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NEOGAF gamer crafts:"Game sprite perlers edition"
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FrostuTheNinja
Member
It's great to see so many people churning out fabulous work.
Here's one I slapped together for my chick...
Yeah, you don't need much to do Siegfried from FFVI. Hell, I made one and posted it a few pages back. I have big plans for him. Heh.
Here's one I slapped together for my chick...
Yeah, you don't need much to do Siegfried from FFVI. Hell, I made one and posted it a few pages back. I have big plans for him. Heh.
Moor-Angol
Banned
My first attempt on Sonic
All my creations
All my creations
out0v0rder
Member
Soneet said:2. What do I do with empty spots like these?
fill it in with a clear bead. I had to do it when I made a bomb from Zelda and the fuse was only 1 bead wide
Trying to use up these extra beads, so I made the obligatory Mega Man (Are there any other NES sprites that hold up so well? I can't think of any) plus an attempt at Metal Slug. As I was doing the Metal Slug one, it became clear that I didn't have enough gradient levels for several parts of the sprite, but I palette swapped and downgraded it the best I could.
I like to think of it as a sprite from some long-lost Genesis version.
I like to think of it as a sprite from some long-lost Genesis version.
Whimsical Phil
Ninja School will help you
Just in case anyone is in the market for some Perler Beads, there is a sale running at the official site until the end of the month.
The 1000-count bags of individual colors are now $1.99 (down from $2.79), and the 6000-count bags of black and white beads are now $4.99 (down from $6.99).
The 1000-count bags of individual colors are now $1.99 (down from $2.79), and the 6000-count bags of black and white beads are now $4.99 (down from $6.99).
shaowebb
Member
FrostuTheNinja said:
I glued some magnets to his feet. Also looks cool on a refrigerator door.
My God...someone else has ACTUALLY PLAYED TEMPO!
Seriously this thrills me deeply.
To everyone in this thread who has started making sprites ...thank you.
This thread seems to have really touched the community here and I am glad that I was able to start a thread that has helped create a community of gaf-ers that now create their own sprite art.
Keep up the great work guys! I love seeing all that you do.
Night_Trekker
Member
This thread is amazing. I wanna go get the stuff to do this soon.
shaowebb
Member
I am making this post at about 2:30 am where I live and I can't tell if this is going to be a good idea or not when I wake up in the morning but...hell with it here it goes.
PERLER ANNOUNCEMENT
I can't express enough how much this thread's positive responses mean to me as a gaming fan and I wish there was a way to celebrate our little community and all we do here with these bead sprite projects.
So I wanted to try each month getting a perler sprite theme going for that month for us to enjoy making sprites from.
THE PLAN AND THE PRIZE FOR THE FAVORITE SPRITE MADE
The way it will work is very simple.
In this way we can all get a shot to showcase our work and also have a chance to name a game or theme that appeals to us that we would want to see others create perler sprites for.
So whether you want to win and name "Terranigma" as your theme or whether you want to win and get folks to make sprites of "Custom Kirby Transformations" it's up to you.
I hope everyone who wants to try this has fun.
Since this month is almost over I will choose the first theme for anyone who wants to participate. It's probably one of the easiest game series to create sprites from. If no one sees this in time to participate and I do not have anyone to select a winner from I will just extend the first theme into the APRIL 2010 PERLER SPRITE THEME.
MARCH 2010 PERLER SPRITE THEME (for what little time is left in this month to make them)
SUPER MARIO BROS 3
(chosen winner gets to pick the next months perler sprite theme)
PS-This thread is still meant to post ANY perler sprite creations in regardless of the monthly themes. If you wish to participate in any month's theme simply do so but do not feel like your not allowed to keep posting all of your wonderful creations.
We all look forward to any new perler sprites anyone here creates so keep on making them folks. This is just a way to try to add some extra excitement and rewards to those who post here who have helped make this thread so great.
PERLER ANNOUNCEMENT
I can't express enough how much this thread's positive responses mean to me as a gaming fan and I wish there was a way to celebrate our little community and all we do here with these bead sprite projects.
So I wanted to try each month getting a perler sprite theme going for that month for us to enjoy making sprites from.
THE PLAN AND THE PRIZE FOR THE FAVORITE SPRITE MADE
The way it will work is very simple.
- Each month celebrate's a different game or theme like "bosses" or "only sprites from a certain console" or some other theme.
- We then make sprites for that month's theme.
- At the end of the month whoever started that month's theme gets to select which perler sprite (or group of perler sprites) someone did that they liked the best and the person who created the winning selection gets as their prize to select the next month's theme.
