Spriting School of VR!

[Shiny]

Yup. Your Basic Recolors exam.

[Zven]

I did a Charlemeon for the guard, but the torch fire is courtesy of Charmander.







EDIT: A gift for teach

[GrassPokemonFTW]

You know what? I think it's high time that I learn how to do fusions better. After all, my fusions are...well...meh.

So anyways, it says I have to pass basic recolors first, so may I enroll in that?

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Right, here it is. I think Darkrai went out well, although I'm feeling a little shaky about the other two. If I did, in fact, pass, I'd like to roll right into the Advanced Recoloring Class.

[Zven]

If I may say so, Syracuvat Tenlii, your sprites are really good

[Yuxume]

My Recolors exam:

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yuxume

My Recolors exam:

Your exam is real good.
You pass! C:

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Right, here it is. I think Darkrai went out well, although I'm feeling a little shaky about the other two. If I did, in fact, pass, I'd like to roll right into the Advanced Recoloring Class.

Terrakion and Darkrai are excellent.
Palkia seems messed up though. It looks like you used all three colors to recolor Palkia's main pink. You should've used one color though, that color being Dialga's blue.
I'm going to have you re-do it before I pass you.

Originally Posted by GrassPokemonFTW

You know what? I think it's high time that I learn how to do fusions better. After all, my fusions are...well...meh.

So anyways, it says I have to pass basic recolors first, so may I enroll in that?

Since you're pretty advanced or trained in the Basic Recolors field, I can give you an exam if you want.
'Course you can also decide to start with a beginning assignment to hone your skills even more.

Originally Posted by Zven

I did a Charlemeon for the guard, but the torch fire is courtesy of Charmander.







EDIT: A gift for teach

Lopunny - This one is good, but the ears don't exactly blend well with the hair. They would look better if you had recolored the hair with Lopunny's darker brown, rather than the lighter one.
Alakazam - This is another good one. Only minor problem I have is that Alakazam's right ear could use some editing of the shading, though.
Charmeleon - This one is my favorite. The only thing that bothers me is the horn. It looks real odd with it being located on top of the cap. It would have looked fine without it anyways.
Next assignment:
as Ninetales
as Pokemon of your choice
Trainer of your choice as Pokemon of your choice.

And thanks for the gift. Although I'm not a female, it still looks nice.

[GrassPokemonFTW]

Yeah, could you go ahead and give me the exam right off the bat?

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by GrassPokemonFTW

Yeah, could you go ahead and give me the exam right off the bat?

'Kay
Here is your exam:
Virizion as Cobalion
Moltres as Articuno
Suicune as Darkrai

[Yuxume]

Hooray! Thank you!

You aren't female? O: Then, the gender on your bar is incorrect? (Sorry!)

Also, is it possible I could take Revamps and Devamps together? (The way Pillowshades was included in Infernoes.)

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Okay, I think I've got it right now...maybe. If this isn't it, I'm going to need some help with this one, probably.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yuxume

Hooray! Thank you!

You aren't female? O: Then, the gender on your bar is incorrect? (Sorry!)

Also, is it possible I could take Revamps and Devamps together? (The way Pillowshades was included in Infernoes.)

Haha, it's meant as a joke really. xD

Revamps and Devamps aren't exactly meant to be taken together. They may seem as if they can, but it's not the case, unfortunately.
You see, a Revamp is considered a bit more simpler than Devamps. They really only involve editing the shading on the older sprites to match the newer ones.
Devamps are a bit more complicated, though. Devamps are oftenly viewed as having two different ways of doing them. You can do a simple one where you just edit the newer sprites shading and colors to look like an older one.
But then you have a more complex Devamp which involves often scratching the newer sprites to fit in the G/S/C and R/B/Y limitations which are 64x64.
Due to the complex Devamping having imitations, in most cases you have to entirely scratch a whole new base in order for it to fit in the limitations.

Now if you got confused at all during that bit, my apologies. All I'm really explaining is that, although Revamps and Devamps seem so similar, there's some certain important aspects that set them apart.

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Okay, I think I've got it right now...maybe. If this isn't it, I'm going to need some help with this one, probably.

You certainly did recolor it correctly, but it still has some issues.
Don't fret though. It's not your fault, it's the way the Palkia sprite is designed. It's just weird.
You pass, now you wanted to take Advanced Recolors correct?

[SyracuvatTenlii]

That's correct.

[Yuxume]

Ahhhhhh, I see. Could I please take Revamps, then?

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

That's correct.

