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Ok yet another try what do you think?
Also I would like to have the floating balls attached to the big main one via lightning but I can't seem to draw it effectively so can I have some tips on that please? And would having a tc'd unit be better than the green one?
Which is better?
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Re: Blueknight's art

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I personally think the second one looks better but your main problem is that the eyes seem just a tad too blurry
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Do you have any tips on that because if you zoom in it is a fairly simple pixel organization. But the second one ha more work on it so at least that improved a bit.
Or do you mean the 'main' big eye because that is a place holder and I'll re-do that next.
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Are you using transparencies yet?
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No I'm not what do you mean by transparencies?
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It reveals some part of the underlying pixels.
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How would that add to a picture?
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Well it won't "add". I just asked because it looked like some of the pixels were less opaque than the rest.
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Sorry for misunderstanding, it is possible that some snuck in their because of how I made the sphere, I know there is a way to select transparent pixels in GIMP but I don't know how could someone tell me?
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Transparency tutorial here
How to change opacity here
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That's not quite what I meant I meant I their a shortcut of say... Pressing shift+ctrl+t and selecting all transparent pixels or maybe even a button?
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Oh. Use the wand, click the area you want transparent, and click delete. If this does not work, you need to select "Add Alpha Channel"
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I'm attempting to make a battlemage unit and have blocked a posture what do you all think? Also any general tips on spriting would be appreciated.
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Is he holding a shield?
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Re: Blueknight's art please donate hints.

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In going to create a unit based on this picture.
http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/40215-gl ... trojan.jpg
What sort of pose should I go for?
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