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Software for creating sprites

verpakeyesverpakeyes Registered User regular
edited July 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
So Microsoft has that whole game creation for the 360 thing going on and it got me into messing with XNA again. However, while I already have all the software needed for a programming environment, I dont have any artistic software besides Fruitloops, and that doesnt make pictures.

So what I need from you good people are software reccomdations for the making of sprites both static and animated.

Price really isnt an issue as functionality is my only priority .

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  • SilvoculousSilvoculous Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Game Maker might be a little overkill, but it's got a damn good GIF animator and sprite creator. And it's free.

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  • verpakeyesverpakeyes Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Something like that without all the game creation stuff would be pretty awesome. Does anyone know what actual companies use ?

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  • wallabeeXwallabeeX Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Actual companies use programs like Photoshop or Illustrator to create the art, and then they pull the images together in your choice of animated file program. Any editing software can pull image sequences in and output a .gif or movie file.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The GIMP is free and good.

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  • DeShadowCDeShadowC Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    The GIMP is free and good.

    Along with the operating system to use it.

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  • verpakeyesverpakeyes Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    wallabeeX wrote: »
    Actual companies use programs like Photoshop or Illustrator to create the art, and then they pull the images together in your choice of animated file program. Any editing software can pull image sequences in and output a .gif or movie file.

    What kinda software would fit the bill of animated file program?

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    DeShadowC wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    The GIMP is free and good.

    Along with the operating system to use it.


    Or you could use it with Windows with the GTK toolkit.


    But that is silly.

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  • DeShadowCDeShadowC Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    MechMantis wrote: »
    DeShadowC wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    The GIMP is free and good.

    Along with the operating system to use it.


    Or you could use it with Windows with the GTK toolkit.


    But that is silly.

    Why would you use windows? I only use it for some games, and at work, which they won't let me install linux on the computer. Since the IT guys don't know how to use it....

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  • AndorienAndorien Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Paint.Net
    Inkscape
    The GIMP

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    DeShadowC wrote: »
    MechMantis wrote: »
    DeShadowC wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    The GIMP is free and good.

    Along with the operating system to use it.


    Or you could use it with Windows with the GTK toolkit.


    But that is silly.

    Why would you use windows? I only use it for some games, and at work, which they won't let me install linux on the computer. Since the IT guys don't know how to use it....

    I think he might use Windows because, well, HE'S MAKING AN XNA GAME.

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  • DeShadowCDeShadowC Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Pfft. That's just irony to write in linux though.

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  • Simon MoonSimon Moon Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Andorien wrote: »
    Paint.Net
    Inkscape
    The GIMP

    I personally like Paint.NET. Inkscape is vector graphics, and thus may or may not be suitable for the OP, but it's also pretty spiffy.

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  • AndorienAndorien Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Simon Moon wrote: »
    Andorien wrote: »
    Paint.Net
    Inkscape
    The GIMP

    I personally like Paint.NET. Inkscape is vector graphics, and thus may or may not be suitable for the OP, but it's also pretty spiffy.

    Yeah, it's vector, but I like using it, and can get some good stuff out of it.

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