Advanced recolors if, if you had not guessed by the title, a more advanced way to recolor Pokemon.
One big, main aspect of Adv. Recolors is creating your own custom color palette. This has to do with another main aspect, which is following a theme. The themese can be anything from a seasonal theme such as Winter, to an animal theme, such as a Cow Miltank.
Every theme involves you to create your own palette for the Pokemon. Some themes also require some scratching. Don't worry though, it's not major scratching. Only minor scratching of accessories or certain parts.

Your first assignment is:
Leopard Liepard
Summer Bayleef
Autumn Grovyle
Cow Miltank

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yuxume

Ahhhhhh, I see. Could I please take Revamps, then?

Of course.
Like I had explained earlier, Revamps is when you get an older sprite from the R/B/Y or G/S/C games and edit its shading and colors to make it look like a newer sprite.
For some this can be quite easy, but it can also be a challenge. All it really requires is for you to know the basic concepts of shading.

Also, unlike the beginning classes, I want you to edit shading. It is actually required to edit the shading in Revamps.

To start you off I want you to Revamp:
to B/W
to B/W
to B/W

[Yuxume]

Alright, I got it done! Hopefully it's good... I'm unsure of my shading skill. ^^;;



That Poliwag was hard... It's scratched, right?

[SyracuvatTenlii]

These are a little odd, I'll admit. Not much to be said about the Liepard. I was going for a summer beach feel with the sandy and hint of blue with Bayleef. I used Autumn-like colors with Grovyle (I think this one's my best). The Miltank just turned out weird. I was trying to color it like a brown cow to be a little more original, but I'm not sure if it even looks right 8P.

[Kaveman]

That was actually kinda fun.


Don't really know about Rayquaza, though... Also, If I pass, I would like to take Advanced Recolor.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yuxume

Alright, I got it done! Hopefully it's good... I'm unsure of my shading skill. ^^;;



That Poliwag was hard... It's scratched, right?

You got part of the shading correct.
The outlines are wrong though. You kept the same older ones. Sorry if I didn't seem clear, but the outlines are considered part of the shading as well.

So I want you to re-do them, this time with the edited outlines.

And, if you're talking about Poliwag being scratched, it's actually not. It's actually the official Red/Green sprite.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Kaveman

That was actually kinda fun.


Don't really know about Rayquaza, though... Also, If I pass, I would like to take Advanced Recolor.

Rayquaza is real great, as well as the other two.
You pass!
See how better you are. You came here with no experience at all, and now you've passed your first class; ^^

Now, onto Advanced Recolors

Quote:
Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii View Post
That's correct.
Advanced recolors is, if you had not guessed by the title, a more advanced way to recolor Pokemon.
One big, main aspect of Adv. Recolors is creating your own custom color palette. This has to do with another main aspect, which is following a theme. The themes can be anything from a seasonal theme such as Winter, to an animal theme, such as a Cow Miltank.
Every theme involves you to create your own palette for the Pokemon. Some themes also require some scratching. Don't worry though, it's not major scratching. Only minor scratching of accessories or certain parts.
First assignment is:
Sewer Rat Rattatta
Spring Torterra
Autumn Ivysaur
Albino Ekans

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

These are a little odd, I'll admit. Not much to be said about the Liepard. I was going for a summer beach feel with the sandy and hint of blue with Bayleef. I used Autumn-like colors with Grovyle (I think this one's my best). The Miltank just turned out weird. I was trying to color it like a brown cow to be a little more original, but I'm not sure if it even looks right 8P.

Liepard - I love this one. But I noticed that there are still some of Liepard's original outlines on it.

The circled parts all have the original dark purple outlines.
Bayleef - I like how you interpreted the summer theme, but if you wouldn't have told me about it, I wouldn't have been able to tell it was following a summer theme.
The sand feeling you were going for seems too creamish. It would look a lot better if you had used a shade of yellow for the sand, and maybe added some grains in it.
Also, for future assignments, I'm alright if you add accessories or objects near the sprite that can also help interpret the theme.
i.e. An inner tube near the Bayleef, Pile of dark tan leaves near the Grovyle
Grovyle - This is my favorite one. It interprets the Autumn feel real well. c:
Miltank - This one is good, but the spots are really hard to notice. Your shades of brown could be lighter so you can be able to view the spots a lot better.
Next assignment:
King Cobra Arbok
Clownfish Magikarp
Orca Wailmer

[Yuxume]

Okay, I hope this is better~

[Zven]

Shiny, sorry about the little gender mixup -embarrassing-

Here are the next batch of trainers:


I think there was too much yellow on her.


I remembered to alter the shading on the bone since i switched it's direction.


This one's a bit confusing, there's so much stuff on her.

