Maxi Custom Golden Sun Sprite Thread (big images alert :D)

[MaxiPower]

Hey im new here, but ive come to show my collection of Custom Golden Sun content which is made for my project, the Golden Sun Chronicles video fan fiction. A project I started about 2 years ago but really went exciting when the story progressed into custom content territory.

Hopefully down the line when my friend Atrius at ther GSHC finishes his golden sun editor, I will make a fan game. but thats a way of :D

latest episode can be viewed here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdr6Qr7RbxU

alas I have come to show what I have made (and some i have obtained through non paid commissioned for my project in hope that I can obtain the help of one or more spriters for my project to take the load of myself as well as I suck at sprites and am more better at custom locations.

examples of custom locations can be viewed here on my thread at the Golden Sun hacking Community

http://forum.goldensunhacking.net/index.php?topic=1184.0

Notice

if anyone is interested, this isnt everything I have but meh should be enough to appeal to some folk here, Note: I dont care how skilled you are, if you can do portraits or GS style sprites even basic ones, that help would be very appreciated.

My Characters: for the Golden Sun Chronicles vids and a possible rom hack down the line... characters may change if plot is changed or something

All character art by the the great "MoonlightAlchemist of Deviant Art and Character sprites done by Sala / some crap ones by me :{
You may have issues viewing the thread as some images are real big, to alter your display easily, simply hold the "Ctrl" key and scroll your mouse wheel. Sorry for the inconvenience but well dont want them losing quality now do it :)

Protagonist,

Protagonist's

:Venus: - Uranus Adepts

1- Oscar

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Oscar.png

Gender: *Male
Age: *18
Element: Uranus
Class: *Squire > Knight > Gallant > Lord > Slayer
Build: *Warrior
Initial Equip: *Iron Sword

Story: *From a small village south of Maipe. As a young boy often travelling to the temple to deliver goods he was inspired to learn psyngery of a young monk there named Sakum of whom the two of them went on many small adventures together but as the years went on Oscars farther stopped making the trip Oscar carried on with his life only to be united seven years later.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/oscar-1.gif

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/OscarSkduo.png

2 - Enya:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Enya-1.png

Gender: *Female
Age: *22
Element: Uranus
Class: *Squire --> Warrior --> Gallant --> Man Eater --> Slayer
Build: *Fighter (Heavy Armor, Swords, Light blades and Cythes)
Signature Weapon: *Pending
Initial Equip: *Iron Blade
Personality: *Pending
Physique: *Pending

Story - Enya travels Weyard in hope to train and become good enough to win the Alchemy games Tournament in Ankol and ultimately win a spot in the Pluto Knights of Kona, The Prize of such feat. Problems arise before the forcing her to team up with the main protagonist to overcome a mysterious threat infecting the city...

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Enya.gif

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Enyaduo.png

:Mars: - Saturn Adepts

1 - Sakum:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Sakum-4.png

Gender: *Male
Age: *18
Element: Saturn
Class: *Disciple --> Scholar --> Mage --> Alchemist --> Sage
Build: *Mage (Light Armor, Light Blades, Maces and Ankhs)
Signature Weapon: *Staff of Hellish Fire
Initial Equip: *Maipe Staff
Personality: *warmhearted and kind, dispises misuse of Alchemy
Physique: *Agile that allows him to move fast and to attack with smaller weapons (daggers). however main focus is on his psyenrgy which is his strong point

Story - A young monk from Maipe. A temple village that lies near Flares Rock with its adepts of Saturn. The markings on his face distinguish him being a poverful mage despite his young age. Having grown up exploring the secrets of the rock, Sakum and his desire for Knowlege of Alchemy and appreciation for his world sets him on a pilgrimage to uncover other places such as the other rocks. This being the first time that he has left the village he quickly finds out .The outside world isnt a plesent as he had thought nor been told.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Sakum-7.png

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Sakumduo.png

2 - Coral

Gender: *Female
Age: *17
Element: Saturn
Pending

:Jupiter: - Pluto Adepts

1 - Logan

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Logan2-2.png (15 Colour Rom Hack Ready>>>>>>>>>>>> http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Logan-3.png

Gender: *Male
Age: *20
Element: Pluto
Class: *Swordsman --> Defender --> Gallant --> Knight --> Captain
Build: *Fighter (Heavy Armor, Swords, Axes and Maces)
Signature Weapon: *Virtue Blade
Initial Equip: *Steel Sword
Personality: *Trustworthy and Virtueous to the end
Physique: *Muscular on par with Felix for strength

