Hi all!
Now we have some artwork of our latest bouncing baby we can get some Sprites going!
The above was the winning art design, so please use it as inspiration!
Sprite Rules
All spriters must make a final submission post conforming to the sprite rules (listed above) and the following:
You guys will have a few days/weeks to get these sorted so there is no huge rush for them, and we will post a 48 hour deadline when we are ready to proceed!
Now we have some artwork of our latest bouncing baby we can get some Sprites going!
The above was the winning art design, so please use it as inspiration!
Sprite Rules
- Sprites should be inspired by the winning designs from the above design. It does not need to be an exact rendition of every detail of the designs; "artistic license" is granted to all spriters. However, drastic deviation from the selected art designs is discouraged.
- All sprites (front and back) can have a maximum size of 96x96.
- All sprites (front and back) must have a complete, unbroken, distinguishable outline. It does not need to be a black outline, but it must be clearly distinguishable from the adjacent interior colors of the sprite
- No action effects, move effects, environment effects or additional objects can be rendered on or around the Pokemon.
- Sprites must be in PNG format.
- Use transparent backgrounds.
- Unless you are using the sprite above, all sprites must be scratch sprites that are completely original works by the spriter. Fusions of other sprites or pixel-overs of other artist's lineart (including the main design) are not allowed.
- Do not alter, fuse, recolor or otherwise modify another spriter's submission unless the original artist explicitly gives permission.
- All sprites (front and back) must use the same color palette.
- All sprites (front and back) must use roughly the same size and pose when compared to each other.
All spriters must make a final submission post conforming to the sprite rules (listed above) and the following:
- The post must have "Final Submission" (in bold) as the first line, with the sprites at the top, and any additional description or comments (if applicable) below them.
- Final submissions must contain a minimum of 2 sprites - Front and Back. If the winning design has supporting art with gender differences, spriters may choose to include those gender differences (Male and Female versions of each), for a total of 4 sprites. Gender differences are NOT required. Spriters cannot create new gender differences.
- Only submit ONE PNG that contains all the submitted sprites. Please do not submit separate images for every sprite. One "cutsheet" makes it easier for mods to track submissions and ensure each complete set of sprites stay intact.
- The final submission image must be hosted on a reliable image hosting service (such as Imgur). Do not use the 'Attach a photo' tool on messaging apps (e.g. Discord). Do not use Iaza or Ezimba.
- Only make one (1) final submission post.
- Compare your sprites against other Pokemon sprites to make sure your sprites match the in-game sprites in size and style.
- Please look at your transparent sprites against different colored backgrounds, not just white. In Pokémon Showdown, the sprite will be displayed on multiple background colors in battle.
- We recommend you use no more than 16 colors for your sprites' palette. This limit may be broken for complex designs.
You guys will have a few days/weeks to get these sorted so there is no huge rush for them, and we will post a 48 hour deadline when we are ready to proceed!
