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RedHerring · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:05 am Post subject: Bead Sprites by RedHerring

This one's missing a hand cause I ran out of skin toned beads before i could finish it.

stinlin · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:10 am Post subject:

Thoroughly enjoy the Duck Hunt sprite. Good job so far!

dreemsofdark · Lvl. 1 Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 26

yes yes the duck is your best work so far! I can't wait to see what else you've got up your sleeves!

RedHerring · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

RedHerring · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:21 am Post subject:

Flying Spaghetti BeadSprite

pinkdramon · Lvl. 3 Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 109

RedHerring · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:36 am Post subject:

RedHerring · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:46 am Post subject:

I've received some more black beads today so I can really start to do bigger projects. Still waiting for about 70k beads next week so that'll be when I get to multiboard beadsprites

RedHerring · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:46 am Post subject:

Sunshine · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:

Cute Metroid; did you custom-make the sprite for that, too, or is it somewhere on one of the sprite websites? If so, linkplz.

Getting a shipment of black beads is so SATISFYING. Mine actually followed me to my parents' house while I was visiting. It's like they knew I was running low...

(or I have a different address listed on PayPal than on eBay and the seller used the former since I was buying directly from her, but I like the first explanation better)

RedHerring · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

The metroid is the exact sprite from the first game but I've changed some of the colors; added some white and clear to it.

You can find the spritesheet here :http://sdb.drshnaps.com/sheets/Nintendo/Misc/Metroid/TourianEnemies.gif

RedHerring · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:35 am Post subject:

Anyone got a tip to stop my beadsprites from curling up like the prinny's feet? I Try to put as much weight as quick as possible but I doesn't always seem to work.

saturnine13 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:54 am Post subject:

crazyotto · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 24

I lack the boards, the beads, and the time to make larger sprites. Mine usually fit on a single board, with a little overlap onto a second board sometimes. A trick I discovered with the small sprites is to put the convex side of a curling sprite against a flat section of my freezer's wall for a few seconds. This quickly cools the sprite and causes the convex side to contract and flatten out the sprite. If I overdo it, I just cool off the opposite side or take the iron to it again. It may take a few tries, but it's worked pretty well for me. I still use a heavy hardcover book (The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology) to reinforce the flatness of the sprite and keep the sprite sandwiched between two sheets of ironing paper to keep it clean.

I've been struggling for weeks to figure out a way to make a decent prinny with my limited color palette. Did you use butterscotch for the legs and beak? Did you try to use a different color for the wings? My sprite features the wing with a purplish tone but the official plushes have red wings. I think creme is a close approximation to the eye color on my sprite sheet. Did you try using a color other than white for the eye? Did you try using a greater range of blue colors for the body? Have you tired of my questions yet, dood?

RedHerring · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:27 am Post subject:

I haven't tried a lot of different colors for any of the parts but will do so when I get a larger variety of beads.

I did use butterscotch for the legs and beak.

RedHerring · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:47 am Post subject:

RedHerring · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject:

NES--still-the-best · Lvl. 2 Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 66

RedHerring · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject:

Did anyone see a difference as to the side you put the weight on? I always put the side that's curling facing up but I may be wrong.

RedHerring · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject:

I gave a shot at a second Red Ring of Death since the first one was overfused and all smudged. I used semi clear beads for the red and green, clears to finish the circle like the real power button and some more white around the beadsprite.

saturnine13 · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:21 am Post subject:

RedHerring · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:07 am Post subject:

RedHerring · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject:

Used One_winged_Angel's Already existing beadsprite as a template for this one

RedHerring · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject:

RedHerring · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:41 am Post subject:

A project i'm working on. Eventually it's gonna be like the bottom right of the first screenshot

And an unironed red prinny requested by a friend