Oli's Workshop, ~Free & Commission~ Options

[Oliverskx]

Working primarily on RMVX

Now that it's summer and I have more time on my hands to work on things I've decided to open shop so that I can constantly work on things and keep my skills on their toes. I'm always looking for ways to improve so don't hesitate to throw some work my way! Any criticisms would also help in a very gigantic way! Hopefully I'll have a busy summer on the computer. =P

I could really use some advice on making sprite hair. I've found spriting hair is really hard work! My sprite hair looks pretty smooth compared to the default VX sprite hair. >.> I've been looking up how to make armor clothing pieces when it comes to spriting. I love spriting clothes! One day I might just make a bunch of sprite clothes for fun. =P

Services
~ Below is a small list of my services and my skill level at doing so. My skills are decent in all areas listed but I believe there is always room for improvement! My working hours are Monday-Friday at 6pm-12am EST in US time. Free requesting services include logos, recoloring/edits, regular mapping(non parallax), and Game screens(not including menus). Any request price can be discussed in PM. Critiquing my work is very much encouraged and appreciated. Thanks for visiting the workshop. Please have a look inside and see if you find anything good. =3

[Tiles]<advanced beginner>
[Logo]<beginner>
[Sprites]<advanced beginner>
[Mapping]<advanced intermediate>
[Recoloring/edits]<beginner expert>
[Screens(title, game over, etc)]<advanced beginner>


Request Template

Service {sprite, logo, tile, etc.}
Type{Commission/Free.}
Set date{Date to have it finished by.}
Specifics{Details of what you want exactly.}
Resources{Sprite needed to edit, shape used in logo, etc.}

Art Dump

On using resources - If you wish to use anything I have down below in a non commercial project feel free to give credit where credit is due. If one wishes to use them in commercial project PM where PMs are due(and we'll discuss things there =3)!

Sprites
Made these when I was working on an old game. These are my first attempts at spriting. They were hard work but the end results were fun to see.

[Show/Hide] Sprites

Tiles
Just finished making my first tileset for a game that I'm currently working on.

[Show/Hide] RMVX Tiles

Credit goes to Enterbrain and the lovely Sakura Phoenix

Mapping(Parallax and regular)
Out of all my skills I'd list mapping as my best one. I love creating environments that are memorable. My favorite kind of mapping is parallax though it might take a lot of time to do. Mapping is definitely something I enjoy doing <3

[Show/Hide] Parallax Mapping Samples

[Show/Hide] Regular Mapping

Digital Art
Some of the overall digital artwork I've done. The digital drawing I've done was kind of concept art for a character. I'd really like to get into photoshop to finish it someday to see how it turned out. I'd also like to experiment with making another world map.

[Show/Hide] Digital works

Screens
Title Screens and Gameover screens are generally fun to make! The logos make take some time but there really is nothing like making a fun title screen to set the mood. Menu screens present much more of a challenge but I like to tackle them every once in a while.

[Show/Hide] Screens

Current Projects
Tile Editing ~ Lato {Finished by July3rd at the latest(Power outage delayed me)}
Logo ~ Severity {Finished by July6-9th}

Completed Projects
Island Map ~ Mooshra {Complete!}

Thank you for visiting! =3

This post has been edited by Oliverskx: Jul 3 2012, 08:45 AM

[Stalin the stall...]

Oh, another fine artist have a problem with coloring?

Let me help you with that! A secret method i obtained trough the years of practice!

- There is very easy way to do so. I have discovered this way trough years of trial and error. What you might want to do is to download Adobe Flash (You can download Adobe Flash Portable absolutely legally free)
- Import your sketch on default layer.
- Create another layer above your sketch's
- Block layer with your sketch (press padlock button)
- Use "line" tool to trace your sketch's contours. You can bend your line any way you want with "selection" tool. Also you can freely chose size of your line. If you need to change line's color, size ect. use "Ink Bottle" tool
- After finishing making contour, fill it with color. Flash's filling is MUCH MORE CONVINIENT than photoshop's
- Export image and finish it in photoshop or whatever

If you need shadows:
- Create a layer above layer with contour and filling
- Chose line tool again, set some contrast color (i using bright red or acid green) and make contours on shadows.
- Re-select that layer so all contours you made shall be highlighted. Copy it.
- Past it in layer with main pocture (NOT sketch)
- Select last layer again and press "delete"
- Fill shadows
- To delete shadow's contours, just click on 'em twice and press "delete" button

Voila



Try it. It is much easier, funnier and faster than your coloring. I am turning my sketches in pics for maximim of 2 hours

And keep drawing! You're good at it!


Sincirely yours

Stalin the stallion