Gors, do you realize how much it made my day when you said my coin looks really nice? I thought there was something wrong with it, but when you gave me such a compliment on my first attempt at a Mario coin, I'm actually flattered. Thank you!
Anyway, you raise a good point about how MS Spriters would be able to figure out the transparency thing, but if it's all the same to you, I would like to stick to #FEFEFE as a precaution. Sure, if they try to mess around with an area that has a huge amount of white without knowing the trick with transparency, then I know when they would figure it out; however, smaller areas of white (such as some highlights) are more vulnerable and some spriters might miss those if they're not careful. Please forgive me for my decision to use #FEFEFE instead of #FFFFFF.
Alright, moving on, though. I see what you mean about the flag looking like a Kit-Kat Bar. I put some thought into it and I think this might work. What do you think?
![[Image: FlagAnimation5_zps8ac622d7.gif?t=1382135497]](http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/E-Man276/FlagAnimation5_zps8ac622d7.gif?t=1382135497)
By the way, I did a lot more progress on the sprite sheet and added some new sprites. I added a Poison Mushroom, a platform, the Ax (I couldn't decide on the palette), and the leaves at the top of the beanstalk.
![[Image: MarioItems4exp_zps1004ddd4.png?t=1382135503]](http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/E-Man276/MarioItems4exp_zps1004ddd4.png?t=1382135503)
I attempted to use the orange-yellow on a few of the sprites (such as the Star), but they didn't look all that great. I think I'll stick with the original palettes for those exceptions, but I already replaced some of the white values with #FEFEFE. Anything else you would suggest?
By the way, considering all the work I put into this sprite sheet, I think I would like to wrap it up pretty soon and get it ready for submission. I know that there's several changes I need to address before I even think of organizing them, but would everything I have be enough for one sprite sheet?
Anyway, you raise a good point about how MS Spriters would be able to figure out the transparency thing, but if it's all the same to you, I would like to stick to #FEFEFE as a precaution. Sure, if they try to mess around with an area that has a huge amount of white without knowing the trick with transparency, then I know when they would figure it out; however, smaller areas of white (such as some highlights) are more vulnerable and some spriters might miss those if they're not careful. Please forgive me for my decision to use #FEFEFE instead of #FFFFFF.
Alright, moving on, though. I see what you mean about the flag looking like a Kit-Kat Bar. I put some thought into it and I think this might work. What do you think?
By the way, I did a lot more progress on the sprite sheet and added some new sprites. I added a Poison Mushroom, a platform, the Ax (I couldn't decide on the palette), and the leaves at the top of the beanstalk.
I attempted to use the orange-yellow on a few of the sprites (such as the Star), but they didn't look all that great. I think I'll stick with the original palettes for those exceptions, but I already replaced some of the white values with #FEFEFE. Anything else you would suggest?
By the way, considering all the work I put into this sprite sheet, I think I would like to wrap it up pretty soon and get it ready for submission. I know that there's several changes I need to address before I even think of organizing them, but would everything I have be enough for one sprite sheet?