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ZenNPCNextDoor 09-26-2005 11:58 AM

Looks good keep it up. If you are looking for hosting, try Drunk Duck. It’s what I use and I haven’t had any problems or any complaints yet.

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mammothtank 09-26-2005 02:24 PM

Okay, here's the deal.

If I simply double the size of each comic, it seems to solve the legibility issue. The problem: I'm working with MS Paint, which can only create bitmap files. A double-sized comic in bitmap form is well over 2000 KB, which is way too big for ImageShack. I need a program that will let me save my comics as .png files so they'll be small enough to upload. Suggestions?

_mike 09-26-2005 02:34 PM

http://gimp.org/ has an excellent free image manipulation program. It doesn't work on all computers, apparently, but I've never had any problem with it. It can save in .png and .gif very well. You can even choose the compression level.

MasterOfMagic 09-26-2005 02:39 PM

In case you're like me, and have no idea how to download The GIMP from the main site, here's a link:
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
Download GTK and install it first, then The GIMP.

It might just be because I'm a retard, though. Ah well. Just in case.

Loyal 09-26-2005 03:24 PM

I go with GraphicsGale for anything sprite-related. I usually only open up GIMP for animations and special effects.

mammothtank 09-26-2005 04:45 PM

Let's see... I resized all the comics, which seems to have solved the legibility problem for the most part. I also colored the thoughts blue as per MoM's request, and added sound effects for attacks in combat.

My updates will be mostly random, and will consist of at least two comics. Here's the newest one:
Episode 8
Please keep the comments coming.

Arlia Janet 09-26-2005 06:32 PM

I like the battle sprites a whole lot better than the over-world sprite. If you can design the sprites to face in all directions (towards camera, away and profiles), that would definitely be a plus.
Another note, MSPaint is horrible at resizing. It's very good at resizing something 200%, 300%, 400% or 500%, but anything else is just ruined. It looks like that is what happened in episode 8 in his crouching pose. The border lines look a little off; I believe that is Paint's fault. I'd recommend the GIMP. Photoshop is super at resizing, but it is expensive (Honestly, CS2 isn't much better than 6.0 as far as most comic artists' needs are concerned). You can probably find a photoshop 6.0 for real cheap if you feel your passion for making comics is worth the cost of the program.
It's a good start. I always love seeing more comics and more people earnestly trying their hand at it. Keep it up. :D

MasterOfMagic 09-26-2005 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mammothtank
I also colored the thoughts blue as per MoM's request,

Actually, Kikuichimonji (god awful name to have to spell by the way. Cut and paste powers, away!) was the one who suggested that. I didn't really have much to say about helping with the comic. Just a link you probably would've found on your own ;)

mammothtank 09-26-2005 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterOfMagic
Actually, Kikuichimonji (god awful name to have to spell by the way. Cut and paste powers, away!) was the one who suggested that. I didn't really have much to say about helping with the comic. Just a link you probably would've found on your own ;)

*winces* Sorry. I hate it when I get people mixed up. :sweatdrop
Quote:

Originally Posted by Arlia Janet
I like the battle sprites a whole lot better than the over-world sprite. If you can design the sprites to face in all directions (towards camera, away and profiles), that would definitely be a plus.

To be honest, I really can't. I suck at sprite designing. The most I can do is recolors. Besides, I'm using backgrounds from the game itself; taller battle sprites would look strange next to doors shorter than them.
My goal is to make it look like Dawn of Souls to an extent, the effect being that it feels like watching the game play itself in strange ways.


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