[GrassPokemonFTW]

Here's my exam.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yuxume

Okay, I hope this is better~

Yes they're much better now. :]
Now I want you to Revamp the following:

Originally Posted by Zven

Shiny, sorry about the little gender mixup -embarrassing-

Here are the next batch of trainers:


I think there was too much yellow on her.


I remembered to alter the shading on the bone since i switched it's direction.


This one's a bit confusing, there's so much stuff on her.

Don't worry about it. I'm not mad at you.
Your Ninetales is my favorite one. It's done real well. Marowka is great too, and I'm glad you finally fixed the shading when you flipped a part. c:
The Aerodactly seems a bit weird though. It looks like the tail isn't even connected to the body, due to the skirt. You could have gotten rid of the frills in the back so the tail would appear as if it's connecting.

Now, you seem pretty well at Trainers. Would you like to take another assignment to get more practice, or take an exam now?

Originally Posted by GrassPokemonFTW

Here's my exam.

Your sprites are flawless. C:
And they're really great. You pass! 8D

Also, if any of you are inerested, Idno is running a Spriting Contest here. We need some more members to join, so if it seems like something you'd wanna do, then please sign up.
And no, it's not extra credit. I don't even have a use for extra credit as of now. :0

[GrassPokemonFTW]

Yay! Well, then. Now, I'd like to take the Fusion course, please. :>

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Here they are. I think I'm getting the hang of this.

[Zven]

I think I'll go for the exam. This is what I came here for in the first place. Bring it on, Shiny.

[Kaveman]

I won't have my assignment done for a while, just so you know. Things just got real busy and I won't have time. I'll get to it when I can though.

[Shiny]

Sorry about not updating this again.
Like many others, school is real close for me, and l've been busy getting prepared. Plus l have many relatives who were born in August, so l have to go celebrate with them and whatnot.
Sorry, but school and family always goes before anything else for me.

l'll have this updated later tonight or tomorrow for sure. :]

[kakashidragon]

i got a question on how to make a banner look more PRO. Like your elektross banner in your sig. The only ones i can make are like my "VS kakashidragon" banner or things close to that kind of banner. I only have windows paint and For certin reasons i cant upgrade to another paint program.

[Shiny]

Banners aren't exactly my forté. Only advice l can give you is to not use MS Paint if you wanna make a good banner.
You can download GIMP or Paint.NET for free, which are great and commonly used for creating banners.

Since l can't exactly tell you how to improve, l suggest googling for tutorials on Google or dA to help you out.

[kakashidragon]

I know how to do it, it just sucks th eonly thing i can use is MS Paint. I cant download anpther paint program cause my dand parents wont let me.

[Yuxume]

Ah, same here, Shiny. I'm actually born in August, along with a whole bunch of other people I know, then there's school and an audition for an orchestra. I might not have my assignment ready for awhile.

[Zven]

Same as Yuxume said, I won't have my final done until, well, you assign it but seriously; probably no until the weekend.

[Firo]

I'd LOVE to enroll. I was never a good hand-drawing artist, and this piques my interest. Although, I lack a computer at the time, although I can sometimes use my friends' and families' computers, so bring it on!

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by GrassPokemonFTW

Yay! Well, then. Now, I'd like to take the Fusion course, please. :>

Now Fusions are when you take multiple Pokemon sprites (they most commonly involve two) and combine the sprites. Sometimes this results in them looking like an offspring of the two, or three, or five. And then there are times when the Pokemon just weren't meant to be fused.

Here are some guidelines.
- Make clean cuts. Don't cut a part off so that it abruptly ends, is missing outlines, or just doesn't look right. You want to make sure you're cuts are clean. if you can't avoid this, you can just easily scratch the missing parts or outlines.
- Make sure parts fuse together right. You want them to seem as if they were there originally. You don't want it to seem as if it's just been sloppily pasted on.
- You may edit the shading if it looks unusual. Sometimes when you fuse a part, it may clash with the current shading. This makes it alright to edit shading.
- When you flip parts, remember to reshade the sprite according to the position it is in. When you flip a sprite, the shading doesn't magically adapt to the side it's on. You have to reshade it manually.

Your first assignment is:
Marill and Pikachu (Marill base)
Cottonee and Petilil (Cottonee base)
Charmander and Totodile (Charmander base)

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Here they are. I think I'm getting the hang of this.

The one thing that bothers me here is the Arbok.

See that spot circled in blue? That's what bothers me.
First of all, it doesn't look like the other shade of cream near it. Secondly, it needs to be lighter. The shade you use there is way too dark on that highlight. You basically put the darkest shade on the lightest. Which is a no.