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/loganas-1.gif

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/LoganSk-2.png

Story - Being son of Hugh, the Captain of the Knights of Pluto has its advantages... One being that all his training to become a Knight of Pluto has made him one of the finest swordsmen in the land. After overhearing a conversation between King Savil and subordinate of his farther about a secret mission that would lead to the betrayel of his farther, Hugh decides that the only people that can help him is his enemy... The enemy of my enemy is my friend... This being the resistance, a group of Wind adepts who are constanly causing disturbance towards his people. These people are known as the people of Anemos Logans pursuit of the truth leads him to them

2 - Tova

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Portrait.png

Gender: *Female
Age: *17
Element: Pluto
Pending

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/TovaSprites.gif

Story: unannounced

:Mercury: - Neptune Adepts

1 - Artem

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/ArtemPortrait.png

Gender: *Male
Age: *21
Element: Neptune
Class: *Disciple --> Scholar --> Mage --> Alchemist --> Sage
Build: *Mage (Light Armor, Light Blades, Maces and Ankhs)
Signature Weapon: *Staff of Heavenly Ice
Initial Equip: *? Staff
Personality: *Calculated, likes to know his surroundings
Physique: *Agile that allows him to move fast and to attack with smaller weapons (daggers). however main focus is on his psyenrgy which is his strong point. Master of healing arts

Story - Artem shares a bloodline with Sakum after a thier father cheated on both their mothers. When he got ill however and was unable to return to maipe to visit Sakum, he told Artem what he had done and asked him to find Sakum and tell him the truth reveal who he was.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/ArtemSprites.gif

2 - Koris

Gender: *Male
Age: *22
Element: Neptune
Pending

Story: unannounced

ALL characters owned by me... MaxiPower

[Lern]

Scuse me sir, but let's begin with you not being allowed to advertise in your posts. You can put it in the signature, but not the post. Next, I ask that you put all large images in spoiler tags, otherwise they exceed the page size which is ridiculously annoying. Finally, the crit.

Because I'm too lazy to go through each sprite, because golden sun sprites are extremely complicated, I'll give you several tips.

A: Only 2 of your characters- Enya and Oscar- Look like they're from golden sun. Not the designs, the actual looks.
B: None of the mugshots look like golden sun. You could argue and say that Tova and MAYBE Sakum do, but even then, hardly.
C: Sakum and Artem have weird facings. Look at their legs.
D: Artem, Tova, Logan and Sakum aren't shaded to the Golden sun style. I also doubt you can do that because golden sun uses a ridiculously difficult style. I forgot how it works but it's basically got a shitload of colors, half of which are only 3 hues lighter but make the entire sprite different- Just extremely small contrast between each shade, but a LOT of shades. Basically, Oscar, which I've no idea how you made, looks good, and Enya looks like Jenna.
I respect you for trying this ridiculous style however.

[MaxiPower]

Scuse me sir, but let's begin with you not being allowed to advertise in your posts. You can put it in the signature, but not the post. Next, I ask that you put all large images in spoiler tags, otherwise they exceed the page size which is ridiculously annoying. Finally, the crit.

Because I'm too lazy to go through each sprite, because golden sun sprites are extremely complicated, I'll give you several tips.

A: Only 2 of your characters- Enya and Oscar- Look like they're from golden sun. Not the designs, the actual looks.
B: None of the mugshots look like golden sun. You could argue and say that Tova and MAYBE Sakum do, but even then, hardly.
C: Sakum and Artem have weird facings. Look at their legs.
D: Artem, Tova, Logan and Sakum aren't shaded to the Golden sun style. I also doubt you can do that because golden sun uses a ridiculously difficult style. I forgot how it works but it's basically got a shitload of colors, half of which are only 3 hues lighter but make the entire sprite different- Just extremely small contrast between each shade, but a LOT of shades. Basically, Oscar, which I've no idea how you made, looks good, and Enya looks like Jenna.
I respect you for trying this ridiculous style however.

righteo, ill make alterations to the post when i get home from college (on my phone and well to much work for a phone job). But I must say its not like I made a blatent effot to advertise, just wanted to give people the full story of what im at, usally people asking for help dont show that there project is plausible. Tho however If it were in my sig and I pointed them to it, thats the excat same as advertising.

Also, yea I agree the mugshots defo arnt GS style, but I was forced to because of time in my videos to use something so nothing is final, When the time comes when it coukd be put from video to actual ROM, then yea most if not all would need remade.

