Looking for a better Paint program
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LordVolcanon
, Mar 31 2012 07:40 PM
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 07:40 PM
I have paint.net and it seems that cropping my images as I do screws with the way they're coloured when I try to rip them into Zelda Classic. Is there a way to crop a tile export without messing with the coloring info.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 07:41 PM
Hmm...I've never heard of that kind of issue, nor have I ever had it. Are you possibly saving the cropped versions as a file type that results in color loss?
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 07:46 PM
.png is what I've always used.
I don't crop it per say but copy and past the selected tile block into a new image. Is that the problem?
I don't crop it per say but copy and past the selected tile block into a new image. Is that the problem?
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:01 PM
Graphics Gale is the best for working with discrete colour palettes, such as ZC. I'd recommend that one.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:22 PM
Doesn't that cost money though?
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:37 PM
No, there is a free version.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:45 PM
You could also give GIMP a try. It's a free program. Takes a short bit of time to figure out completely and get used to, but once you do, it's an amazing program.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 09:58 AM
I'm with TS. Give GIMP a Try. Its like Photo shop without the lag or big huge Price tag.
Because its free. Though it'll take some time to learn but once you mess around with for awhile it be one of the best paint programs you'll find and that is free.
Because its free. Though it'll take some time to learn but once you mess around with for awhile it be one of the best paint programs you'll find and that is free.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 03:04 PM
Also keep in mind .gif and .bmp is easier rippable in ZC.
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Posted 05 April 2012 - 06:01 AM
QUOTE(Twilight_Knight @ Apr 3 2012, 05:04 PM) 
Also keep in mind .gif and .bmp is easier rippable in ZC.
But GIF can = Jumbled Palette and .bmps are huge :O.
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Posted 05 April 2012 - 06:08 AM
QUOTE(Koh @ Apr 5 2012, 07:01 AM)
But GIF can = Jumbled Palette and .bmps are huge :O.
GIFs shouldn't necessarily mean jumbled palettes if you use a good program that preserves the palettes (GraphicsGale does), and BMP being large isn't as big of a deal if you're just saving copies for personal use. BMP files for sprites aren't necessarily that large anyway since sprites are generally pretty small image files.
Thankfully as far as Zelda Classic goes, 2.5 can read PNG files... but if you're ripping into 1.92 or 2.10, you still have to use GIF or BMP I think.
QUOTE(The Satellite @ Mar 31 2012, 09:45 PM)
You could also give GIMP a try. It's a free program. Takes a short bit of time to figure out completely and get used to, but once you do, it's an amazing program.
GIMP is a bit unwieldy for sprite editing, though. It's meant for more of an alternative to programs like Photoshop which have more advanced photo manipulation features, and IIRC its pixel-by-pixel editing isn't that good.
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Posted 08 April 2012 - 12:30 AM
I started spriting with Tile Studio. I then moved up to Graphics Gale but it can't really handle some stuff effeciantly, such as transparency and animations. I'm using a tablet now with photoshop and it works wonders for spriting.
If you have a tablet as well, the pencil tool is great for doing pixel art in Photoshop. I find myself pressing "I", "M", "V", and "B" a lot while spriting.
I is paint dropper I believe
M is the rectangular selection tool.
V moves the selection.
B is brush or pencil I believe, whichever you have selected.
Ctrl+J is also helpful if you want to make a quick copy of the layer. This works wonders in some scenarios.
If you have a tablet as well, the pencil tool is great for doing pixel art in Photoshop. I find myself pressing "I", "M", "V", and "B" a lot while spriting.
I is paint dropper I believe
M is the rectangular selection tool.
V moves the selection.
B is brush or pencil I believe, whichever you have selected.
Ctrl+J is also helpful if you want to make a quick copy of the layer. This works wonders in some scenarios.
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:19 PM
mtPaint is pretty good for pixel art. If you can run GiMP, you can run mtPaint- as they both use GTK.
There's also ASE (Allegro Sprite Editor).
There's also ASE (Allegro Sprite Editor).
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