They are working as miners, some are famous fighters and others are nice little helpers. Some have a long beard and most of them wear a big cap. You know them from books, fairy tales and from your neighbour's garden...
Topic: Dwarves
Rules:
- create an original, playable character
- maximum number of colours is 32 inclusive transparency
- sprite size must not be larger than 60x80 pixels
- any kind of dwarf is allowed (except giant dwarves :))
I hope you enjoy this Jam. Good luck and have fun!
I like dwarves so I made one.
In 12 colors, meet Harry Tabarge!
(http://members.cox.net/progzmax/dwarf.gif)
(http://members.cox.net/progzmax/dwarf.gif)
and his 11 color c-64 counterpart
(http://members.cox.net/progzmax/dwarf64.gif)
Both are low color enough (but with large enough proportions) to make a nice adventure game character.
Quote from: Klaus on Wed 17/05/2006 11:53:38
- create an original, playable character
Can I draw a character from a book? I mean it isn't drawed in the bokk itself but the character is discribed in the book so I could easily draw him. Is that allowed?
EDIT:
His name is Orik he is a character from books called 'Eragon' and 'Eldest' he is a member of dwarf clan called
Durgrimst Ingietum(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/whoisonthepicture123431678935.PNG)
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/whoisonthepicture123431678935.PNG)
He is not drawed exactly as the book discribed and its 21 colors
Yaharr, as an old dwarf maniac I'm so in! You know, my dad translates fantasy to Finnish, all the Weis-Hickman, Salvatore, Gemmel etc books. I used to like them when I was young, now I realized how empty they are and my dad agrees. Added that I also had quite a collection of those Warhammer dwarves... Oh yeah, and I used to draw this comic about the angry dwarf that would go about killing people :P
Quote from: KristjanMan on Wed 17/05/2006 18:28:18
Can I draw a character from a book?
Taking the "whole" idea from a book wouldn't be original then. But you can use the description for your inspiration and enchant it with your own ideas.
OK. She's meant to be a Pirate Chef Dwarf. Apart from she doesn't look very Dwarf like. So uh, you can decide Klaus.
(http://custardsclutter.com/SJdwarf.png)
A dwarf:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/simon_says_go_screw_yourself.PNG)
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/simon_says_go_screw_yourself.PNG)
EDIT: Just did some small changes.
Urgle Lightfeet, a miner, except he is the only dwarf hard of seeing in the dark and he carries with him his candle and lantern. He won't admit it though.
(http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5103/buloghtdwarf6ot.gif)3x(http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5103/buloghtdwarf6ot.gif)
16 colours.
Quote from: Privateer Puddin' on Wed 17/05/2006 20:26:51
OK. She's meant to be a Pirate Chef Dwarf.
Christ, have you been watching One Piece too?
Very Creative Buloght!
(http://www.krasstatur.de/mspaint/dwarf.gif) (1x) (http://www.krasstatur.de/mspaint/dwarf.gif) (3x)
[47x57 pxl, 32 colors]
Although rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer's disease don't make things easier, Grams Digwinkle is still mighty crafty with the ole pick axe. But what ever you do, don't mention his age, or he'll treat your shin to his metal capped boot!
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dwy.png) (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dwy.png)
(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2240/dwarf9mp.png) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2240/dwarf9mp.png) (http://imageshack.us)
Count the cols yourself, it was still in the limit, 60X80
UPDATE: Smaller version:
(http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/8241/dwarf0si.png)
(http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/8241/dwarf0si.png)
Quote from: Klaus on Wed 17/05/2006 11:53:38
- any kind of dwarf is allowed (except giant dwarves)
;)
Quote from: sir_gibberishbuloght on Wed 17/05/2006 23:21:45
Urgle Lightfeet, a miner, except he is the only dwarf hard of seeing in the dark and he carries with him his candle and lantern. He won't admit it though.
Holy Crap! Aren't there supposed to be high levels of Methane and stuff underground? ;)
Goatbeard the Fifth
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/jonathangames/dwarfrandom.png)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/jonathangames/dwarfrandom.png)
13 colors 60x80
god yodaman youve improved
Goodwork Yodaman11111! Great Improvement!
great entries, everyone, especially buloght and Mad!
Re did him a little but he he is...
