There is also a bit of a hacky but somewhat functional trick to geneate forward-left/right and backward-left/right from forward and backwards sprites.
"A turn around sheet should show a character from a variety of different angles. The most basic are forward, backward, left and right, with the 3/4s angles forward-left, forward-right, backward-left and backward-right creating a more complete set. Left and right can be flipped versions of each other unless a character is asymmetrical (for example, wearing an eye-patch or having a facial scar). Backwards can usually be made by editing the forward facing sprite by covering the face with hair (or bald head) and reversing the hands and feet. Finally, the 3/4s angles can be made from the forward or backward image by using the 3D translation option in GIMP, rotating it by 45 degrees on the Y axis. This produces a reasonable albeit flat looking facsimile, although it is often best to then stretch the height back down by a bit. A degree of depth may then be restored by layering the image over itself offset by one or two pixels a few times. The 3/4s left and right can again be flipped provided the character is symmetrical."
This allows you to only produce five or even three frames for each direction. It might not be the best to use for the base, but might work for some of the overlays?
https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/strife/
Textures
https://opengameart.org/art-search-advanced?keys=Golgotha
Weapons
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/wildweasel/fist
Leave as is or add in a dagger or knuckleduster. Maybe Wolverine style claws?
The punch in this first verison might be worth looking into:
https://github.com/freedoom/historic/blob/trunk/pre-0.1/2002-02-21.wad
https://github.com/Blasphemer/blasphemer/blob/master/sprites/crbwa0.gif
Edit it to fire blue electrical arrows and the poision darts.
Animate this and submit it to Blasphemer to free the old crossbow up:
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/post/2064572
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/blob/master/fredrik/oldshotgun/
Edit the cocking to work as the at rest sprite.
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/fredrik/rocketlauncher
The one from this version might be better, but it is not in the attic for some reason:
https://github.com/freedoom/historic/tree/trunk/0.3
And a possible pickup sprite:
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/z86/sprites
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/blob/master/fredrik/plasma/
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/railgunner/bfg
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/fredrik/skag
https://github.com/CireG/Zauberer/blob/master/sprites/561qq65_by_raymooh...
Will need to be edited around for the four stages. The bulbs on the side and the barrel would work.
Probally a good idea to give back to Zauberer if this got used.
Or maybe...
https://opengameart.org/content/nimrod-scrittls-spaceships
There is also a rather interesting BFG sprite in this pre-alpha version of Freedoom.
https://github.com/freedoom/historic/blob/trunk/pre-0.1/2002-02-21.wad
Beings
3D models are to be rigged, posed, captured and touched up into sprites.
Static sprites are to be edited or redrawn into five/eight directions. Some possible shortcuts are outlined here:
https://opengameart.org/forumtopic/how-to-make-all-options-for-an-8-dire...
The original Doomworld thread had proposed a steampunk look with clockwork automata, which would not be a bad idea to aspire to.
https://opengameart.org/content/sci-fi-turret
https://opengameart.org/content/purple-sci-fi-soldier-fps-sprite-sheet
https://opengameart.org/content/low-poly-robot-golem-with-hand-painted-t...
https://opengameart.org/content/exotrooper-low-poly
https://opengameart.org/content/mech-character-model
https://opengameart.org/content/winged-mecha-model-and-iso-sprites
https://opengameart.org/content/futuristic-drone-in-3d
https://opengameart.org/content/ufo-spritesheet-0
https://opengameart.org/content/phantasy-tiny-rpg-mobs-pack-2
https://opengameart.org/content/low-poly-bug-robot
https://opengameart.org/content/phantasy-tiny-rpg-mobs-pack-2
https://opengameart.org/content/mudeater-animated
https://opengameart.org/content/monk
https://opengameart.org/content/green-assassin
https://opengameart.org/content/rat-0
https://opengameart.org/content/human-guard-for-sprite-based-fps
https://opengameart.org/content/modular-rpg-characters
https://opengameart.org/content/monster-mutant-leader-for-fps-game
https://opengameart.org/content/low-poly-robot
https://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/gnom.png
https://opengameart.org/content/surts-cc0-scraps-transparent
https://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/flota.png
https://opengameart.org/content/surts-cc0-scraps-transparent
https://opengameart.org/content/evil-cyborg
https://opengameart.org/content/rotund-space-ship
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/post/1423003 (far left)
https://opengameart.org/content/egg-blast
https://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/deem.png
https://opengameart.org/content/surts-cc0-scraps-transparent
https://opengameart.org/content/cyberpunk-portraits
https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-characters-avatars
Objects
https://opengameart.org/content/barrel-0
https://opengameart.org/content/50-gallon-drum
Loose
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/89075-group-effort-to-find-lost-as...
