VX Character Sprite Generator

While I was clicking through links today, I happen to come across this page: http://www.famitsu.com/blog/tkool/.  In the newest post as of 3/14/2008, there's a link to a page that contains a VX Character Sprite Generator.  Seems it was based off of the XP generator from this site, or that's how I read it when put into a Babelfish translation.   


PLEASE NOTE:
You must click the download button right below the character preview, not right click and Save Picture As. Usually if it is working correctly, the default file name will be "image". If it is not, or if your picture does not load for you after saving, refresh the generator page, wait a minute, and try again. Remember, you must click the download button, and you must save as a PNG. Additionally, in order to use a single spritesheet instead of a collection of eight like the RTP, you must name your file with a "$" at the beginning of the file name.

That is an AWESOME find!

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Wow. This is fucking amazing. You sir


are a god


among noobs.

Damn. I already made a couple of things with this. I like.

Wow, that's a great find. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome find!

Excellent find.

Although the resources for the generator seem a bit limited, we can still make some great sprites with this thing.

Here's some quick examples of what can be whipped up in only a minute.

               

This is amazing TY SOOOO MUCh
i needed something like this for like 1 week ty

If you run the website in a translator, one of the yellow bulletins comes up as "Tiny KYARATSUKURU", the parts will be added from time to time to go to class though.  I believe every time they put up a new lesson, new parts will become available. Two such lessons are already done: recolors of sprites (2/27/08) and frankenspriting(3/13/08). So hopefully it'll become a little less limiting.

Pretty cool.

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How did you translate that? I need it for a game im working on

Google's web page translator.  Just copy the url into translate a web page and select Japanese to English.

Thanks

That was so incredibly useful.

That was an awesome find. 

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Good job!!! That's awesome, and so fun too XD

One more thing,how do you import these into the maker it says invalid size

When saving your character, type !$ in front of the file name.
Like so: "!$Character.png"

I just did $ and it worked for me.

I will remember to make sweat love with you!

oneray, sweat love sounds pretty disgusting. 

But on subject, SWEET! +rep

This deserves a sticky or a move to database or something.

This is really cool, thanks for sharing! rep +

This deserves a sticky or a move to database or something.

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Cool this is pretty cool!!! thanks man!
I Love it only

If i save a male character my Computer canth open it. I have Windows Vista, but u tryd on a Windows XP Computer and he has the same problem

Can you help me?

Without being more specific on what you're trying to open the file with, I'll try my best to answer. VX allows you to upload .png files, so you shouldn't be having a problem with that.  Now if you're trying to open the file in say, MS paint, then click the spoiler below.

Spoiler for:

Well it's saved as a .PNG so MS paint won't open it, as far as I know.  So you first have to convert it to a .BMP file type.  I use IrfanView for this.   You can download it here.

Once you open up the image in it, just click Save as, and make use you save it as a .BMP file.  Then you'll be able to open it in MS paint, and edit it as you like.

You could most likely use a fancier program like GIMP or Photoshop to both edit the file and save it, but since I don't use them, I cannot comment on their usage.

Aight! It worked, thanks a lot

well i found a english character generator, but needs more stuff added to it and here is what I generated.

I was woundering where can I put my own sprite shop so I ca start helping people. I can create characters quick with the generator, but I don't know how to recolor them yet.

i was woundering can we use the rpg maker 2000 and 2003 characters in rpg maker vx. Because I can use the character.EX to make characters fast and change colors with out even have to goto another program to recolor the sprites

here is the link to the character generator: http://www.rpgmakervx.net/?showtopic=2204

but they are going to add more and the upgrade and change name to it.

It was called creation studio v1.4

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Now give me the link.

Google's web page translator.  Just copy the url into translate a web page and select Japanese to English.

Thanks that really help with the webpages that us english people can now finally understand. Thanks for the page!!!!

Then online character generator is great, but we need an offline character generator so if we loose our internet we couldn't use the site!!!!!Like a free download of the character generator. I already have one for 2000.....I dont have one for vx, but like to and would make characters fast!!!!

here is a link to the 2000 and 2003 online character maker site:http://charas-project.net/resources.php?wa=20049&lang=en

if you want to create character sprites for your games.

the only thing is that they dont have it where you can create monster sprites for rpg maker vx other than the monsters that the rpg maker vx already have preloaded!

