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Here is my sword..

It looks very blurred. Did you resize it from a larger graphic?

Also note that inventory icons require a transparent background instead of a white one. When the program you are using doesn't support PNGs with alpha transparency you should take a look at The GIMP http://www.gimp.org

http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/Item_reference

I think you should take the time and gather ideas from the weapons and items already submitted into the game.

We also had a similar conversation with another individual
http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopi ... 74&start=0

I did resize it yes..
I use gimp yes, I think I did the blur icon, It didn't seem to change much to me..
I'm not such a good pixel artist..

Dawn300387 wrote:I did resize it yes..
I use gimp yes, I think I did the blur icon, It didn't seem to change much to me..
I'm not such a good pixel artist..

These things take time, keep trying...

Dawn300387 wrote:Here is my sword..

Here my advices

* change the yellow, may be a bit darker
* make the blade a little longer (looks too short)
* Play with the colors, if you replace colors may be you find the perfect combination
* make different versions, will help you to improve your skills

Pixel art requires patient and dedication, Just keep trying

Hmm.. I'll try that, though I not very skilled gimp person... I do draw my pictures on KolourPaint then I edit it onto gimp but I have no idea what to do...

Well I have redrawn it...
needs more work doesn't it?

Try less saturated and less voluminant colors for the hilt. 100% saturation colors should be avoided unless you want them to be recolored dynamically.

(when you work with RGB color space no channel should ever be 0 or 255)

Well, let's what we got here...
I hope it will help you.

Regards.

Wow, that was very helpful. I learned something.

Sertraline wrote:Wow, that was very helpful. I learned something. :)

So maybe you will enjoy this one too: I used 8-bit alpha to make a hilt thinner.

Aha! that gives m plenty of ideas, I'm not very good at the sharp bit t the top...
I'll redraw it and show you guys as soon as I can!
(PS: thanks those examples give me plenty of ideas.)

i: please write a tutorial about those swords

ElvenProgrammer wrote:i: please write a tutorial about those swords :wink:

You are asking me for something I usually don't do. But ok, it might be fun ;)