I created my own thread for the Respritening and have started indexing all the sprites.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/groups/ff-modding/discussions/1/451848855020997052/

Here's Terra so far. I'm in the process of giving her better hair now before moving on to new poses. I wasn't buying her curly mop with the original hair pass.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/pluckylump/ff6-amano/char00_terra01_zps2sphcyvq.gif

Current Progress (3/23/2016)

Playable Characters:

Celes - char06 - 0/42
.....Celes (Maria) - char1a - 0/15
.....Celes (Prisoner) - char41 - 0/1
Cyan - char02 - 0/42
Edgar - char04 - 0/42
.....Edgar (Gerad) - char0401 - 0/42
Gau - char0b - 0/42
.....Gau (Dapper) - char20 - 0/10
.....Gau (Kenpo Gi) - char42 - 0/1
.....Gau (Troubled Teen) - char43 - 0/1
Gogo - char0c - 0/42
Locke - char01 - 0/42
Mog - char0a - 0/42
.....Mog (Berserk) - char0a_b - 0/42
.....Mog (Poison) - char0a_p - 0/42
.....Mog (Zombie) - char0a_z - 0/42
Sabin - char05 - 0/42
.....Sabin (Silhouette) - char0506 - 0/42
Setzer - char09 - 0/42
Shadow - char03 - 0/42
.....Shadow (Clyde) - char23 - 0/10
Strago - char07 - 0/42
Relm - char08 - 0/42
Terra - char00 - 0/42
.....Terra (Esper) - char12 - 0/39
.....Terra (Esper Flying) - charf1 - 0/4
.....Terra (Esper Flying Side) - char79 - 0/2
.....Terra (Ending) - chara2 - 0/2
Umaro - char0d - 0/42
.....Umaro (Berserk) - char0d_b - 0/42
.....Umaro (Poison) - char0d_p - 0/42
.....Umaro (Zombie) - char0d_z - 0/42

Temporary Characters:

Banon - char11 - 0/40
.....Banon (Duncan) - char1101 - 0/40
Empire Soldier (Brown) - char0e - 0/42
.....Empire Soldier (Green) - char0e00 - 0/42
.....Empire Soldier (Red) - char0e02 - 0/42
.....Empire Soldier (Black) - char0e04 - 0/42
General Leo - char10 - 0/40
Ghost - char14 - 0/40
Imp - char0f - 0/42
Merchant (Blue) - char13 - 0/40
.....Merchant (Green) - char1300 - 0/39
.....Merchant (Purple) - char1302 - 0/39

Villains:

Atma/Ultima Buster (Blue) - char56 - 0/1
Atma/Ultima Buster (Red) - char56 - 0/1
Dragon (Earth Dragon, Holy Dragon, Red Dragon) - char39 - 0/9
.....Dragon (Storm Dragon) - char3900 - 0/9
.....Dragon (Red) - char3901 - 0/9
.....Dragon (Blue Dragon, Ice Dragon) - char3903 - 0/9
.....Dragon (Skull Dragon) - char3904 - 0/9
.....Dragon (Magenta) - char3905 - 0/9
Emperor Gestahl - char16 - 0/13
Guardian - char81 - 0/1
Imperial Guard - char3e - 0/9
.....Imperial Guard (Kefka Fanatic) - char3e04 - 0/9
.....Imperial Guard (Wrexsoul) - char3e07 - 0/9
Inferno - char45 - 0/1
Kefka - char15 - 0/39
Number 024 - char53 - 0/1
Lakshmi Painting (Chadarnook) - char92 - 0/1
Siegfried - char2e - 0/10
Tentacles in Figaro Engine - char72 - 0/8
Typhon - char3d - 0/9
.....Typhon (Hidon) - char3d00 - 0/9
Ultros - char1f - 0/10
Vargas - char32 - 0/9
.....Vargas (Dadaluma) - char3207 - 0/9

Espers:

Bismark - char4c - 0/1
Carbuncle - char4d - 0/1
Catoblepas - char4e - 0/1
Esper Elder - char2c - 0/9
Fairy - char37 - 0/9
Ifrit - char48 - 0/1
Maduin - char30 - 0/10
Odin - char8f - 0/1
Phantom - char49 - 0/1
Ramuh - char3f - 0/3
Shiva - char4a - 0/1
Tritoch/Valigarmanda - char99 - 0/1
Unicorn - char4b - 0/1
Yura - char2d - 0/10

Named NPCs:

Arvis - char1d - 0/13
Cid - char2f - 0/10
Darill - char3c - 0/9
Draco - char1c - 0/12
Impresario - char2b - 0/10
King Doma (Dead) - char44 - 0/1
Lone Wolf - char38 - 0/9
.....Lone Wolf (Esper) - char3802 - 0/9
Owzer - char4f - 0/1
Rachel - char29 - 0/10

Generic NPCs:

