How do i keep the picture quality while "shrinking" it for doom?

[Melonpizza]

hello folks, while i was making a mod for final doom: tnt evilotion i stumbled across a problem.

when i was making sprites for my weapons, i noticed they were to big in size (1440 x 1080 px) so i shrinked it to 165 x 120

this is the result:

 

1440 x 1080 px

 

to

165 x 120

 

 

you noticed that the picture is very pixelated, and this is not cool.

so i, as a newbie ask the modders out there how to fix this issue

(it is more problematic by f.e. projectiles, and im fighting this problem a very long time).

[Melonpizza]

Ok

1. I just export it as png (im making it on my phone), and then Reimport it, but in a smaller picture

2. I want to have it Display correctly in doom (hud) so it shows all of it, this looks kinda good

 

 

 

[Melonpizza]

Thanks (im using mobile because the tools are simpler to use, im making 3d models for the weapons, then i pose with my hands to resemble the hands and edit them. On pc i had to use blender and some drawing and editing Programme, and blender is to complicated to use aswell as 90% of the drawing Programmes are overly complicated. but this seems simple to me) i hope this will help other people than me. and also why did you follow me like one second i was in doomworld and setting up my Account (Not meant to be Rude)

[Melonpizza]

One day i'll use Blender, still Thanks for the help (are you that guy from YouTube?)

[Azuris]

36 minutes ago, Reelvonic said:

well i recomend pc, but what did was just resize it down in paint.net using nearest neighboring quality then i just touch it up a bit

 

and for getting to display correctly you can do that by adjusting the sprite's offsets in an editor like Slade

 

Yep, i can also recommend Paint.net, really good Program and many plugins to get.

[Melonpizza]

Thanks azuris for recommending paint.net. to test it, i have given lo wang (Protagonist from Shadow Warrior) the crowbar from Leonard (Protagonist from redneck ramapge)

Heres the result: