How to make all those sprites?

[GiacoLiveDoomer]

every time I see WADs that contain enemies with complete sprite packs. How the heck do people draw all those sprites in such a short amount of time? Is there a strange method that I don't know about? How many hours does it take to make a complete sprite pack for a totally reskinned enemy?

[Shepardus]

I think you may be mistaken about how long it takes when you say "such a short amount of time." Many WADs pull sprites from Realm 667 or other games, they're not bespoke for the WAD.

[Azuris]

1 hour ago, GiacoLiveDoomer said:

every time I see WADs that contain enemies with complete sprite packs. How the heck do people draw all those sprites in such a short amount of time? Is there a strange method that I don't know about? How many hours does it take to make a complete sprite pack for a totally reskinned enemy?

 

Depends on what you are doing.

I have only done it once, i tried to make a Doom 3 Caco.

So i made Screenshots in the Doom 3 Editor from all Angles and in different Frame Animations and reworked it to a Sprite.

Cost me an Evening and i am not super content with the Death Animation.

 

 

[tornado potato]

17 hours ago, Azuris said:

Cost me an Evening

you mean like, 3 hours, or like "I didn't go to sleep until it was done"

[Azuris]

31 minutes ago, tornado potato said:

you mean like, 3 hours, or like "I didn't go to sleep until it was done"

 

Would say more 4-5, as it was my first try :)
But yes, i think someone talented can do such stuff way better than me in 2-3 Hours :)

[banjiepixel]

With MS Paint, and alot of patience and practice.