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Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Fuzz422365117 » 05 Sep 2011, 18:01

I would like to create some pixel art of people's avatars, but I need a program that makes templates of them. Does anyone know of anything that could help me? I tried SpriteCraft, but there's no grid :(

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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by 697134002 » 05 Sep 2011, 18:10

No need. Just download the file, open it in an image editing program, zoom in a lot, and then work your way side to side or however you want to do it. I find it's useful to colour a pixel black when it's done, or a group of pixels if they're all the same colour in a straight line or something.
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Fuzz422365117 » 05 Sep 2011, 18:15

Well, it's hard for me to decide what pixel is what block and what size one pixel is.

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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Hytro » 06 Sep 2011, 02:34

Fuzz422365117 wrote:Well, it's hard for me to decide what pixel is what block and what size one pixel is.
A pixel should usually be one block, unless you have a really small thing and you want to make it bigger, then you can make one pixel 2x2 blocks
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Fuzz422365117 » 06 Sep 2011, 16:50

Hytro wrote:A pixel should usually be one block, unless you have a really small thing and you want to make it bigger, then you can make one pixel 2x2 blocks
Fuzz422365117 wrote:Well, it's hard for me to decide what size one pixel is.
I meant like in the middle of the picture. I cant tell how many pixels there are without a grid.

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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Hytro » 07 Sep 2011, 01:55

Fuzz422365117 wrote:
Hytro wrote:A pixel should usually be one block, unless you have a really small thing and you want to make it bigger, then you can make one pixel 2x2 blocks
Fuzz422365117 wrote:Well, it's hard for me to decide what size one pixel is.
I meant like in the middle of the picture. I cant tell how many pixels there are without a grid.
Go with your gut :D
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Post by andy25100 » 07 Sep 2011, 16:01

Hytro wrote:Go with your gut :D
what hytro said and if you don't like what happens change it around so it's correct
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Hytro » 08 Sep 2011, 05:41

andy25100 wrote:
Hytro wrote:Go with your gut :D
what hytro said and if you don't like what happens change it around so it's correct
My last pixel art was Zapdos, I had to re-do it about 8 times before I got it to look not derpy :P
(mostly that many tries because it was 5 AM, but hey :P )
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Zehydra » 08 Sep 2011, 08:25

you could always try and open up the skin files in photoshop or paint or something. There's usually numbers in the corner somewhere that'll help. I usually use MSPaint when I'm making Minecraft Pixel Art. Just make sure the image you're working with is the original size.

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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Hytro » 08 Sep 2011, 10:22

Well, I tried a program called Spritecraft, it works great.
But to get the picture to look good, you usually need a LOT of space, as you can see here what I made with it :P
http://www.escapecraft.net/phpBB3/viewt ... =14&t=4435
That is up to skylimit, to get a better quality I would have to make it flat on the ground, and would take up to 300x400 blocks, and thats a lot space
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Fuzz422365117 » 09 Sep 2011, 18:48

Fuzz422365117 wrote:I tried SpriteCraft, but there's no grid :(

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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Hytro » 09 Sep 2011, 19:04

Fuzz422365117 wrote:
Fuzz422365117 wrote:I tried SpriteCraft, but there's no grid :(
oh xD just look at the textures, you will see where the blocks are and then count them :D
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by 697134002 » 10 Sep 2011, 00:06

This video demonstrates how you make pixel art using an image viewer or editor.
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Because this isn't CSI Miami, when we zoom in we will see the individual pixels. Simply take each pixel of the image and use a certain block in minecraft to replace it, and soon enough you will have that image in minecraft.
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Fuzz422365117 » 10 Sep 2011, 10:26

This is what I'm trying to say.
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Milo_Windby » 10 Sep 2011, 10:44

You see the first picture?
Under the save picture button is the types of blocks it uses....
Beside sandstone it says... "Sandstone x 2876"

You are going to have to use a point of reference... start at a small part and work from there... a part of the picture you know you can count how much there is in that spot and build from there.
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by Hytro » 10 Sep 2011, 11:02

With pictures like that, just make the "frame" then just fill it in
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Re: Pixel Art Template Maker?

Post by andy25100 » 10 Sep 2011, 11:56

That kit looks amazing, i might make mine in creative.
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