(Not just Frogmen) A little piece for RPG Palace.

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14 May 2005 - 6:32pm

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(Not just Frogmen) A little piece for RPG Palace.

FROGMEN THIEVES!

Uncle Inq comes before you to pronouce his latest piece!

These little scamps are known to ambush poor travellers along the main toads, uh, *roads. This is just an inbetween night job on my way to my main pieces for the Palace. Of course, if I don't do these sort of things, I'm not really a regular contributer, am I?
The piece took a fair few hours, since I seemed to be in a right block at the beginning and the head looked like a complete mess on my first attempt. (That was yesterday, today I was much better with it).

So, without further adieu - For quality pixelling tips, ask someone who cares - I present the Toad of the Road:

Oh, and if you are curious, the rabbit from LunC's The Way in my sig is my creation.

Slow days ask for small artwork, well there you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
Enjoy. ©

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MORE FROGMEN THIEVES!

AXES!

MORTAR TEAM!

RAIN FOREST FROGS![/COLOR]

FROGLODYTE!

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14 May 2005 - 8:08pm

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this is are really good.. the only thing I don't like is the legs.. they don't really look like frog's legs.. but! its fine.. you did a great job on them

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

15 May 2005 - 5:25am

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Thanks for the nice comment, SaW. The legs are supposed to be small, since toads have big, bulbous bellies and thin limbs. If you mean it by the fact that they aren't bent in a read to jump position, that is because he is wearing boots that go all the way up and he's standing, not crouching.

And here's another lot of thieves I've made this morning:

"Outta me way, or I cuts me way through."

Enjoy further. ©

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15 May 2005 - 7:11am

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I presume that these are battle sprites for a side-view battle system?

The actual size doesn't allow you to go into as much shading detail as perhaps possible with larger monsters, but in their smaller size they look fine anyway, and I imagine you've already tried them out in RM2K3 or something . The 'Toads Of The Road' are delightfully charming little buggers .

What I really like about your stuff is that you've developed your own little style: I can tell if something's sprited by you now just by looking at it. The "rabbit" in your sig scares the hell out of me, though .

15 May 2005 - 7:15am

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Very nice! You should make a character set of them too, it'd be great!

15 May 2005 - 8:11am

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Quote:

I presume that these are battle sprites for a side-view battle system?

Yeah, these are side-view monster sprites. They are made in a similar style to Maxy's sprites, but are a little more cartoony based.

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The actual size doesn't allow you to go into as much shading detail as perhaps possible with larger monsters,

Actually, I'm trying to leave out as much detail as possible. I'm aiming in the direction of the low-colour pixel works.

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and I imagine you've already tried them out in RM2K3 or something

Nope, I'm really lazy with the testing. I'm sure they'd work.

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Yeah, I'm getting much better at it now and am not bodging the graphics, which I used to do a lot, so overall I am ending up with significantly improved pieces.

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Very nice! You should make a character set of them too, it'd be great!

Ooh, not for a bit. I have other stuff to be getting along with.

And now, if those pieces weren't enough, I have another little chap. He's more of a frog than a toad this time, but equally sinister! (There is a reason for the goggles, but that's still in production)

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15 May 2005 - 9:26am

DazTheNinja

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Haha, nice! I like their breasts.

15 May 2005 - 9:30am

Plissken

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Truly wonderful! You've now surpassed me.

Technically speaking, this should go in Game Development, but because they kick so much ass I'm going to leave them where they might actually get seen.

15 May 2005 - 10:14am

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Very well done. I think the ones with the hoods in the second batch are my favorites.

15 May 2005 - 5:19pm

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FROGMEN MORTARS!

This one has a little different an approach, since I decided to go with a muscular type instead of my previous porky guys. There's one guy to shift it around, and the other one to aim.:

There are some bits of the cannon that I don't like, which I will fix up later (Just minor shading bits, like at some points I don't think it black enough and so forth and I'll probably change that nozzle rim completely), but you can get the general idea from that.

Enjoy #3 ©

Edit: (Fixed up now)

http://rjanes.co.uk

15 May 2005 - 11:29pm

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I love them. Though I seem to remember you saying you didn't like cartoony styles... YOU COULDN'T AVOID IT FOR LONG!!

Anyway, lovely little buggers... I enjoy your latest the most... though I can't help seeing some homo-sexual energy between them... >_>

16 May 2005 - 2:33pm

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Uh, not surprising us Inq, we are starting to get used to your high quality works.

Nicely done though, are there more frogs to capture?

16 May 2005 - 2:47pm

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the cannon definally has some shading problems.. but other then that it looks good

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

16 May 2005 - 5:14pm

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the cannon definally has some shading problems.. but other then that it looks good

Yeah, I'll be giving that cannon another shot (Hehehe) tommorow. The nozzle is the only think that bothers me now.

