Help with making sprites

[SamTehGamerz]

Hello.
I'm making my own character WAD for SRB2 and i will need help with how to do the actual sprites for the character.
I have a idea on how he looks like etc. but i will say it,my character is a stick figure!
Sure,stick figures are easy to make,but when you need to put it into a 3D world,i'm not sure if it is easy to make one.
In fact,i will need a basic tutorial on how to make sprites for SRB2...

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hyperknux]

Use this. This is a good lump editor to use.

http://www.srb2wiki.sepwich.com/wiki/XWE

 

[SamTehGamerz]

Err...
I said MAKING THE SPRITES,NOT THE WAD.

 

[Sik]

Anyways you'll need that :P

Get a good drawing program. Also, if you think you'll be better with hand-draw, you need a scanner or something. I would suggest do the colouring in the computer through. It's more flexible.

 

[SamTehGamerz]

LOL i already have it.
Is MSPaint a good drawing program(Considering my character is a stick figure)?

 

[Hyperknux]

LOL i already have it.
Is MSPaint a good drawing program(Considering my character is a stick figure)?

Personally I'd used photoshop. It's much easier to use, and has much better features than MSPaint.

 

[MotorRoach]

Anyways you'll need that :P

Get a good drawing program. Also, if you think you'll be better with hand-draw, you need a scanner or something. I would suggest do the colouring in the computer through. It's more flexible.

What drawing program?

 

[SamTehGamerz]

Photoshop has better features than MSPaint,yes.
But easier to use? NO WAY!

Anyway,this is going nowhere...

 

[Princess Plushima]

I don't see what's so hard here. Think of a stick figure as a human made of pipes, and just handle the different angles like that. The head is the only thing that's hard to visualize, and still it'd probably be a normal circle from all sides.

 

[SamTehGamerz]

Yeah,but what size should the sprites be?

 

[Sniperific]

I think its 70 x 70 i'm not sure on that as i only have changed in-game sprites and not made character sprites but i'm pretty sure its 70 x 70 (correct me if i'm wrong).

 

[xxBeanGirl420xx]

Actually, they can be any size, but the ideal size is 70 x 70.

 

[SamTehGamerz]

Thanks!
But,i'm a big question asker,so i will problably ask A LOT of questions on this topic.

 

[Sik]

Player collision height is 64. Sprites are a bit more bigger to allow for perspective. You get the idea :P

 

[Chrispy]

All you need to do to make the sprites is actually take time and try. I make all my sprites through MSPaint and I haven't gotten a problem.

 

[SamTehGamerz]

That's what i do.
Anyway,how do you make lines in GIMP?