#nootnututorials

[hazelnootnut]

hi!! do you have any advice for doing the sprite edits?

Oh man, I assume you mean the ISAT sprite edits I've been doing? Oof, I don't really have a solid piece of advice, but I could walk you through my process!

Usually when I want to do sprite edits for Loopfrin or Loop, I go onto the wiki and just search for what would look cool in that form. What if I made the possessed Loop sprite into a Loopfrin? That sounds cool as hell, so yoink.

When I started, I would create the canvas size to be similar width and length to the actual sprites. So my canvas is a bit bigger than the actual sprites. You can use the original dimensions if you want it to be the same size, I just like mine to be a bit bigger so I can get details in. But for comparison sake, here are the dimensions:

Another thing I do differently is that I actually redraw the sprite poses completely; since my canvas is bigger, making the actual sprite bigger would blur things, so I just use it as a visual guide rather than fully tracing it. Below is an angry Loop sprite (based on Siffrin's sprite), with the original Loop pose coloured in red and overlayed to show the difference:

You don't have to do this, it's honestly easier if you take the actual sprites and edit on top of them. But if you're planning on doing different poses, you can be a bit loose with it, especially with the expressions. Some of Siffrin's expressions don't transfer as well to a Loop (because they got no mouth, it's just eyes baby!!!!), so I usually get a little bit creative (like below with the Loop sprite edit and the Siffrin sprite its referencing). You don't have to be super exact, unless you're trying to fool people that these are sprites in the game, hehe.

Other than that, make sure you make lots of layers. If you're using the same pose but making different expressions, it's probably easier to keep the one base outline and then have several layers for the different expression outlines and colours. Mine's a bit messy, but you get the gist of it.

Other than that, just have fun with it! If you're not trying to replicate the style exactly, use whatever brush and style! My brush is more pencil like compared to ISAT's actual outlines, and I definitely took more liberties with Loopfrin's hair than how it usually looks on Siffrin.

If by chance you are asking about non-ISAT sprite edits, it's the same concept. Layers are your friend!! Use them liberally (but also name them so you don't get lost in the sauce)!!!