Apron Lady - char2a - 0/10
Baby - char5d - 0/1
Beard Guy (Blue) - char36 - 0/9
.....Beard Guy (Blonde) - char3600 - 0/9
Castle Guard (Green) - char3b - 0/10
.....Castle Guard (Red) - char3b01 - 0/10
.....Castle Guard (Riding) - char40 - 0/1
.....Castle Guard (Sleeping) - char52 - 0/1
Chancellor - char22 - 0/10
Dancer (Red) - char21 - 0/10
.....Dancer (Blue) - char2100 - 0/10
.....Dancer (Indigo) - char2103 - 0/10
Espers Killed by Odin (Top Half) - char46 - 0/1
.....Espers Killed by Odin (Bottom Half) - char55 - 0/1
Little Boy (Red) - char26 - 0/10
.....Little Boy (Blue) - char2600 - 0/10
.....Little Boy (Orange) - char2602 - 0/10
.....Little Boy (Indigo) - char2603 - 0/10
Little Girl (Red) - char27 - 0/10
.....Little Girl (Blue) - char2700 - 0/10
.....Little Girl (Green) - char2701 - 0/10
.....Little Girl (Yellow) - char2704 - 0/10
Narshe Guard - char33 - 0/9
Old Man (Blue) - char17 - 0/13
.....Old Man (Gungho) - char1701 - 0/13
.....Old Man (Thamasa Elder) - char1703 - 0/13
.....Old Man (Narshe Elder) - char1704 - 0/13
Old Woman (Blue) - char24 - 0/10
.....Old Woman (Red) - char2401 - 0/10
.....Old Woman (Yellow) - char2403 - 0/10
.....Old Woman (Green) - char2404 - 0/9
Returner (Brown) - char1e - 0/14
.....Returner (Blackjack Crew) - char1e03 - 0/14
Scholar (Brown) - char1b - 0/10
.....Scholar (Green) - char1b00 - 0/10
.....Scholar (Ralse) - char1b02 - 0/12
.....Scholar (Black) - char1b04 - 0/10
Thief (Red) - char31 - 0/9
.....Thief (Baram) - char3100 - 0/9
.....Thief (Brown) - char3100 - 0/9
.....Thief (Indigo) - char3100 - 0/9
Train Conductor (Grey) - char35 - 0/9
.....Train Conductor (Zone Eater's Belly) - char3500 - 0/9
Vest Guy (Red) - char18 - 0/14
.....Vest Guy (Blue) - char1800 - 0/14
.....Vest Guy (Green) - char1802 - 0/14
.....Vest Guy (Indigo) - char1803 - 0/14
Wolf Man - char33 - 0/9
.....Wolf Man (Behemoth King) - char3202 - 0/9
Young Lady (Blue) - char25 - 0/10
.....Young Lady (Light Blue) - char25 - 0/10
.....Young Lady (Red) - char2501 - 0/10
.....Young Lady (Orange) - char2502 - 0/10
.....Young Lady (Indigo) - char2503 - 0/10
.....Young Lady (Pink) - char2504 - 0/10

Animals:

Bird - char28 - 0/10
.....Bird (Flying Large Side) - char66 - 0/2
.....Bird (Flying Large Top) - char67 - 0/2
.....Bird (Flying Small Side) - chara4 - 0/2
.....Bird (Flying Small Top) - char6e - 0/2
.....Bird (Injured) - char62 - 0/1
Dog - char19 - 0/9
.....Dog (Evil) - char1901 - 0/9
Fish - char3a - 0/9
Rat - char6c - 0/2
Turtle - char6d - 0/2

Objects:

4 Ton Weight - char61 - 0/1
Book - char5c - 0/1
Bouquet - char58 - 0/1
Chest (Closed) - char54 - 0/1
Cid's Esper Machine Power Switch - char74 - 0/1
Dive Helmet - char7c - 0/1
Dropped Bandana (Celes Ending) - char64 - 0/1
Envelope - char59 - 0/1
Esper Door - char86 - 0/1
Magicite - char5b - 0/1
Rock - char76 - 0/1
Sappling - char5a - 0/1
Save Point - char6f - 0/4
.....Save Point (Red) - char6f05 - 0/4
.....Save Point (Yellow) - char6f07 - 0/4
Slave Crown - char60 - 0/1
Spinning Object (Green) - 0/2
.....Spinning Object (Edgar/Sabin Coin Flip) - 0/2
.....Spinning Object (Esper Cave Loose Pebble) - 0/2
Switch (Kefka's Tower) - char75 - 0/1
Sword - char8a - 0/1
Umaru's Magicite Bone Carving - char47 - 0/1
Warring Triad (Goddess) - char9b - 0/1
Warring Triad (Demon) - char9c - 0/1
Warring Triad (Fiend) - char9d - 0/1
Warring Triad (Esper Cave) - char57 - 0/1

Vehicle:

