Sketchyness

[Hypno]

Well..I am trying (and struggling) to create a character.The problem is that I can't figure out how to make him look a bit more (sketchy) I have established making his hair look quite "random" but the inside is just plain Grey that I cannot stand and it HAS to change. I am using Paint.NET . Any artists out there that can give me a couple tips,please give this Newbie a hand.

 

~Appreciated

[Vivalavie]

hey would you please post a pic of ur character? i d like to help you out you are not using a graphic tablet? try downloading Krita and experiment with brushes if ur interested in a free alternative to photoshop

[Hypno]

I can briefly draw one since I didn't do much with the templates ( only side part of hair )

[Hypno]

http://imgur.com/OR2CPkA,aQRVqc1 Both IceFang Boomerang and a small Wice

[Seiai]

that one side part of hair would be more usefull than u think, post it!

[Hypno]

http://imgur.com/JShCct2 Here it is ^-^

[Hypno]

I also added that "random" hair that hangs out. I wanted to give him a sketchier look at I thought that was the first and the easiest part

[Seiai]

i use gimp instead of Paint.NET, but i guess i works pretty much the same:

unselect everything outside of the outer line of the hair(this should make it, so u can only draw inside the selected area), add a new layer so u dont draw directy on what u allready have there and then grap some pencil-, pen- or brush-tool with some drawdynamics(changing size and other stuff depending on how fast u move) and just start throwing in fast lines along the hairflow. if u dont like it, just clear that layer and try again, it will get better. if the lines are too big, clump up to much or just cover too much, scale up the resolution of the image and/or play around with the pensettings.

[Hypno]

I created the Hair while having in mind the old Wice. Does the position of the templates matter? ( I made move 1 template up and another one down etc..) Also, Wice needs Ice to create his boomerang. Ice can be found only in RoG is it legal to code Ice into default DS? 

[Seiai]

since u aint far yet, use this instead to create your character:

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/950-extended-sample-character/

there are pngs for each part in the exported folder, u can just edit them and when u start the game while having the dont starve mod tools installed, it automatically converts them into textures.

in the exported folder is also a .scml file(spriter file), which u can open with spriter from the dont starve mod tools to check on the position of stuff u have changed without starting the game each time.

As for the Ice: ofc u can just add it to DS, but u will probably have to create your own version of ice, that doesnt use RoG-only mechanics like cooling and figure out how u want it to be obtained, since DS doesnt spawn it by itself like RoG does.

[Hypno]

Call me stupid. These are too complex for my style.

[Seiai]

then just draw on paper and scan/photo it in and put it on the template! would probably fit better than badly done art on the pc.

but u cant expect your art to look like kleis, if u dont invest the time and effort^^

[RedRock911]

i use gimp instead of Paint.NET,

Agreed, GIMP seems a far better program. I'll use paint.net if I need to clean up any reference material, then drag and drop references into gimp as a new layer. It just seems easier to modify corrections, add layers and , well just do more stuff in GIMP then in paint.net.

[Corrosive]

GIMP is definitely the best free package out there, but it would be nice if GIMP's interface was more similar to Photoshop.