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Strong_Dwarfredo.PNG)
2X: (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Strong_Dwarfredo.PNG)
Meet Bunyan! He might not spin straw into gold for hapless girls but he has one sharp sword and brute strength!
60X80 13 colors
I think he looks more like an orc now, drawing him shorter may help.
Is that an ork or and orc I get confused?
Its a dwarf orc so its a dorc?
Quote from: Afflict on Fri 19/05/2006 06:18:08
Its a dwarf orc so its a dorc?
Hey! That was my joke! (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=26212.20)Ã, :P
Meet Grimbold, the mighty dwarven bounty hunter. He hunts orc, dragon, bunnies and dwarven ladies who shave their beards. His job is a lot of fun.
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dwarf001.png)(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dwarf001.png)
Later!
Drey.
Meet Grond, He hasnt seen much action lately so he's started attacking pies. (He's gotten fat)
(http://www.freewebs.com/agsresources/pics/Dwarf.png) (http://www.freewebs.com/agsresources/pics/Dwarf.png)
He was a lot of hard work, I dont think I'll enter another jam for a while.
So am I disqualified or do I just have to redraw mine?
Quote from: Rap4Life42o on Fri 19/05/2006 11:58:17
So am I disqualified or do I just have to redraw mine?
Redraw him. Make him shorter and give him pink skin for a start.
Quote from: Rap4Life42o on Fri 19/05/2006 11:58:17
So am I disqualified or do I just have to redraw mine?
I second jasonjkay's suggestion: Better redraw him. He's drawn good but would actually score better in the orc contest...
Um, and me? I made a tall dwarf...but I thought that was just an injoke, not a real rule. If you want, I'll draw another one.
Quote from: jasonjkay on Fri 19/05/2006 10:45:42
Meet Grond, He hasnt seen much action lately so he's started attacking pies. (He's gotten fat)
(http://www.freewebs.com/agsresources/pics/Dwarf.png) (http://www.freewebs.com/agsresources/pics/Dwarf.png)
He was a lot of hard work, I dont think I'll enter another jam for a while.
wasn't Grond the battering ram used by the orcs in Lord of The Rings: Return of The King?
:D
Saber, your dwarf looks more like an ogre. :)
edit: I wanted to enter this one, but yet after a few sketches on paper, I realised I ain't that good at dwarves.
Quote from: jasonjkay on Fri 19/05/2006 10:45:42
He was a lot of hard work, I dont think I'll enter another jam for a while.
So if you win you wont post another thread?
Quote from: Saberteeth on Fri 19/05/2006 16:34:16
Um, and me? I made a tall dwarf...but I thought that was just an injoke, not a real rule. If you want, I'll draw another one.
True, the smiley seems to be confusing. Sorry. It wasn't meant to be a joke... If you don't have time to draw another character I'll simply put my screen on the floor then so your large dwarf also looks small ;)
Sorry for posting a non-competing post, but I've gotta say, I didn't think this topic could get so much creativity! El_Drey that sprite is awesome (despite the high-heels :P ). It reminds me of Malcolm's Revenge.
Ok, I redid my sprite, its in my first post.
After a hard day's battle, Duncan the Dwarf relaxes with a nice pint of ale...
(http://crabshack.bythegoddess.com/ags/Dwarf.gif)Ã, (http://crabshack.bythegoddess.com/ags/Dwarf.gif)2x
55x79, 31 colours + transparency
I've updated my dwarf. He is now about 27pixels shorter.
Quote from: yodaman11111 on Fri 19/05/2006 16:40:18
wasn't Grond the battering ram used by the orcs in Lord of The Rings: Return of The King?
:D
Yes, I could'nt think of a name so a started thinking aboute lord of the rings.
Quote from: Afflict on Fri 19/05/2006 18:58:30
Quote from: jasonjkay on Fri 19/05/2006 10:45:42
He was a lot of hard work, I dont think I'll enter another jam for a while.
So if you win you wont post another thread?
Im not saying I wont post, Im just saying I wont try to create a sprite like this for a while.
Quote from: jasonjkay on Sat 20/05/2006 10:26:48
Im not saying I wont post, Im just saying I wont try to create a sprite like this for a while.
Good idea. The sprite jam is not about resizing and recolouring images.
(http://www.elfdust.com/images/dwarf_couple.png)
http://www.elfdust.com/Dwarf.aspx
The woman would have been a more original choice!