Airship (Balance) - charec - 0/18
.....Airship (Balance Top) - char51 - 0/1
.....Airship (Balance Side) - chared - 0/1
Airship (Ruin) - charee - 0/18
.....Airship (Ruin Top) - char51 - 0/1
.....Airship (Ruin Side) - charef - 0/1
Boat - charea - 0/6
Chocobo - charfd - 0/23
.....Chocobo (World Map) - 0/39
Crane - char8f - 0/1
.....Crane Line - char77 - 0/1
.....Crane Hook - char80 - 0/1
Lift - char78 - 0/1
Magitech Armor - charff - 0/9
Mine Cart - char8b - 0/1
Raft - charfc - 0/2
Sky Armor - char89 - 0/1

Effects:

Big Sparkle Magic (Blue) - char68 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Orange) - char6800 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Red) - char6801 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Narshe Mine Trap) - char6802 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Yellow) - char6803 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Black/Yellow) - char6804 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Red/Blue) - char6805 - 0/2
.....Big Sparkle Magic (Grey) - char6807 - 0/2
Confusion Question Mark - char5e - 0/1
Dust Plume - chare8 - 0/4
Explosion - char71 - 0/4
.....Explosion (Green) - char7107 - 0/4
Eyes in the Dark (Gogo's Ending) - char63 - 0/1
Fire - char70 - 0/4
.....Fire (Blue) - char7006 - 0/4
Sand Plume - chare7 - 0/4
Small Sparkle Magic - char6a - 0/2
Surprise Exclamation Point - char5f - 0/1
Triple Sparkle Magic - char69 - 0/2
Water Splash (Ruin / Kefka's Death Laser) - chare9 - 0/4
.....Water Splash (Balance) - chareb - 0/4

??????:

Blank? - char65 - 0/1
.....Blank? chare6 - 0/1
Tank Too? - char85 - 0/1

I'm going to redesign all the character sprites in the style of Yoshitaka Amano's concept art rather than Kazuko Shibuya's chibi designs. This is the thread where I will document my progress. This is also the thread where you will get impatient with me as it takes forever.

Originally posted by Jackstin:

The great thing about your sprites is that they look better than both the original, modern and PSP FF4 sprites

Do you build these from scratch or do you use the modern sprites as a Base. I'm painfully aware that you'll need help finishing this.

I've been mostly looking at Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger for ideas, but not really taking anything directly. For the base of the figure I shrank the head of the original sprite and made the legs and torso longer, then built on top of that. The bow in her hair is patterned after the bow on the female Robo from CT. For her cape I looked at Magus plus some of the other caped characters in this new ff6 sprite set. For her hair I looked mostly at Schala plus a curly haired npc girl in Secret of Mana. I also am looking at the original ff6 sprites to see how the new poses stack up to the old ones. Many of the new sprites have punched up the drama of the poses, but some of them are more awkard than the originals. I've also been looking at the book set "The Sky" which is a collection of all of Yoshitaka Amano's original concept art, plus fan art patterned after Amano's, plus Dissidia art. I'm still feeling out what the sprites look like. What I've already posted has changed several times already as I do more poses and make new discoveries on what looks best.

On the technical end, I'm limiting myself to 5 shades of any one color, but not limiting myself to the number of colors in total a character can have. I think it strikes a balance with looking limited and evocative of pixel art constrained by hardware without actually being constrained. The game does require indexed color palettes so I am hard limited to 256 colors per character, but I'm not even close to hitting that ceiling. It looks like the game uses the first color in the index as the transparency and the second color as the outline which it swaps out to display status effects. I have not discovered yet how it handles zombie, berserk, or poison where the skin changes color.

There's a lot of booby talk in here. teehee


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/pluckylump/ff6-amano/terra-amano_laugh01_zpsbxbef5p1.gif

Originally posted by Davoodinator:

my question is. how many frames of animation are there? is the same as original, or are there extra frames?

can we have jiggly bits? :D

It's the same number of frames as the original SNES game. 3 frames for walking. (where one of the frames is also the standing sprite) The emotes are mostly just a single frame. There's a finger waggle with two frames and a two frame hand wave. The animations are very limited.

In fact the original non-animated sprite I posted has the one pixel smaller breasts still. It's fully possible I'll prefer that in the end. Looking at it now I still think I prefer it, but, again, worry about differentiating between breasts and manly pecs when all I've got are one or two pixels to work with.

Originally posted by Duke Magus:

Originally posted by pluckylump:

I did some experimenting to make a sprite that looks more like Amano's concepts. Here's a Terra Branford.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/pluckylump/ff6-amano/terra-amano_test_zpskixds2rg.gif

I'll miss the shoulder pads and the bust is too big and out of proportion with the body (she's almost flat in the original art), but this is really great!

That's the size they are on the original sprite. I tried shrinking them down one pixel, but then I worried once I got to the men it would be indistinguishable from the pectorals on the more robust gentlemen. Maybe once I get to Sabin I'll change my mind.

Some of them are just recolors. Maybe it won't be so bad. I've dreamed about doing this for a long time. Can't give up just because it's hard!