Contest: HD Remix

[roseille]

(As suggested by Edtion)

Theme: You say you remember playing Sega and NES? Do you have vivid memories of 16-bit sprites? Well, it's high time you upgraded those outdated characters to the 21st century!

Rules:

-Convert a low resolution sprite into a higher resolution sprite. The contest is based on the difference in quality between the source and creation.
-The original sprite must be from an existing character. It can be a previously released Mugen character.
-The hi-res sprite must be a new creation. No old works accepted.
-Minor details can be added, such as accessories or clothing textures. However, this is not a contest for making entirely new costumes.
-Only one entry can have a specific character!That means that if someone posts an entry for Ryu, that no one else can make a Ryu sprite. Claims can be made via posting a WIP (Work in Progress) with the source.

Bonus Points:

2 extra points if the sprite has a simple animation, something like bouncing, hair movement or facial expression changes.
3 extra points if the animation is complex.
--3 extra points for more fluid animations than the original--
1 extra point if the sprite is "doubled" meaning that we can see both the front and the back of the sprite.
2 extra points if the sprite is open source.

The deadline for Entries is June 30th.

[Edtion]

Nah, that doesn't sound good  . The sprites shouldn't have to already exist, nor should there be a "one sprite per character, period" rule especially if it has to be from an existing character  .

Shit to Sugar - Convert a low resolution or terrible sprite into a higher resolution/better looking sprite.

You have to show before and after sprites. It's not about who's end sprite looks better, it's whose quality difference is greater.

Also, the before sprite can't be a pixel  . It has to be an actual image, and the result can have extra stuff if desired.

[roseille]

Well, it doesn't make sense for someone to make a low res sprite, and then make a hi res one. You could have people making Stickman characters. I made the one per entry rule to force diversity. There's no short supply of video game characters.

[Edtion]

I'm saying as in....There are plenty of characters that some people have made sprites for, but no one has made a character for.... like Diepod's Genocide. I like her design, and there are a few sprites of her(that I don't think are open-source), but there is not a character of her and someone may want to use those sprites.
And some people may already have their own sprites they never posted, but would like to make them a higher resolution.

[Garuda]

I always loved the graphics of Art of Fighting! 

[roseille]

I'm saying as in....There are plenty of characters that some people have made sprites for, but no one has made a character for.... like Diepod's Genocide. I like her design, and there are a few sprites of her(that I don't think are open-source), but there is not a character of her and someone may want to use those sprites.
And some people may already have their own sprites they never posted, but would like to make them a higher resolution.

Too bad. They've got a month and a half. It's not asking much for people to find an existing low-res character and make a hi-res version.

[Chaos Dante]

front and back of the sprite?

[✟pao✟]

contest yet no prize mentioned.

[Edtion]

There is none <_<.

[roseille]

front and back of the sprite?

See your Link sprite in your sig? If someone enters a sprite that shows the front, and another that shows the back of the same character. It also counts if the full back is shown during an animation. Example:

[Shockdingo]

Okay, so just making sure, if I want to use a sprite from an old Genesis game, give it some pizazz, that's cool right?

[roseille]

Yes. As long as it's not a complete redesign, such as dressing Sonic up in punk gear.

[Edtion]

Wait I just remembered that I made this yesterday 

i already have flash and i don't see how it could help me sprite like u do -.-

It can't and there's no program that will, and if there is any that can, then it's not your work and you'd just be showing someone elses stuff.
Here's a really quick sprite I made of morrigan's 208 sprite from CVS2. It's not meant to look good, It's just to show how flash could turn your image into a sprite:

Original sprite on the left(re-sized), mine's on the right.

I just made some quick lines on a layer above the original sprite, then filled them with colors. After that I just exported the image as a png with 24-bit and unchecked smooth.
here's a swf of the file and here's the fla source file.

I use Macromedia Flash Professional 8 because when Adobe bought the program, they made it unstable(in my opinion) and they didn't add any features that I can't do without.
(And yes, I realize I missed certain details, like on the bottom of the leg, I don't care, this was just a quickie.)

I may or may not continue it, but it seems to be currently the only entry, sooo if no one posts in about a month, my little quickie automatically wins <_<.

[Titiln]

i don't think "shit to sugar" is an appropriate title at all. most spriters hold huge amounts of respect to good looking lower resolution sprites

[Rote Zaungast]

not to mention corny by itself

[Edtion]

  It was roseille's idea to keep the name, I just thought of the name from a quick remembering of a guy (MTON1109) sculpting a stick figure from
into andalso

If you don't believe me, watch one of his modeling videos, he posted timelapse videos of him doing it in about 9-25 minutes(about 5minutes of video = 1hour realtime). He made Wolverine/Juggernaut/Psylocke/Tron Bonne/Captain America/Servbot, and he also has some music that I like.

But I quote:

Wow, you turn shit into sugar and make it like so easy.

I meant 'Wow, you turn shit into sugar and make it look like it's so easy'

[Dominic Maraschiello]

FF3 Guy in KOFXII form

[KBN22]

Gash Bell from GBA game all Jazzed up.

[Edtion]

Damn you Banxman3 for stealing my bronze shine  .

[Dominic Maraschiello]

Sorry