Best and worst custom monster sprites.

[baja blast rd.]

Jaxxoon R said:

I always thought the Realm 667 beastiary was generally overused and full of goofy and overpowered recolors/frankensprites.
http://i.imgur.com/IKHvszG.png
Which is what inspired me to make this abomination from it.

Haha, I found this while surfing Post Hell.



Why was I surfing Post Hell? Good question. The reason is

Anyway, I was reminded of your design.

[Job]

rdwpa said:

Haha, I found this while surfing Post Hell.

http://i.imgur.com/zdk90oC.png

Why was I surfing Post Hell? Good question. The reason is

Anyway, I was reminded of your design.

Archduke Spidermind of Austria.

[Pedro VC]

The Satyr is cool, it looks very menacing and evil, but unfortunately is completely harmless in it's original form, requiring some decorate work to be useful.

[Gez]

The satyr was originally a baron edit. It got new, from-scratch sprites for KDIZD.
http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Monster_Resource_WAD

[HorrorMovieRei]

Soul Harvester, Flesh wizard, Flesh Spawn and Bruiser Demon are by far my favorites. I don't think there's any enemy that I trully dislike from Realm667's bestiary though. Most of them are pretty good, even the lamer ones that are just recolors.

[obake]

I've been making custom sprites for a little over a year and a half, and I can see just by the responses in this thread that all of that work has been pointless.

Nobody cares about the work that goes into drawing and animating sprites.

Edit: or at least that's how it feels.

[Soundblock]

obake said:

I've been making custom sprites for a little over a year and a half, and I can see just by the responses in this thread that all of that work has been pointless.

Nobody cares about the work that goes into drawing and animating sprites.

Edit: or at least that's how it feels.

/back massage

Get back out there and sprite!

I'm in a bit of a slump in spriting myself, but I'm sure I'll get the bug again. You have to do it for yourself first of all, don't be encumbered by other people's negative opinions! Try a forum like pixeljoint.com, to contribute with likeminded spriters.

[Jaxxoon R]

obake said:

I've been making custom sprites for a little over a year and a half, and I can see just by the responses in this thread that all of that work has been pointless.

Nobody cares about the work that goes into drawing and animating sprites.

I don't recall seeing your name listed anywhere on the beastiary of Realm667, so why do you feel that this is about you specifically? And I'm going to be frank with you: No offence, but I find your hopeless attitude in the face of criticism to be slightly annoying, especially when it isn't even directed at you. You don't have to feel guilty about other people's failings, I'd even bet you're sprites are actually good and you're just being self-depreciating.

[Doom_Dude]

HorrorMovieGuy said:

I don't think there's any enemy that I trully dislike from Realm667's bestiary though. Most of them are pretty good, even the lamer ones that are just recolors.

I totally agree with you.

obake said:

I've been making custom sprites for a little over a year and a half, and I can see just by the responses in this thread that all of that work has been pointless.

I think you need not feel that it's been pointless. I've seen many positive comments in this thread about other peoples sprite designs so it's not all negative. No matter what you make, not everybody is going to like your work and that's just the way it is. I spent a year working on 32 levels for Doom 2 back in 99 with no internet or forum help with the use of an archaic editor and not everybody liked what I made. I released it in 2000 and some people still say it's crap, if you read the /id games comments.. *shrugs*. Some of the negative comments are right though and I feel that I can only do better and working on Doom stuffs is an enjoyable hobby. It's not pointless, it's an enjoyable learning experience IMHO. Put on your armor marine and get back out there. ;)

[obake]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. :)

Yeah, I was very overdramatic, I admit.

I think part of my reaction came from the fact that the sprite sheets I've drawn and posted in the creative works section have never received much attention, at least compared to a lot of the other threads, which is fine, of course. But as an artist whose taken days/weeks drawing up whole new sprites from scratch, it's hard not feeling down when the work you do doesn't get much feedback or response, or even criticisms. Whatever feedback I do get I am always grateful for.

This all said, I certainly am not giving up on spriting new creations.

Sorry for the drama.

Edit: Since I don't want too much space being taken up by my sprite sheets, I will link my deviantart page for one of them: http://obake-the-sincere.deviantart.com/art/Chochin-Sprite-sheet-562732985?q=gallery%3Aobake-the-sincere%2F52707587&qo=7

And leave the other here

[nxGangrel]

rdwpa said:

Haha, I found this while surfing Post Hell...

Oh my god. That is amazing...

[Devalaous]

scifista42 said:

Also, Death Knight is here.

Thats the Knight from Dungeon Keeper