In this way we can all get a shot to showcase our work and also have a chance to name a game or theme that appeals to us that we would want to see others create perler sprites for.
So whether you want to win and name "Terranigma" as your theme or whether you want to win and get folks to make sprites of "Custom Kirby Transformations" it's up to you.
I hope everyone who wants to try this has fun.
Since this month is almost over I will choose the first theme for anyone who wants to participate. It's probably one of the easiest game series to create sprites from. If no one sees this in time to participate and I do not have anyone to select a winner from I will just extend the first theme into the APRIL 2010 PERLER SPRITE THEME.
MARCH 2010 PERLER SPRITE THEME (for what little time is left in this month to make them)
SUPER MARIO BROS 3
(chosen winner gets to pick the next months perler sprite theme)
PS-This thread is still meant to post ANY perler sprite creations in regardless of the monthly themes. If you wish to participate in any month's theme simply do so but do not feel like your not allowed to keep posting all of your wonderful creations.
We all look forward to any new perler sprites anyone here creates so keep on making them folks. This is just a way to try to add some extra excitement and rewards to those who post here who have helped make this thread so great.
Upsidedown Fuji
Member
If I were to offer money to some of you creative artists, would you recreate some of your work for lil ol me? Or point me to some sites that you prefer to pick up your creative supplies from so I can do it myself over my spring break? I got a ton of free time of my hands between now and April 5th and something like this would kill time well.
magicalsoundshower
Member
Wow, wow, wow, this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen, the transparency is the kicker. *_*toxicgonzo said:Anyone used pixelblocks before? They have the added coolness of translucency.
Would love to do something like this, but I'll probably buy the things needed but never get to it. Like I have a large package of terra cota clay but haven't even opened it. 
You guys should suggest some interesting characters for me to model and maybe I'll post pics with my crappy cellphone!!
If the ideas inspire me enough.
You guys should suggest some interesting characters for me to model and maybe I'll post pics with my crappy cellphone!!
If the ideas inspire me enough.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
I'm just about to order some more beads for the weekend and i'll grab some SMB3 maps and sprites too.
I wanted to try the Pixelblocks but they're hard to find in the UK and most places that have them are out of stock all the time which makes me think they're not ordering any more stock
I wanted to try the Pixelblocks but they're hard to find in the UK and most places that have them are out of stock all the time which makes me think they're not ordering any more stock
Upsidedown Fuji
Member
Sweet. My local ToysRus carries pearling stuff. I happened to come accross it by chance because my girlfriend dragged me along to shop for baby stuff for her sister's new baby. Now I have to find some good Sonic and other SEGA character patterns on the net. I am so going to make a ton of these things!
Moor-Angol
Banned
Great idea!
I hope i can make some SMB3 sprite before the end of the month, i still have to divide all the colors because i bought 2x 6.000 hama beads mixed :lol
ShinNL
Member
My video doesn't play with a normal link somehow (screwy YouTube) but you can view it like this (in my channel):
http://www.youtube.com/user/soneet?feature=mhw4#p/u/0/HEeStJKGPhA
My roommate made me the enemy soldier for my birthday after seeing how I made mine.
More to come! (mission: entire wall full of Fire Emblem sprites)
http://www.youtube.com/user/soneet?feature=mhw4#p/u/0/HEeStJKGPhA
My roommate made me the enemy soldier for my birthday after seeing how I made mine.
More to come!
(mission: entire wall full of Fire Emblem sprites)Snytbaggen
Member
This thread has really made me want to try some of this stuff. But what colors should I get? I suppose a bucket of perler beads would be the cheapest, since I haven an IKEA about 10 minutes from where I live. I'd mostly like to do some NES sprites, but I'd really like to do some Super Metroid sprites, like Samus and Mother Brain (the secnd form. Yeah I know, it's going to be enormous :lol ).
EDIT: I'm in Sweden btw, and is there any online place that sells beads cheaply and ships to here?
EDIT: I'm in Sweden btw, and is there any online place that sells beads cheaply and ships to here?
I've been meaning to get into this for quite some time now. A friend of mine picked up some materials and got started, and that was the inspiration I needed to get off my ass and get to it.
I'm a little sad about the ironing on my Wine-Loving Ghost from Mother 3 (some of the holes fused completely, which would look okay from a distance if it was at least consistent). I need to make at least one more Medusa head, and hang them on my wall at different heights to give Castlevania fans fits of frustration.