For real GS style pallets, (that would work in game) a certain pallete has to be used, ill again post that later, i couldnt find it when i was making this post ealier as I was stuck for time and wanted to be as detailed as I could.

As you say Oscar looks good, thats because he was made by someone following the correct method of colours, he also done the Logan sprites to..

and Yes Sakum and Artem have funny legs hahahaha :D

Thanks for your comments tho, you defo know your GS and got a keen eye to boot.

[Lern]

I thought you said you made ALL the characters...?

[NDraxian0]

Oh boy. this is going to get silly...
Namely I think this is in the wrong section, should be in games. AS the post is.

Lern, I'm certain there's a valid and reasonable way for someone to have made a character without having made the sprites. I'd say what it is, but I'll let him explain himself.

Now for some C+C, since this is in the spriting section, and mostly sprites, I'll critique those
From first glance, I applaud the attempts at quite the difficult spriting style,
(That may actaully using pre-rendered graphics). The best is Enya, overworld sprite wise. I'd need to take a closer look later, but for now, that one requires a little work on everything but the head.

The mugs are close to style. Except for Oscars, since that is a shining force mug. I would definely redo Enya's, since she looks like a man in it. Tova's hair needs a lot of work too (I'd also mix up the facial features a little, a little too close to another, canon golden sun member's mug, but thats entirely optional and not needed to make the sprite good.)
The others just need a shading fixes and they'd look quite in style. Overall, those aren't half bad, just need quite a bit of work to get there.

[MaxiPower]

I thought you said you made ALL the characters...?


alas I have come to show what I have made (and some i have obtained through non paid commissioned for my project in hope that I can obtain the help of one or more spriters for my project to take the load of myself as well as I suck at sprites and am more better at custom locations.


Like I said, I didn't make them all, but I do own them character wise as In they were made for me by people (obviously not original sprites) on Enya or sprite edit of Tova, ALL The character art was though was certainly paid commissioned work with art for the other characters eventually will come.

Yes Oscar portrait is a pallet swap of Max from Shining Force, but the character sprite and artwork is my own. Oscar artwork was made inspired by Max thus I just made a pallette swap for tempory purposes until I can get one that is GS style

Enya looks the best as it was an unused / i believe sprite in GS, her portrait was again made for me.

All of Sakum is original (facial markings inspired by person from naruto)

Coral is impending (everything)

Tova is an unused portrait recoloured and same goes for sprite recoloured

Logan is all original (sprites made for me at GSHC) (artwork done yet again moonlightalchmist of deviant art

Artem was gonna be another original character but then story wise he became a brother of Sakum thus pallete swap of Sakum and then he used an altered Sakum portait.

Koris (impending)

[Lern]

So please, I request you don't post sprites that weren't made by you, even if they belong to you, because then we criticise it as if you made it, and everything seems weird, as if you stole them.

Also, I can see Enya being an unused Jenna edit with Felix cape, and I can see Tova's mug in GS, but they both seem odd AND mean that you simply recolored them or made minor edits.

[MaxiPower]

So please, I request you don't post sprites that weren't made by you, even if they belong to you, because then we criticise it as if you made it, and everything seems weird, as if you stole them.

Also, I can see Enya being an unused Jenna edit with Felix cape, and I can see Tova's mug in GS, but they both seem odd AND mean that you simply recolored them or made minor edits.

That's why im here dude, Im putting the request out there if people want to join the project full on, Up to now its been simply me and when In the video story's i needed a sprite to introduce a character, depending on how long i had to put a video out I would get desperate and try my hand at them thus sometimes i had to settle at sprite recolouring, when I asked the spriter on GSHC he was happy to help yes, but it would be like a month or two before i would get it completed because he had other things, thus for about 6 months I put the project on hold. now im back and well, after googleing Sprite forums lol this is were I am.

This is what I do

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Califinscene2.png

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/Calif-Copy.png

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb90/maxipower90/gbasp031.png

PS when I say work full on, like 1 sprite sheet or a portrait a week would be more than enough.

[Lern]

I doubt it, you realise that would take several years to complete then, right?

Oh, by the way, if this is for the game, and not for the sprites, then this SHOULD be moved to games section.

[MaxiPower]

Nah it's not a game prospect yet. Strictly art in video format. Each new video, well say I do one a week, at the most a chapter usually introduces one or two characters and there can be several chapters in a row that doesn't see new faces thus if correct management between me and spriter is kept there shouldn't be any problem.