Sprites

[Jordan4762]

How the heck do I make sprites from a image like this

[Jordan4762]

I have no idea what to do. Do I need to seperate all the characters into different images?

[tentus]

Double-posting is considered rude, unless it's been a reasonable amount of time (I would recommend around 24 hours).

To answer your question, Photoshop. Use the Magic Wand to select the background and make it transparent, then rearrange the remaining image data into sheets that AnAL can use.

Just a friendly warning, Sonic is very, very copyrighted. Making an original animated character would be better in the long run in every conceivable way.

[Jordan4762]

Just a friendly warning, Sonic is very, very copyrighted. Making an original animated character would be better in the long run in every conceivable way.

Forget that it is sonic, how do I do it in general?

[tentus]

Ah. Well, in a nutshell, you are creating a series of frames that are laid out side-by-side. Each frame has to be the same size (say, 64x64 pixels), though the contents will vary. Attached is an example, with the divides hilighted in red. Notice how it is four frames of 64x64, arranged into one 256x64 image.

How you make the contents vary dramatically based on intent and personal skill. I personally use Photoshop, relying heavily on smart objects for the components that do not change from frame to frame.

[Jordan4762]

Ok, but I really need to know how to seperate that into different 'frames' in the coding, so I can, say, animate it.

[kraftman]

Ok, but I really need to know how to seperate that into different 'frames' in the coding, so I can, say, animate it.

Try following the linked tutorial.

[Ensayia]

Look in the LOVE wiki at using image quads. They allows you to draw only portions of large images, and are often used for this sort of thing.