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Uh, not surprising us Inq, we are starting to get used to your high quality works.

Nicely done though, are there more frogs to capture?

It just so happens there is!
RAIN FOREST[/COLOR] type frogs this time!

Enjoy once again! ©

http://rjanes.co.uk

16 May 2005 - 7:29pm

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Man, pretty soon you'll have an entire army of those sprites. They're pretty toad-ish if you ask me. Sort of like a short green moblin.

17 May 2005 - 5:00pm

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FROGLODYTE!

This one is once again showing that toads are just as fun as frogs. A much bigger chap this time, but still only uses the samish amount of colours. (Same as the cannon, less that the spearman). Here he is, Mr Big:

Don't get me angry pal, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...

It may be a little had to see the chains he is holding, since the background is dark, so you can always copy and paste the address of it (http://www.rpg-palace.com/inquisitor/Frogm...gmansheet10.png) into the address bar to see it on a white background.

Enjoy on a very large scale. ©

http://rjanes.co.uk

17 May 2005 - 5:09pm

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This topic doesn't get the attention it deserves

17 May 2005 - 6:26pm

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Link

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Hehe, those are great. Truly wonderful. I like the ones with the hoods the most, and the latest one. Awesome stuff.

17 May 2005 - 8:30pm

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The Omen

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You really need to post that galleon image.

Nice work.

17 May 2005 - 9:08pm

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That is some pretty awesome work. I hope to see more froggish sprites hohoho (Really, continue that brand of sprites, frogs own.)

I'm the Mystery Man, hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo.

17 May 2005 - 9:55pm

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ooo very nice... how about some froggy achers and crossbowmen..

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

17 May 2005 - 10:41pm

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BEAUTIFUL.

no wait

/ahem.
I think they're very nicely done morsels of pixel art. Make more!! <3~

THE TIME HAS COME...!!!
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18 May 2005 - 2:51am

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You should make little poison dart frogs as well... SO KYUUUUUUUUUTE

31 May 2005 - 4:59am

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You should make little poison dart frogs as well... SO KYUUUUUUUUUTE

Maybe.
I don't see why not.

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ooo very nice... how about some froggy achers and crossbowmen..

They'll certainly come.

Here is a different viewpoint of the FROGLODYTE!, since the Froglodytes will be a part of a bigger, boss-type enemy.

Join the club, Bucko.

Ah, and don't mind the fact that he's butchering the smaller version, just me messing about.

Enjoy. ©

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31 May 2005 - 7:44pm

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How about Frogs vs Toads? Hmm?

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1 June 2005 - 1:08pm

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I like the concepts, nice dithering also

It may just be me but I find the giant toad/frog to be just too bright green for his size
and it's always good to mix things up.

Congratulations on doing a full dedicated job on these.

1 June 2005 - 1:43pm

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They're small, they're cute, they're TOADPOLES AND FROGNOSTICATORS!

Frog 'em, boys!

These chaps are smaller than the others. For battling these, I'm picturing the "large pack of them that are easy to kill as individuals, but hard to beat when together" sort of thing. The Toadpoles would be there to protect (Block any attacks from the player) the Frognosticator, who would deliver the nasty attacks. The magi use a lot more colours than the others, obviously, but only the same amount of shades.
The stronger the lightsource, the greater the level of contrast, for example on the fireballs - a little tip for people practicing.

Enjoy. ©

http://rjanes.co.uk

1 June 2005 - 5:15pm

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magic toads... I think there was a Family Guy episode about those...
err anyway.. another nice addiation to the series

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

5 June 2005 - 8:26am

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Quote:

Originally posted by SickAndWretched@Jun 1 2005, 10:15 PM
magic toads... I think there was a Family Guy episode about those...
err anyway.. another nice addiation to the series

[post=172406]Quoted post[/post]

Are you sure you're not thinking of that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode?

Anyway, um, yeh! Good work! I especially like the Toadpoles, but I just told you that on MSN.

5 June 2005 - 4:11pm

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I love those mage frogs, awsome work.

10 June 2005 - 8:34am

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Quote:

Originally posted by Kamau@Jun 5 2005, 08:26 AM
Are you sure you're not thinking of that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode?

Anyway, um, yeh! Good work! I especially like the Toadpoles, but I just told you that on MSN.

[post=172585]Quoted post[/post]

He might be talking about the one where the kids started licking toads.

Anyways, nice job once again, Inq.

esop

11 June 2005 - 4:05pm

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Think that I can only handle Frogmen? Not bloody likely. As this was an entirely new design, it took a bit longer, so I only have one at the moment. This race would take a bit longer to make for each individual monster as they are larger (In general) and more detailed, so I won't be doing as much of them.

GOATMAN!