I can't really fail you on this sprite, seeing that this was the only problem, and your other sprites are great.
So, next assignment:
Hawaiian Dancer Lopunny
Easter Bunny Happiny
Cat Espeon

Originally Posted by Zven

I think I'll go for the exam. This is what I came here for in the first place. Bring it on, Shiny.

Your exam is:
as Dialga
as Electric Pokemon of choice
as Pokemon of choice

Originally Posted by Firo

I'd LOVE to enroll. I was never a good hand-drawing artist, and this piques my interest. Although, I lack a computer at the time, although I can sometimes use my friends' and families' computers, so bring it on!

First, I want you to read the Basic Recolors tutorial located on the original post. If you already have, great.

Basic recolors is a form of spriting where you take two Pokemon, and swap their colors, which gives them the other Pokemon's colors. It's the most simplest and common form of spriting done.
But first, some guidelines.
- Always save every sprite as .PNG or .GIF. Never save as .JPG. This causes the quality of the sprite to br destroyed.
- Never edit the shading of the Pokemon. Keep it the same. Don't add or remove shading.
- Always recolor according to the shading. Lightest shade to lightest, darkest to darkest, etc.

I'll have you start off with this:
Pikachu as Mudkip
Treecko as Cyndaquil
Pidgey as Totodile

[Zven]

Here they are. I think they came out good for the most part, but the Flygon guy looks like the right-hand wing is put on weird.. And contrary to what will be popular belief, I DID recolor the Luxray guy. I couldn't find anywhere to add more than the tail, though, so he looks really plain.

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Right, here they are.
Lopunny was a ***** to put a grass skirt on, but I managed to pull it off somehow.
Happiny turned out alright, but then I realized "wait a minute! This is the freaking EASTER bunny!" So I made the egg green. Hope you like it!
Espeon was refreshingly easy. I did, however, decided to get rid of the gem on its forehead, since most cats I know don't have a jewel encrusted on it 8P.
If this is to your liking, then I'd like to try an exam.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Zven

Here they are. I think they came out good for the most part, but the Flygon guy looks like the right-hand wing is put on weird.. And contrary to what will be popular belief, I DID recolor the Luxray guy. I couldn't find anywhere to add more than the tail, though, so he looks really plain.

The Ghetsis sprite is my favorite. The chest plate could really be a bit centered though. It looks like it's more off to the left, rather than being centered.
The Luxray trainer is good too, but he looks real simple. I would have loved to see his hair recolored, rather than having it close to the original color.
The other Volkner is great too, but the tail makes it seem real cluttered. It really doesn't belong there.

But, nonetheless, you pass! 8D

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Right, here they are.
Lopunny was a ***** to put a grass skirt on, but I managed to pull it off somehow.
Happiny turned out alright, but then I realized "wait a minute! This is the freaking EASTER bunny!" So I made the egg green. Hope you like it!
Espeon was refreshingly easy. I did, however, decided to get rid of the gem on its forehead, since most cats I know don't have a jewel encrusted on it 8P.
If this is to your liking, then I'd like to try an exam.

I love what you did with the Lopunny and Hapinny, C:
You know how to do Adv. Recolors real well, so I'll give you your exam:
Mirage Dragonite
Clone Mewtwo
Angel Mew

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Wow, things have gone pretty slow for the past few days here. Not to worry, though! I've finally finished my exam. I was really busy this week...and a little lazy too 8P.
I tried to follow the style of the mirage, and I'm not certain if that's what you meant.
I did play around with giving some stray markings on Mewtwo to make it look different.
The white Mew's torso and red on its arms and tail are meant to be the robe, by the way.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Wow, things have gone pretty slow for the past few days here. Not to worry, though! I've finally finished my exam. I was really busy this week...and a little lazy too 8P.
I tried to follow the style of the mirage, and I'm not certain if that's what you meant.
I did play around with giving some stray markings on Mewtwo to make it look different.
The white Mew's torso and red on its arms and tail are meant to be the robe, by the way.

Dragonite - I love what you were trying to do here, but it didn't turn out as well.
What makes this sprite look weird is the aura you gave it. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but it's too thick. Typically, auras are usually 1 to 2 pixels thick. Sometimes 3, but generally no thicker than that.
Your aura seems to be close to 5 pixels thick. Yes, 5 pixels.
This is what makes the sprite seem weird. if you would have made the aura thinner, it would've looked great.
Mewtwo - The clones not exactly how I would've thought about it.
The markings bother me here. You have yours go in one straight line, from one side to the other. (See below sprite)

I don't like this because it makes it look bad. If you think of animals with stripes, they don't have their stripes like that. The stripes might have curves. Some might be smaller in the middle, and then become gradually larger.
The clones don't have markings like this either.
I would like you to redo this sprite again.

