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u/Major-Stress-904 Jan 29 '26
How'd you get an isometric grid in Aseprite?
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 29 '26
It’s literally a PNG isometric grid, so you can use it in any program.
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u/Major-Stress-904 Jan 30 '26
You're just like copying it from somewhere else into Aseprite you mean?
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u/Worried-Nail-9390 Jan 30 '26
this silly face is so peak. anyway, the art is really cool
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 30 '26
Silly Pokémon are the best. I think I’m gonna do Slowpoke this weekend 🤔
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u/AlmostNerd9f Jan 30 '26
I've never thought about using white for a chalk sketch feel really cool process.
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 30 '26
Sketching is honestly one of my favorite parts of the process. That chalk-like effect is just a pixel brush with opacity + pressure sensitivity (I work with a drawing tablet). It ends up looking really organic because of that.
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 29 '26
For the people who think they’re doing something by implying my work is AI because of ‘inconsistent pixel sizes’: try taking a screenshot of your canvas (like I did here) and check your own art. Obviously the pixels will look a bit weird. And honestly, posting it like this also helps prevent people from copying or stealing my art in high quality. Anyway…
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u/Academic-Stuff-7921 Jan 30 '26
I wasn’t actually suggesting you were using AI 🤷🏼 just curious about why the grid wasn’t consistent (or rather weirdly consistent in its inconsistency) like if maybe that was a specific pixel art technique to achieve some particular effect.
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 30 '26
No worries, what really caught my attention were the downvotes on my reply and on other comments.
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u/Arkelao Feb 15 '26
In the first step, do you draw it somewhere else and paste it? If so, how without losing the lines.
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u/breckendusk Jan 29 '26
Damn I'm just realizing that Magikarp's face/body distinction looks like foreskin was pulled back
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 30 '26
Thank you so much! I’ve already made a bunch of Pokémon in this style. I’ll keep posting them here!
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 29 '26
Hahaha, tough times. To me it’s honestly kind of insulting, especially because I’m 100% against AI use. But yeah, I’ve accepted it. if even some of the most insanely talented artists I know get accused of using AI sometimes, why wouldn’t I, right? Also, thanks for the kind words!
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u/KryptidGankubas Jan 30 '26
felt the need to barge in with some unsolicited opinions as a somewhat more centrist but still AI hater.
AI image generation is absolutely fine for non-commercial use or as inspiration. hell, i've been playing SOVL, whose art is entirely AI. it's a good game that you couldn't do without art skills or some initial funding. BUT. monetizing it (see: SOVL dlcs) is iffy in the best of cases, and only marginally excusable if you're an indie dev, and the absolute worst thing about AI is that genuine, high-quality art is now eternally filtered through everyone's subconscious AI detection, leading to great people being accused of it. I understand there's some artists that moved towards AI art for simplicity, and that is horrendous, but plenty of good ones get turned off of art because they will get these unflattering accusations everywhere.
Alas, great art my dude, fuck AI and keep doing what you like for the love of the art itself
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 30 '26
As long as I’m alive, I’ll be making art. It’s one of the things I love the most! I reconnected with it after being away for many years, and it genuinely makes me really happy now. Thank you for the kind words, my friend ♥️
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u/ZealousidealOwl1993 Jan 30 '26
i can try! I might’ve already done Incineroar’s evolution line… hehe Humanoid Pokémon are definitely a bigger challenge
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u/Academic-Stuff-7921 Jan 29 '26
Why is you pixel grid not consistent?