https://www.geocities.ws/catodemos/freedoom/
https://github.com/Blasphemer/blasphemer/blob/master/sprites/crbwa0.gif
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/cheapalert
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/espi/pistol
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/fredrik/minigun
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/fredrik/all_green_shotgun
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/fredrik/plainsaw
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/fredrik/ssg
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/chang/ruby_plasma_rifle
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/railgunner/chaingun
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/ebola/chaingun
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/ebola/shotgun
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/mellow/shotgun
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/scubasteve
https://github.com/freedoom/attic/tree/master/saint_of_killers
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/98804-half-baked-super-shotgun-spr...
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/3691-skag1337/
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/4482-something/
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/4696-heavy-weapon-dude/
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/post/323186
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/54925-sodaholics-new-chainsaw/
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/69106-concept-sprite-for-a-lever-a...
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/69129-wolf-ss/
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/86075-how-about-making-weapons-mor...
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/105583-two-small-sprites/
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/111845-i-did-the-new-texture-for-t...
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/74600-weapon-graphics-discussion/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150918104121/http://www.doomworld.com/vb/fr...
Honorary Mentions
Good, but the license does not fit:
https://opengameart.org/content/kraken-mech-justin-nichols-concept
https://opengameart.org/content/demon-alien-character
https://opengameart.org/content/android-mki
https://opengameart.org/content/hextraction-base-player-pod
https://opengameart.org/content/robopk20
https://opengameart.org/content/low-poly-hooded-character-rigged-blender
https://opengameart.org/content/spider-spy-drone
https://opengameart.org/content/spider-spy-drone-0
https://opengameart.org/content/sap-1-sapper-bot-mark-1
https://opengameart.org/content/brain-robot
https://opengameart.org/content/smallrobo
https://opengameart.org/content/ahz-27
https://opengameart.org/content/octobot
https://opengameart.org/content/robot-5
https://opengameart.org/content/giant-robot
https://opengameart.org/content/uskir
https://opengameart.org/content/cyborg-wheeler
https://opengameart.org/content/bullfrog-support-mech-mode
https://opengameart.org/content/mechs-64x64
https://opengameart.org/content/lichl
https://opengameart.org/content/heavy-turret
https://opengameart.org/content/sensorradar-tower
https://opengameart.org/content/four-science-fiction-buildings
https://opengameart.org/content/sci-fi-tileset-layer-computers-and-equip...
https://opengameart.org/content/11-portraits-108px
https://opengameart.org/content/5-portraits-108px
https://opengameart.org/content/9-portaits-108px
https://opengameart.org/content/oracle-portrait
https://opengameart.org/content/portraits-for-naev
https://opengameart.org/content/vegastrike-portraits
https://opengameart.org/content/60-terrible-character-portraits
https://opengameart.org/content/paperdoll-male-character
Would be kinda neat for a WW1 Wolf3D mod.
Any chance you would consider making a male and female base in the style of this?
Reminds me of D'Sparil's mount from Heretic.
Technically I didn't even rework it, just dug it out of the Wayback Machine.
The original was made by Radomir Dopieralski. I merely shared it here.
Nice work though.
This sprite is included in Zauberer.
https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Zauberer
This sprite is currently used in Blasphemer.
https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Blasphemer
Sounds intriguing.
There is also a bit of a hacky but somewhat functional trick to geneate forward-left/right and backward-left/right from forward and backwards sprites.
"A turn around sheet should show a character from a variety of different angles. The most basic are forward, backward, left and right, with the 3/4s angles forward-left, forward-right, backward-left and backward-right creating a more complete set. Left and right can be flipped versions of each other unless a character is asymmetrical (for example, wearing an eye-patch or having a facial scar). Backwards can usually be made by editing the forward facing sprite by covering the face with hair (or bald head) and reversing the hands and feet. Finally, the 3/4s angles can be made from the forward or backward image by using the 3D translation option in GIMP, rotating it by 45 degrees on the Y axis. This produces a reasonable albeit flat looking facsimile, although it is often best to then stretch the height back down by a bit. A degree of depth may then be restored by layering the image over itself offset by one or two pixels a few times. The 3/4s left and right can again be flipped provided the character is symmetrical."
This allows you to only produce five or even three frames for each direction. It might not be the best to use for the base, but might work for some of the overlays?
Nice work.
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