If you have trouble with this, feel free to search for Clone Pokemon sprites on the internet for some help.
There are actually sprites of them.

Mew - Not much I can really say here. I like what you tried to do here. Making it appear like it wore a robe and all, but it really doesn't scream angel.
I won't have you re-do this one, though.

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Okay, I think I got it better this time. Rather than arbitrarily screwing around with the shading (which is what I did last time) I employed a pattern and altered the shading accordingly. I added a stripe going down the head, but I'm not certain if it came out right.

[Shiny]

It looks a lot better. :]
Congratulations. You pass!

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Yahoo! Alright, I may as well use my knowledge of Recoloring to move on into the Revamping Class.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Yahoo! Alright, I may as well use my knowledge of Recoloring to move on into the Revamping Class.

Revamps is when you get an older sprite from the R/B/Y or G/S/C games and edit its shading and colors to make it look like a newer sprite.
For some this can be quite easy, but it can also be a challenge. All it really requires is for you to know the basic concepts of shading.

Also, unlike the beginning classes, I want you to edit shading. It is actually required to edit the shading in Revamps.

For your first assignment, I want you to Revamp the following.

[Aquablast]

Hey Shiny since LQ is banned, you are the only sprite teacher now correct?

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Aquablast

Hey Shiny since LQ is banned, you are the only sprite teacher now correct?

Oh. Thanks for that reminder.
Yes. You are correct, Aqua. I am currently the only spriting teacher.

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Hmm. I think I get it how it works. It's a little difficult to judge where exactly you change shading, especially with Omanyte, where I had to convert 1 shade into 3 different ones. I think it turned out alright, though.

[Firo]

That took me forever to get the recolor tool working. Welp, here ya go! (I got stuck on Pidgey, 'cuz he and Totodile have similar body colours. I uploaded it anyways.)

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Firo

That took me forever to get the recolor tool working. Welp, here ya go! (I got stuck on Pidgey, 'cuz he and Totodile have similar body colours. I uploaded it anyways.)

Pikachu - This one is real great. Can't see any flaws.
Pidgey - This one is good, but it looks odd. The blue on the tan/brown doesn't fit. Instead of the blue there, it should be a darker shade of tan.
Treecko- This one is great as well, but the tail is weird. You have white as the highlight. White isn't such a great highlight when working with colors. It really only fits with light shades of grey.

Next assignment:
Archen as Cranidos
Shieldon as Sealeo
Boldore as Charmeleon

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Hmm. I think I get it how it works. It's a little difficult to judge where exactly you change shading, especially with Omanyte, where I had to convert 1 shade into 3 different ones. I think it turned out alright, though.

I like them, but what bothers me is that you still have the original shading left on the sprite.
When you Revamp, you have to edit the entire shading. I don't want to see any of the past shading on the sprite. Yes. It may seem good, but the shading was different back then.

This time I want you to re-do the sprites, this time without using any of the past shading.

[SyracuvatTenlii]

I THINK I figured it out this time. I noticed that my last submission looked flat because of its original shading style. Now I understand what you meant by "editing the shading." I think it turned out better this time. Let me know if it improved any!

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

I THINK I figured it out this time. I noticed that my last submission looked flat because of its original shading style. Now I understand what you meant by "editing the shading." I think it turned out better this time. Let me know if it improved any!

Ah yes. Much, much better.
I have one minor issue though.

That little line marking that's circled wasn't on the original sprite. What the heck is it?

Well, here's your next assignment:

[SyracuvatTenlii]

I didn't take too much time to look over my sprites after having finished them, so I may have made a couple mistakes and missed them.

[teamplasma]

Well I really would love to do trainers but I have to do recolors first so I would be delighted to recolor .


So contact me ASAP and we can get started!

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

I didn't take too much time to look over my sprites after having finished them, so I may have made a couple mistakes and missed them.

The Krabby is real great, but I have some issues with the others.

The circled area on Dratini needs a darker outline. The outline currently blends in with the shadow, and that's not supposed to happen.
The circled area on Geodude is way too dark. It needs to be lightened up due to the fact that it's placed on a highlight.

Your next Revamps are:

Originally Posted by teamplasma

Well I really would love to do trainers but I have to do recolors first so I would be delighted to recolor .


So contact me ASAP and we can get started!

Well. I have seen your sprites before, so I'm sure you know how to recolor and don't need much guidelines.
So. For your first assignment I want you to recolor:
Cyndaquil as Gastly
Torchic as Duskull
Snivy as Golurk

[teamplasma]

Well. I have seen your sprites before, so I'm sure you know how to recolor and don't need much guidelines.
So. For your first assignment I want you to recolor:
Cyndaquil as Gastly
Torchic as Duskull
Snivy as Golurk

Well I wasn't too happy with Snivy, and Cyndaquill was confusing but Torchic was fun!