I bought a mixed bucket of 11,000 beads. Don't do that. It's a great start to a bead collection, but the amount of time I spend digging for a specific color bead (read: Black) in my huge assorted bucket probably doubles the time I spend putting my sprites together.
I'm a little sad about the ironing on my Wine-Loving Ghost from Mother 3 (some of the holes fused completely, which would look okay from a distance if it was at least consistent). I need to make at least one more Medusa head, and hang them on my wall at different heights to give Castlevania fans fits of frustration.
I bought a mixed bucket of 11,000 beads. Don't do that. It's a great start to a bead collection, but the amount of time I spend digging for a specific color bead (read: Black) in my huge assorted bucket probably doubles the time I spend putting my sprites together.
Snytbaggen
Member
Okay, so I won't buy a mixed bucket :lol
But what colors should I start with?
But what colors should I start with?
Femmeworth
Banned
Very nice. I really like how Lyn is about to go to town on that spearman. :lolSoneet said:My video doesn't play with a normal link somehow (screwy YouTube) but you can view it like this (in my channel):
http://www.youtube.com/user/soneet?feature=mhw4#p/u/0/HEeStJKGPhA
My roommate made me the enemy soldier for my birthday after seeing how I made mine.
More to come!
Moor-Angol
Banned
Snytbaggen said:
Well, decide what sprites you want to make and order the corrispective colors
8 bit sprites don't need so many colors and also you can already make interesting things with just 1 or 2 pegboards.
16 bit sprites need a great variety of colors (i use hama and there are 48 variations) and 2 pegboards are the minimum (for example, my Sonic for Sonic 3 is 2 pegboards and also Minnie is 2 pegboards)(didn't post Minnie yet, i'll do as soon as i finish work)
I think a good start is buying 2 pegboards and 6-8 colors
jecclr2003
Banned
Some seriously awesome work here guys!
Just curious though... anyone want to do some commisioned work?
I LOVE that Mario on Yoshi.
Just curious though... anyone want to do some commisioned work?
I LOVE that Mario on Yoshi.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
None of the beads stuff, but suicide_mission on the Half-Life forum I visit made this awesome bit of Fortressry;
It even moves.
It even moves.
Moor-Angol
Banned
Here is Minnie, my gf asked for it
from Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken, SFC
from Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken, SFC
Neoriceisgood
Member
Man I really have to try this some day, all this stuff is super ace. :lol
I visited this thread for the first time today and now I really want to try this.
Quick question: How big of a pegboard should I get? Will this work?
Quick question: How big of a pegboard should I get? Will this work?
Snytbaggen
Member
I've been thinking... For the price of 3 separate colors, I can get a whole IKEA bucket. I wonder if I won't buy from IKEA instead...
Nightz said:I visited this thread for the first time today and now I really want to try this.
Quick question: How big of a pegboard should I get? Will this work?
That will do characters about as big as a snes final fantasy character. The sprites are bigger than you think, I would say get 4.
Nightz said:I visited this thread for the first time today and now I really want to try this.
Quick question: How big of a pegboard should I get? Will this work?
From a quick glance, that board looks to be about 29x29. Some smaller sprites that will work for, but for example, my friend made a Simon Belmont from Castlevania 1 who is 30 pixels tall, and required a second board. Fortunately the board you've linked looks like it can be connected to other boards easily enough. I'd say for a starter you probably only need 2 boards that size, but I went ahead and bought 4 just in case.
shaowebb
Member
Brashnir said:Early Entry:
And Brashnir takes an early lead!
Im glad that this idea turned out to be a fun one. I look forward to seeing what all Mario 3 entries show up from now until April.
Especially because in April I plan on doing some perlers again under whatever theme is chosen by the winner.
Keep it up guys!
You can buy and sell perler sprites on etsy.com. http://www.etsy.com/category/geekery/videogame
Moor-Angol
Banned
Cowie said:
yes, it's 29x29
Cowie said:
yes, they can easily connected
Cowie said:
that's the same i did, when you start 29x29 seems so large, but after you start doing more complex sprites you realized peagboards are never enough
a solution could be using mini beads, so the pegboard would be 58x58, but afaik only hama has mini beads
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
You can do that but just remember you'll have to seperate those colors. As someone who has done that I can safely assure you that the extra couple of bucks saved isn't worth the trouble and time wasted.Snytbaggen said:
NathanMcMahon
Banned
Jive Turkey said:
I'll second that. I spent a good solid 8 hours separating a whole bucket
Snytbaggen
Member
Hmm... How many colors are there in an IKEA bucket?