Good 2D Sprite Art/bitmap Graphics Tutorials?

[worzyl]

Does anyone know good programs for sprite animation and map construction? I tried some stuff, but nothing that really did it for me.

Pixen seems to be really good, but I need something Windows or Linux based.

Promotion (it's not free, if that matters to you..)
I use an old version of PaintShop Pro 8 which has an animation module.

here's one more:

http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/

 

[DaveC]

DaveC! Those sprites are awesome, and they're begging to be put into some working code for a re-make! Please publish the sprite sheets, and maybe something fun can come out of it ..

Well that is ancient. If I were to do anything like that today I would spiff it up a bit. I mean 28 colors is pretty lame by today's standards. Originally it was to be a remake for ... the Amiga! (Yes it is that old) Hence the less than 32 colors and 320 x 200 resolution. Kids these days are spoiled by their fancy photoshop and 32-bit color

A DK remake with a bunch more levels would be cool, but I am sure the big N would have a few things to say about it and it wouldn't be good.

Promotion (it's not free, if that matters to you..)

I use Promotion for pixel art. I sometimes use that in combination with Photoshop too. For the graphics in the default Minimenu skin I used Promotion to lay everything out in separate layers then used PS to add shading and effects. It is a good combination. Promotion is great for pixel editing while PS is good to add shading etc.

 

[Falcon Delta]

Thanks for all these links guys! Really helpful stuff.

 

[iprice]

I don't know if this site has been mentioned, but it might be of help with the basics - http://www.derekyu.com/?page_id=218