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

Well I wasn't too happy with Snivy, and Cyndaquill was confusing but Torchic was fun!

Well. They're great and all, but you didn't fully recolor Cyndaquil and Snivy.
When you recolor, you recolor everything, and I mean everything. It's fine if you forget to color a nail or an eye now and then, but at least recolor everything that's noticeable.

Next assignment:
Noctowl as Staravia
Spinarak as Furret
Munchlax as Poochyena

[teamplasma]

Originally Posted by Shiny

Next assignment:
Noctowl as Staravia
Spinarak as Furret
Munchlax as Poochyena

How did I do

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Ooh, boy. I think Ariados turned out pretty great and Slowbro was alright, but I honestly had no idea what to do with Haunter. Haunter's probably not good enough to pass, so I'm gonna need some pointers for what to do with it.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Ooh, boy. I think Ariados turned out pretty great and Slowbro was alright, but I honestly had no idea what to do with Haunter. Haunter's probably not good enough to pass, so I'm gonna need some pointers for what to do with it.

The Ariados is real great, as is the Slowbro.
I can see you tried to imitate Haunter's shading from its official sprite. It looks fine and all, but the way he's positioned doesn't exactly fit with the shading.
In his BW sprite, he seems to be leaning a bit towards the left.
But, in the Yellow sprite, which you revamped, he's standing upright.
Don't get me wrong, you did great, but you ahve to make the shading work with the pose, or else they'll clash and it won't look good.
Next assignment is:

Originally Posted by teamplasma

How did I do

You did great. I'm not surprised, since you're a great spriter. Only problem I have is that there's about 2 or 3 gray pixels on Noctowl's red outline.
Now. Since you're real great, would you like to take the exam for recolor, or work on them some more?

[teamplasma]

Exam please!

[Shiny]

Well then. Your exam is:
Mewtwo as Giratina
Deoxys as Darkrai
Articuno as Entei

[teamplasma]

How is it!?!

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

How is it!?!

They look fantastic. :]
Congratulations! You pass. 8D

[teamplasma]

I want to apply for fusions!

[SyracuvatTenlii]

Right, I think I've gotten the hang of this. I'm ready for an exam if you think I am.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

Right, I think I've gotten the hang of this. I'm ready for an exam if you think I am.

That Arcanine bothers me, but is mainly due to the way his hair is pixeled. Looks all knotted and tattered. The Sudowoodo could use some more shading on his lower body, it looks flat.
Now, you seem to be confident and experienced in Revamps.

Here is your exam:

Originally Posted by teamplasma

I want to apply for fusions!

I'm sure you get how to do Fusions, since I have seen your work.
Just remember: always make clean cuts. You don't want your Fusion to look all choppy. That completely destroys it.

Now, your first assignment is:
Marill and Pikachu
Rattata and Raticate
Snivy and Tepig

You choose the bases.

[teamplasma]

I dont really like them

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

I dont really like them

I can't really crit you, seeing as how they're nearly flawless, so I'll praise you instead.
Looking real good!
Next assignment:
Venomoth and Lumineon (Pick base)
Krabby and Crustle (Pick base)
Croconaw and Krokorok (Crocanaw base)

[Yoshizard]

I'd like to enroll in revamp and devamp, but to do those, I have to enroll in basic recolor, right? I guess I'll enroll for that.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

I'd like to enroll in revamp and devamp, but to do those, I have to enroll in basic recolor, right? I guess I'll enroll for that.

Basic Recolors are the most basic and easiest forms of spriting which involve swapping a Pokemon's color palette for another's.
Some things to remember are:
- Never save as .JPEG. Always save sprites as .PNG or .GIF
- Recolor lightest shade to lightest, darkest to darkest, etc.
- Don't add markings to the Pokemon. If you're recoloring a Pokemon as one with stripes, don't add the stripes. This will make it a disguise, not a Recolor.

Your first assignment is:
Cyndaquil as Sandile
Litwick as Totodile
Venipede as Larvesta

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

Basic Recolors are the most basic and easiest forms of spriting which involve swapping a Pokemon's color palette for another's.
Some things to remember are:
- Never save as .JPEG. Always save sprites as .PNG or .GIF
- Recolor lightest shade to lightest, darkest to darkest, etc.
- Don't add markings to the Pokemon. If you're recoloring a Pokemon as one with stripes, don't add the stripes. This will make it a disguise, not a Recolor.