Whadd'ya goat?

I'll throw in a few variations later. I'm planning to have the goatmen being formidable marksmen as strong. Speed won't be an asset for these enemies, unlike the Frogmen (Speedy jumpers, obviously), so they probably won't be equipped with swords and other light weaponry.

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11 June 2005 - 4:27pm

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I love it.. kinda like Pan on Roids. Other weapons could be like Large hammers/Mallets, and the good old ball and chain. How about some spiked shouldler armor, and maybe a "unicorn" styled helmet?

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

11 June 2005 - 11:46pm

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Quote:

Originally posted by Maxy@May 17 2005, 10:09 PM
This topic doesn't get the attention it deserves

[post=171112]Quoted post[/post]

So true. Keep up the great work man!

12 June 2005 - 6:49am

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Pin it!!

12 June 2005 - 12:41pm

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This one can't exactly be used for any battles, I was just having a bit of fun and seeing what I could do. Excluding the lighting effects I've added, there is only about 40 different colours on there, which is pretty darn good.
Instead of being armed with an axe, he's armed with a guitar, the most poweful weapon of modern times. As an extra bonus, I've even added the surrounding area instead of just the sprite, which puts him in the setting he is most used to.

ROCKIN' G[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]OATMAN!

This guy is rock hard!

Enjoy. ©

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12 June 2005 - 2:07pm

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That...is so cool, Inq.

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12 June 2005 - 4:27pm

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Wow... that last one definitely "rocks."

The new addition is huawesome... but the right shoulder appears somewhat akward... I understand you kept with the anatomy of a goat with the two jointed limbs, but the shoulder looks too far removed from the pectorial (spelling?) muscle. Maybe it's just me.

Great F*cking job, nonetheless.

12 June 2005 - 6:47pm

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So, are you that Goatman?

13 June 2005 - 8:28am

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Inq you gonna do some of these for that event you had an idea for yesterday? That'd be amazing.

13 June 2005 - 10:48am

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that look absolutely awesome Inq!

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

14 June 2005 - 2:46pm

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This set just keeps getting better, great job Inq!

-EDIT-
Whoa, I didn't notice the rocking goat; its AWESOME!

14 June 2005 - 5:07pm

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It seems that the Rockin' Goatman is popular. It's a pity I won't be doing many of those, since they serve no RM purpose.
Thanks for the positive feedback.

- Simple colour change.

The shoulders of the goatmen are supposed to be rather large as I want them to have a really bulky upper body, as they are supposed to be extremely powerful (Upper body wise)

BILLY-CLUB GOAT!

He's all manny.

Enjoy ©

EDIT: Here is another little variation.

Enjoy #2 ©

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15 June 2005 - 6:58am

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He looks like he's olding cotton ear swabs .

15 June 2005 - 9:48am

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Quote:

Originally posted by zumbum@Jun 15 2005, 06:58 AM
He looks like he's olding cotton ear swabs .

[post=173262]Quoted post[/post]

Or marshmallows on a stick!

Go Banana![/COLOR]

15 June 2005 - 2:22pm

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It wasn't the size of the shoulder that bothered me, rather its placement. Now I see on the newer goats, the shoulder is closer and really doesn't bother me at all.

Great job on the new additions. =)

15 June 2005 - 3:19pm

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More coming.
Cotton Swabs, Marshmellows? Looks like metal to me. This particular type of mace has spikes on the sides in order to add that nasty bit of pain to the kill. If it hits a non-vital area or almost misses, it can drag flesh away and render an enemy almost helpless. Not a good way to go, really.
Of course, if the enemy is still prepared to fight, one good hit will pretty much cripple their bones and stop them pretty quickly.
The more you know.

NANNY-GOATS!

Many lovely Matryrs.

Enjoy ©

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15 June 2005 - 4:05pm

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BUT WHO WILL COOK DINNAR?

15 June 2005 - 5:17pm

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EM since when do goats cook thier glue?

(for those of you that don't know.. goats eat the glue off cans.. unless that childhood memory is wrong)

Descartes is sitting in a bar, having a drink. The bartender asks him if he would like another. "I think not," he says, and vanishes in a puff of logic.

16 June 2005 - 2:40am

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Quote:

Originally posted by SickAndWretched@Jun 15 2005, 04:17 PM
EM since when do goats cook thier glue?

(for those of you that don't know.. goats eat the glue off cans.. unless that childhood memory is wrong)

[post=173305]Quoted post[/post]

Actually SaW, I believe it was you eating the glue.

*chuckle chuckle*

*curbs himself back on topic*

More Inq, MORE! So I may procrastinate on my own artwork!

16 June 2005 - 8:00am

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What's funny is if you imagine Saw eating glue at the same time as looking at Evil Mufasa's sig.

:holy:

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