Birdy's Spriting Tutorial

[Birdybot]

I'm going to share the secrets of my crappy sprites with you!

[Kairi]

Can you show how to do shading on a all black colored Pokemon?

[Birdybot]

Oh, that's simple. If you take a look at a black Pokémon, say, Duskull, you'll notice that none of the colouring is actually black. Even the darkest parts of it is, in fact, an extremely dark shade of grey. So, if you want a black Pokémon, just colour it in dark grey. The lines are best left all black unless it looks better otherwise. Experiment, and take the black colour from other black Pokémon if you're really stuck.

[Kairi]

Ok, I need to know how to make sprites for a sprite comic. As you know they have to be a little bit smaller then what you showed. You didn't even show how to sprite humans, which I really need.

[Dante]

Let's be patient now, Kairi. If you need help with humans, I'm sure Birdy can help you over PM. If you need smaller people, then try these sheets.

Chibi Sheets

I've made two comics with these specific sheets and they've both been a real hit around my other forum. Just remember to cite your sources and give the sites, especially the one above, due credit. If there's anything else you need, hit Birdy, or even me, if you feel like getting tips from a newbie. Hope that helped.

~ Dante