Your first assignment is:
Cyndaquil as Sandile
Litwick as Totodile
Venipede as Larvesta

Done

[teamplasma]

I kinda like them... the 3rd one is kinds sloppy!!

[SyracuvatTenlii]

I think it turned out pretty well.
The wings were really hard to redo after realizing that I had to make actual flesh-wings with fire emanating from them, and I'm not sure if the right wing looks correct.
Lugia went out alright overall. I ended up keeping some of the original shading, you might notice, mainly because a lot of it was the shading I was planning on having. I didn't keep everything, though, obviously. The tips on the might be a little sloppy, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
Mewtwo was not too difficult overall, except the eyes. I have no idea how they pulled the eye off with the original shading, and I ended up having to almost completely copy the shading of the Gen V sprite, which turned out a lot better than what I had originally used.

If this allows me to pass, I would like to move away from Generation shifts for a little bit and enroll in the Infernoes class.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

Done

They look real good.
Next assignmet is:
Flaaffy as Audino
Tentacool as Grovyle
Pidgeotto as Chatot

Originally Posted by teamplasma

I kinda like them... the 3rd one is kinds sloppy!!

The Venomoth and Crustle are great. But, like you stated above, the Croconaw is a bit sloppy.
The markings from Krokorok could be touched up, as they look a bit jagged right now. Plus, the head looks weird. It appears as if it has no neck, and the head is just sitting there.

Your next assignment is:
Hippowdon and Flaafy (Hippowdon base)
Ursaring and Cacturne (Pick base)
Hypno and Kadabra (Hypno base)

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

I think it turned out pretty well.
The wings were really hard to redo after realizing that I had to make actual flesh-wings with fire emanating from them, and I'm not sure if the right wing looks correct.
Lugia went out alright overall. I ended up keeping some of the original shading, you might notice, mainly because a lot of it was the shading I was planning on having. I didn't keep everything, though, obviously. The tips on the might be a little sloppy, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
Mewtwo was not too difficult overall, except the eyes. I have no idea how they pulled the eye off with the original shading, and I ended up having to almost completely copy the shading of the Gen V sprite, which turned out a lot better than what I had originally used.

If this allows me to pass, I would like to move away from Generation shifts for a little bit and enroll in the Infernoes class.

I really love the exam, but I have one problem with Moltres.

See that flame right there? That's where the problem's at.
It ends abruptly, not connecting to any part of the body. Almost as if its just floating there, under the Moltres.

Now, I can't really fail you on one little mistake, so I guess I'll have to pass you. x3
Congrats!

Now, you want to learn Infernoes correct.
Infernoes are using a special shading technique called pillow shading. (Scroll down and you'll see it explained.)

Now, there's not much pointers for Infernoes, 'cause a lot of it is explained in the tutorial on the original post. But, remember:
If you want your Inferno/Pillowshade to look good, use four to five layers of color.

Your first assignment is:
Flaming Patrat
Aqua Jigglypuff
Icy Tailow

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

They look real good.
Next assignmet is:
Flaaffy as Audino
Tentacool as Grovyle
Pidgeotto as Chatot

Thanks.
Here's the next assignment.

[teamplasma]

Here

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

Here

Hippowdon and Hypno look great, but Ursaring looks weird.
I can't really say the legs were the best choice of body part to fuse. The right leg looks awkward and bigger than the left. Plus the shading down under could be worked on some more.

Now. I can tell you're great, so will you go for an exam again, or take some more assignments?

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

Thanks.
Here's the next assignment.

They certainly look great, but it looks weird having Pidgeotto's body shadow be a dark green when the highlight was yellow. I'm not sure if this was part of Chatot's coloring, or if you just did it to make it look good, though.

next assignment:
Rhydon as Golem
Lilligant as Stoutland
Fraxure as Pignite

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

I'm not sure if this was part of Chatot's coloring, or if you just did it to make it look good, though

The top half of Chatot's belly is yellow, and the bottom half is green, so yeah, it was part of it's coloring.

Anyway, here's my next assignment.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

The top half of Chatot's belly is yellow, and the bottom half is green, so yeah, it was part of it's coloring.

Anyway, here's my next assignment.

It's invisible. o.o

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

It's invisible. o.o

Huh? I can see it just fine.
Try this: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...rd/Lesson3.png

[teamplasma]

I want to practice some more

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

I want to practice some more

Well then.
Your next assignment will be:
Nidorino and Yanmega (Choose base)
Skarmory and Unfezant (Skarmory base)
Armaldo and Grumpig (Choose base)
Onix and Pokemon of your choice

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

Huh? I can see it just fine.
Try this: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...rd/Lesson3.png

Ahh yes. I love how as soon as I post that I can't see them, they appear.
Well, your recolors are real good. Can't really say I've noticed any problem with 'em.

