Amy's MV Resources

[Amysaurus 734]

Ohhh, right around 5-10 minutes, usually. I tend to draw objects from a few different perspectives before I pick one to color/shade. ^^

As far as the resizing issue goes.... not sure what to tell ya there. I can't run VX or VX Ace on my Macbook, so I can't test that myself.  

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

I guess a VM is out of the question, huh?

 

Well, I can see why you don't make VX-sized stuff. (Honestly, XP/VX/Ace all use the same sized icons as far as I can tell...)

 

Any tips on making complex objects?

[+ Takeo212 1,079]

Your chocolates remind me of lego bricks. I like the fact you made the white/milk/dark variants though. Everyone uses just makes one bar and thats it xD

I also notice the recolours of your paper/parchment icons so I'm glad to have went back and checked~

 

It's always really nice seeing your pixels. I'm studying some of them actually to learn to make them myself (like how you shade and how you do shapes such as the parchments curling). Thank you <3

[Amysaurus 734]

(I'm taking a quick break to work on a commission, but I have some food icons in progress <3)

@PhoenixSoul Yeah, I don't have the specs to run one very well. Every time I've used one, it either crashes my computer every 5 mins, or I don't have room to download anything besides the OS. I still make things for VX/XP/etc., but, well, not for free haha! It's a pain to test much besides the sprites.

When it comes to complex objects, coming up with a strong (read: good/clean) outline from the get-go really helps. That way you can fill in the colors/shades while maintaining its shape, then cover up any lines as needed. 


@Takeo212 Lol! That's what they make me think of too. I plan on making different shapes/sizes later on, but for now I wanted to come up with a color palette and leave it at that, haha! If you ever need help figuring out how to make/shade something, feel free to hit me up - helping with pixel art is just as fun for me as making it ^^ 

(You're welcome, btw! )

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

@Amysaurus A pain to test, you say...

 

lolz

 

Ha, I have XP, VX and VX Ace...so...I can do that part for you...

Of course...on your terms anyway...

 

@Takeo212 lolz 'LEGO bricks'...

But, they kinda do, don't they...? (I honestly thought of KLAX blocks at first but only briefly...)

Edited December 29, 2017 by PhoenixSoul

[Amysaurus 734]

Been a bit busy, but here are some emote icons, and a sprite of Noah from VX ACE:
 

Edited January 4, 2018 by Amysaurus

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

I love the emotes. Those are awesome.

I think my favorite VX/Ace RTP character is Actress 2-2 (I often call her Rachelle). She's the one with teal hair sporting a side ponytail (awesome). She's perfect to play the 'naked heiress' kind of character; definitely a naughty type and a perfect gunner build to boot.

[+ Takeo212 1,079]

Ooooooh~

I might use those emotes as icons for my status ailments actually. I've been struggling with concepts for them, and seeing your emotes seem rather cool.

They'd also make great "balloon icons" in future if edited~

[Amysaurus 734]

@PhoenixSoul Thank you ^^

@Takeo212 That'd be neat! I think someone else suggested making balloons with them too, so I might have to give it a shot, haha 


Updaaaaaaaates are a go. Here's an Ulrika sprite:


....and I also updated my key icons to match with the others:

[Amysaurus 734]

Update time~ here's Ryoma from VX/Ace:


And also some balloon animations with my emotes:

Edited January 9, 2018 by Amysaurus

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Sweet. I like the balloons especially, just because they look silly.

[Amysaurus 734]

Thanks ^^

I had a request for a Bennett sprite for MV, so here's that:

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Are you going to redo the entire VX/Ace RTP? That would be neat.

[Amysaurus 734]

I'm not sure if I'll get through all of it, but I plan on getting through the ones I've had requested so far. 

My list right now is:
Actor 2-2 (No name)
Actor 2-6 (Ylva)
Actor 5-2 (Brenda)
Actor 5-3 (Rick)
Actor 5-6 (Alice)
 

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Cool. Well, since there are quite a few, I imagine it would take a considerable amount of time to do every single one.

 

But I do look forward to seeing Rachelle (2-2)...

[Amysaurus 734]

Here's a sprite of Alice from VX Ace 

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Looks awesome!

[Amysaurus 734]

Here's Actor 1-2 from VX ^^

[Amysaurus 734]

Here's my Actor 1 set so far ^^:

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Looks great! (curious to see how Rachelle's side ponytail works out)

[Amysaurus 734]

Thanks! (Also ugh, you don't have to keep bringing up her sprite. It's on my to-do list, and I'll get to it after I finish the requests I had beforehand :|)

Edited January 18, 2018 by Amysaurus

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Nah, just being open about my anticipation is all. Rock it out as you do; I'm your unofficial cheerleader! lolz 

 

Actually, one of the hardest things I can think of is making the halo look like a ring rather than a square (even I have trouble with this).

[+ Takeo212 1,079]

Out of your remakes, I have to say my favorites Alice so far. I love them all, but the detailing and colours on Alice's sprite look so nice. Especially her headpiece and plait.

Also intending to use those emoji balloons in a persona fun game too

[Amysaurus 734]

Yeah, I like her sprite a lot too. The Ace characters in general tend to work better as MV sprites, since their designs have a bit more going on. The original VX ones lean a bit too heavily on "hair 1 color, clothing 1-2 colors", so visually they're not all that interesting.  

The funny thing is that I thought I really liked most of VX/Ace's characters, and actually going through now is making me realize I only liked about 6 of 'em, haha!

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

@Takeo212, @Amysaurus, aren't the majority of the VX Ace characters from VX? I've not noticed any that are missing from the VX original cast in VX Ace...

 

I don't think there's a sprite from the remade sprites that I don't like, and I do like Alice's sprite as well; Actress 1-2's sprite is likely my favorite though; so vibrant! (helps that the ponytail also has a lot more bounce per step)