Using flash to make game sprites

[Alpha Proto]

I noticed this really good high-res Son Goku character and it got me to thinking about using Flash to make my character sprites.

Pixel art is nice but a real time killer for me. Pixel art allows a lot of control over pallet and editing, but it cant beat the full animated feel of a full drawn character you can get from flash.

Has anyone here tried this before?

[HeadShot]

If I remember correctly, Ryanide did it with Maxime and it worked out well. I am also planning to use Flash to make my sprites, but instead of just exporting them I think I'm going to trace them and do the details by hand to keep the pixelly goodness of sprites.

So to you I say, go for it. There's nothing wrong with using a tool that'll make your work easier.

[Frederika Trollkastel~]

mugen 1.0 allows you to go for even higher res, so flash might be a good idea.

[ZX0]

well, it really depends how good you are at pixel art.
i've seen some incredible shit that's mind-boggling that's mere pixel art.

either one will do..
just depends on how u use it.

[MirageAtoli]

liero116's Cross Fighter Project is using flash for sprites.

CS4's output settings allow you to export a GIF or PNG sequence as a sequence of images, if you are interested

[Alpha Proto]

Thanks for all of your help.

I've always been a big fan of pixel art, but when it comes to making a fighter the attention to detail that making each sprite takes kills my insperation.

That's why I've testing new methods of making charcters.
 Like digitalized sprites from pictures; like my avatar.

Still like I noted before getting  a high qulity  finished producted may be more imporatant than the pixel art tradition.

[MirageAtoli]

Still like I noted before getting  a high qulity  finished producted may be more imporatant than the pixel art tradition.

It also depends on the aesthetic you are trying to capture.

Another cool think about vectored sprites is that you can output them at various resolutions perfectly, for hi-res, lo-res and everything in-between.

[Frederika Trollkastel~]

"perfectl" you have to revolutionize the way palettes are handled. or just use hue/saturation like mortal kombat.

[MirageAtoli]

"perfectl" you have to revolutionize the way palettes are handled. or just use hue/saturation like mortal kombat.

As long as each shape is a solid color, I don't foresee a problem. I may have to test this theory, later.
Flash can also export a sequence of images based on a color palette.

[Frederika Trollkastel~]

I did not know about the last one; the only foreseeable problem is the antialiasing, but if you can turn it off, then there is no problem. Or you can just revolutionize palettes.