I'll give ya one more assignment, and then your wonderful exam:
Rampardos as Volcarona
Bastiodon as Blastoise
Krookodile as Meganium

[teamplasma]

The Yanmega was WAY terrible so I saved you the time....

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

The Yanmega was WAY terrible so I saved you the time....

Skarmory - I have to say this one is my favorite out of the three. it's real good.
Grumpig - Another of my favorites. Though it looks a bit cluttered with everything you added, and Grumpig's face looks weird.
Haunter - Not exactly what I would have expected with a fusion like this. I love how you tried to be creative with this. c:

Next assignment:
Galvantula and Maractus (Galvantula base)
Braviary and Flying Pokemon of your choice (Braviary base)
Tyranitar and Aggron (Tyranitar base)

[teamplasma]

Tyran: not my best, I could only think of switching a few things...

Braviary: Mixed with Fearow, I gave it colors from both, he mouth is a little messes up :[

Galvantuala: In a nutshell, It is supposed to be a Grass/Bug type, I liked it :]

[SyracuvatTenlii]

I think I understand the concept of pillow-shading now. I don't think this class will take as long as the others.

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

I'll give ya one more assignment, and then your wonderful exam:
Rampardos as Volcarona
Bastiodon as Blastoise
Krookodile as Meganium

Exam please.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

Exam please.

Yes, yes. Your exam is:
Dialga as Moltres
Suicune as Darkrai
Regigigas as Keldeo

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

I think I understand the concept of pillow-shading now. I don't think this class will take as long as the others.

Well. You got the basic idea down, but they're not quite right. You see, you're layers are too thick. You made the layers about 3 pixels wide, but they're supposed to be one pixel wide.
I want you tot ry and re-do them this time, with thinner layers.

Originally Posted by teamplasma

Tyran: not my best, I could only think of switching a few things...

Braviary: Mixed with Fearow, I gave it colors from both, he mouth is a little messes up :[

Galvantuala: In a nutshell, It is supposed to be a Grass/Bug type, I liked it :]

Ahh yes. Your fusions are real great.
Now, you surely did take more classes than required, and you are a great spriter. So I'll pass you! c:

[teamplasma]

I would like to enroll in retypes!

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

I would like to enroll in retypes!

Well, Re-types are a more advanced way of fusing. They involve fusing 3 or more Pokemon together to make the base look like another type. This involves recoloring, fusing, and at times, scratching.

Your first assignment is:
Fire type Snivy
Electric type Oshawott
Grass type Tepig

[teamplasma]

Snivy: tried to make him like a dinsaur!
Osha: Self explanatory
Tepig: I tried to base him around leaves... so look for that

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by teamplasma

Snivy: tried to make him like a dinsaur!
Osha: Self explanatory
Tepig: I tried to base him around leaves... so look for that

Snivy - This one is real great. I can tell it's a Fire type.
Tepig - This doesn't exactly look like a Grass type. More like a mere recolor of a Grass Pokemon.
Oshawott - This is another grdeat one. I could tell it's an Electric type.

Next assignment:
Ice type Oidgey
Water type Ekans
Ground type Pikachu

[SyracuvatTenlii]

I wasn't sure what you were talking about or how to fix it, so I decided to examine your crobat inferno and reverse-engineer it, and it all made sense.

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

Yes, yes. Your exam is:
Dialga as Moltres
Suicune as Darkrai
Regigigas as Keldeo

Done

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

Done

These certainly are great!
Ya pass! c:

Originally Posted by SyracuvatTenlii

I wasn't sure what you were talking about or how to fix it, so I decided to examine your crobat inferno and reverse-engineer it, and it all made sense.

Yes. These are much better.
Next assignment:
Monochrome Mankey
Pillowshade Ekans (Basically an Inferno, but using the Pokemon's colors)
Aqua Gloom

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

These certainly are great!
Ya pass! c:

Could I enroll in Revamp now?

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Yoshizard

Could I enroll in Revamp now?

Of course.
Revamps is when you get an older sprite from the R/B/Y or G/S/C games and edit its shading and colors to make it look like a newer sprite.
For some this can be quite easy, but it can also be a challenge. All it really requires is for you to know the basic concepts of shading.

Also, unlike the beginning classes, I want you to edit shading. It is actually required to edit the shading in Revamps.

Your first Revamp assignment is:

[Yoshizard]

Originally Posted by Shiny

Your first Revamp assignment is:

Is this good?