up, draw a line just below you character's feet that stretches across the picture, this is so that they won't be moving up and down when your walking