Uhhh the thing is, MSPaint does open PNGs.

Must be just my MS paint that doesn't open it then, as all I get is an error saying Paint cannot read this file.

I might just use it for my 3 main characters, but this is freakin' awesome!

This is an awesome find!
But is there a face maker that goes with it?

And all of my monies go to:

Garge.

As of 7/16, The character sprite generator was updated with at least 50 new parts, mostly hair, but a few other things as well.

For those that don't explore the site, there is a section called, when translated by google, "Dot Painting presents", that's updated every month.  This .zip file contains what has been released so far.  http://www.mediafire.com/?fibcglgnlcn
<---latest update.

Well, i used this sprite generator, but when i import the character sheet the selection box only highlights parts of it, like the legs of one and the head of another one. Any help would be appreciated.

When saving your character, type !$ in front of the file name.
Like so: "!$Character.png"

I just did $ and it worked for me.

Try reading the whole topic next time.

Awesome Find thanx mate

I need some help with this. When I download it from the website and try to import it, it doesn't show up

did you write $charactername.png

did you write $charactername.png

oh thanks but we're suppose to put .png? wait but still... when i save it into my desktop and double click it it says no preview available....

no you must write "$" before the name that is given such as $chuck or $merry or what ever
the .png is just the format dont worry about that

no you must write "$" before the name that is given such as $chuck or $merry or what ever
the .png is just the format dont worry about that

so do i write ''$'' when i save it? and they dont give me a name. it just says image

yeh the it should say only image but you either rename it or when you save it you write $ next to your image
then import
for example you get one off the generator then you save it say its called image then you go to your
desktop and find it(or where ever you saved it) then you rename it by writing $image
then you import and it should work

yeh the it should say only image but you either rename it or when you save it you write $ next to your image
then import
for example you get one off the generator then you save it say its called image then you go to your
desktop and find it(or where ever you saved it) then you rename it by writing $image
then you import and it should work

oh okay ill try it

the problem still happens it keeps on saying preview not available and when i import it and look at it nothing is there

ok go to the site again do your character again press on the yellow tab under your character
or save image then try typing $ next to the image or what ever the file name is btw you can also try
!$ instead of $ so you get for example
$character.png
!$character.png
or whatever

ok go to the site again do your character again press on the yellow tab under your character
or save image then try typing $ next to the image or what ever the file name is btw you can also try
!$ instead of $ so you get for example
$character.png
!$character.png
or whatever

It still doesnt have anything... any other help?

ok try this and see if it works

ok try this and see if it works

yea it worked so does that change anything?

Wit the sprite you downloaded, if you go to look at it in an image editor (not RMVX), is it there?

Wit the sprite you downloaded, if you go to look at it in an image editor (not RMVX), is it there?

image editor?

Wit the sprite you downloaded, if you go to look at it in an image editor (not RMVX), is it there?

image editor?

He means are you able to open and view the sprite in MS Paint or anything like that?

Also, are you clicking the button below your sprite to download it, or are you clicking "Save Picture As" to download it?

Yeah, that's what I was getting it. Pressing Save Picture As ... will download an empty sprite, thereby useless -  you have to press the button to download it. If you could open it in an image editor it would mean that you downloaded the sprite correctly and it was a problem with RMVX. Otherwise, you just need to press the actual download button and everything should be fine.

Wit the sprite you downloaded, if you go to look at it in an image editor (not RMVX), is it there?

image editor?

He means are you able to open and view the sprite in MS Paint or anything like that?

Also, are you clicking the button below your sprite to download it, or are you clicking "Save Picture As" to download it?

well i dont really know what ms paint is... and im just clicking download it

You're pressing this button?

You're pressing this button?

well yea but the button im pressing doesnt look like that and if it makes a diffrence im using the english translated one from google

it shouldn't make a difference 

it shouldn't make a difference 

oh so do you know what the problem is?

Woot! I got it to work some how... Not sure how.