Sigh. Not again.
Are people getting too lazy to draw their own sprites these days? :(
I'll probably enter this one. I like the theme.
Edit:
Well, here he is. 21 colors + transparency. 60x80.
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/paapeli/dwarf_sj.gif) (http://koti.mbnet.fi/paapeli/dwarf_sj.gif)
(http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/3868/grumpul9jm.png)
(http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/3868/grumpul9jm.png)
Grump, the one-armed dwarf! I love the colors! :D
EDIT: Vict0r, don't be a racist. Dwarfs are people too and have feelings, so stop making fun of their skin colour. :P
He seems abit cold somehow.
Quote from: Privateer Puddin' on Sat 20/05/2006 17:14:48
Sigh. Not again.
I concur. And I certainly didn't expect it from the guy who's setting up a new AGS resources site :o
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dwarf.png)
3x (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/dwarf3.png)
It's Femli, the interior mine decorator! He's the ga- er, happiest dwarf around! Time to lighten up that drab ol' cave!
I...I'm really just lost without my precious vector graphics, and this is my first sprite attempt. Please be gentle. :)
Ok im sorry, i did use that picture as reference. I should probebly be disqualified.
Great entries, I like this topic.
(http://img445.imageshack.us/img445/4584/p2kapikkdwarf5wa.png)
2x
(http://img445.imageshack.us/img445/4584/p2kapikkdwarf5wa.png)
He is a dancing dwarf from Latvia. Hes name is Ramsaljus and he doesn't do anything exept dancing.
Wow that's a really big number of entries and all so nice. How can I decide who's to win?
So first of all many thanks to all participants for these creative sprites.
ProgZmax: An old school adventure character - just like in the good old days ;)
KristjanMan: A very good start for a whole game based on "Eragon" :)
Privateer Puddin': I hope she didn't use her leg for some cooking experiments ;)
vict0r: A hard working guy. Be "careful with that axe, Eugene" ;)
sir_gibberishbuloght: Muscles and cool equipment - what a combination :)
S-Made: Small and angry. This actually IS a dwarf :)
Mad: Grams Digwinkle might be
old experienced, but your sprite is in good conditions :)
Saberteeth: In his red suit he does not need to care about blood :)
yodaman11111: Good to see people also remember the classic dwarf with cap and beard :)
Rap4Life42o: I wonder if a girl would want him to spin straw into gold at all. So a sword's the better choice :)
El_Drey: He is taking good care of his beard. That's what dwarves should do :)
jasonjkay: Nice sprite but - as we now know - not original :(
MashPotato: His clothes look pretty clean for a hard day's battle :)
Pablo: A salesman? I guess he'd be luckier if he got a job in a mine :)
Krysis: I also like this red/green combination you used :)
Strange Visitor: Surely he's doing a good job as a decorator :)
Clip: He looks a little pale but I like the colours :)
As almost every entry's worth to win I started to search "real" dwarves among the entries: Do I see the character as a dwarf or just as a smallsized human, a troll, a gnome or an orc? It's not about the absolute size or skin colour, it's more about physical proportions. So in the end I came up with the sprites from vict0r, buloght, S-Made, yodaman11111, MashPotato, Krysis and Clip.
These are my favourites for a dwarven adventure :) Now to reduce this selection just one more time I went for creativity, style and design. This was really hard to decide and I changed position 3 a number of times. And it was also difficult to define place 2 and 1... But here's my final list:
(http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/7104/dwarftrophyflower5vk.gif) 3rd: The Bronze Flower Dwarf for beautiful pixels goes to MashPotato! (http://crabshack.bythegoddess.com/ags/Dwarf.gif)
(http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/4438/dwarftrophylantern1jk.gif) 2nd: The Silver Lantern Dwarf for shiny ideas goes to sir_gibberishbuloght! (http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5103/buloghtdwarf6ot.gif)
(http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8067/dwarftrophymining7ah.gif) 1st: The Gold Mining Dwarf for great work goes to Krysis! (http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/3868/grumpul9jm.png)
Congratulations to the winners and again many thanks for this nice competition.
Cool trophy, thanks Klaus ^_^. And congrats Krysis!
Thank you, I love all the other ones. Great trophy. I'm startin the next one as soon as I think of a good theme.
Congratulations to Krysis! Great sprites everyone.