Custom Graphics

If you would use custom graphics (I mean full custom. Not just edits) for your games, how would you go about making them?

I'm planning on doing mind by first drawing it on paper, scanning it, scaling it down, then basically turn it into a sprite. Now if only I didn't procrastinate.

I can sprite simple stuff like items myself with MSPaint and GM's image editor, but for spriting chracters, I need someone to do the work. I mostly use ripped sprites, tough.

should probably be in the arts board; you're currently asking developers, and there's only a few developers who also sprite.

i'm awesome and use photographic references

It's mostly directed towards developers. It's basically asking if you decided to create a game using 100% custom graphics, how would you go about getting them?

I can sprite items, projectiles, and tiles myself with MSPaint and GM's image editor. But for spriting characters, I need someone else to do the work. I mostly use ripped sprites, though. And I have no idea how to make backgrounds.

What? It's much faster this way.

I guess using powerpoint would count as "other"

i can't sprite worth **** but i'd draw it in painter or something and scale it down to whatever size i need, then draw the final outline over it

Drawings then I sprite over it.

I can't draw curves for **** on a computer.

I sprite them, but they generally suck.

Little things I might be able to do.
But the bigger, important stuff would have to come from someone else.
I can't sprite.

For me, I sprite it without having to plan anything out.

spriting of course!

I'd try to sprite it first. If that doesn't look good, I quit.

yeah i need to work on the quitting part

the only time i make custom sprites is with items.