Firsts posts, i feel, should always be positive, so...

Damn  this thing rocks. I just upgraded from RPG Xp to VX and this thing saved my life lol

Ok, so i made the image i wanted and saved it in my Character files....
Then when i go into the char files its nothing...
Any ideas?
*BTW*
Its in freaking chinese!!!!
But i can still see the characters and stuff 
Thanks,
-Raiden

It's Japanese. Use Google's website translator. I have no clue what you're talking about with your character problem. Grammar rocks. Though, as it seems you have no clue how to save anything. Funny thing is, you don't actually need to name your character sheets anything unless it's a single character. (Which is a 3x4 sheet, 96x128 pixels, which is one character). If you import single character sheets, make sure their file names begin with "$". Try using the import button instead of dragging and dropping, or saving, your resources into the folders sometime. I know that every once in a while it wouldn't take if you just put it in the folder. It was odd, but shit happens.

As of 7/16, The character sprite generator was updated with at least 50 new parts, mostly hair, but a few other things as well.

For those that don't explore the site, there is a section called, when translated by google, "Dot Painting presents", that's updated every month.  This .zip file contains what has been released so far.  http://www.mediafire.com/?fibcglgnlcn
<---latest update.

I didn't see that section you're refering to anywhere, and I was viewing the site translated by google. I looked up and down the page a couple times, and even used the word finder to locate it, and it didn't find those words on the page.

Oh, how utterly confusing that a site may have changed in 6 months.


This is when he posted that:




This happens to be today's date:

It's called "Get a dot painting" now.

Awesome finds my friend!

One question lurks thoa...

How do you make it to where you can use XP sprites on VX?

Awesome finds my friend!

One question lurks thoa...

How do you make it to where you can use XP sprites on VX?

Look here.

Ok, so I'm kinda new to the whole sprite creation thing. Whenever I make a sprite and upload it into RPG Maker VX and select it as the sprite to use as its animation it only will display a piece of one of the walking animations (I.E. It will only show the top left corner where the sprites head is when selected) instead of the whole piece and properly moving. Any explanations?

P.S. I tried the renaming the file with a !$ after it and it still didn't work.

not after, before it.

Like: $filename

Although the resources for the generator seem a bit limited, we can still make some great sprites with this thing.

Here's some quick examples of what can be whipped up in only a minute.

               

Like when i download them..It doesnt work..i cant view them and it wont show up when i import them in the game

1: Learn to quote correctly.
2:Make sure they're saved as PNGs. Save the file with a $ at the beginning of the file name. Like this:  $charactername.png

Ok sorry another newb I've been trying this for the past 12 hours.

I Have downloaded the file as a .png and tried putting the $ and a !$ sign in front and still nothing appears, any ideas i'm on vista if thats a problem?

Have you tried refreshing the page, waiting a minute for everything to fully load, and then click the download button below the preview?

yep and it ends up naked again

my Internet browser keeps telling me there is an error with the page could that be an issue?

try a new browser?

If you can't download, then just Print Screen, paste in an image editing program, crop and save.

Alright, i've tried that sprite maker and all is well. Until i import it and try it. The background of the sprite isn't transparent and is always white.
I always press the download button underneath it and the sprite appears. It moves and everything, but the background is always friggin white. Am i supposed to manually erase the background in photoshop or something or???

Sure, why not? Or you could import the sprite through the Resource Manager of your project and left-click the background colour to have it become transparent.

Sure, why not? Or you could import the sprite through the Resource Manager of your project and left-click the background colour to have it become transparent.

oh... so that's how you work that thing... THANKS MAN

I cannot find the link!
Can someone show where I can find it!?

Umm...  in the first post? Click on where it says VX Character Sprite Generator.

and then!?
I cannot read japanese...

wow, fucking use google's translator.

to anyone just seeing this. it seems that the famitsu character generator has been moved or removed. i tried using the old site location and it doesnt show it. when i tried the wayback machine it just doesnt work. so once i found out how to access it again i will post it here.

Thank you so much for reminding me of loose leaf!
Im stoked that generator is still around.

Can't seem to get the VX one to work