My first attempts failed miserably as I did not know how to decorate pieces. Shapes, sure anyone could draw them, but anything else, I'm beat. Hence, I suddenly had an idea. I spliced together several polygons together (rectangles and parallelograms) and started from there. Surprisingly, it worked! The first sprite took me several hours, but I say that the experience was worth it. I’m currently working on some sprite sets to go along with my StarPath storyline.
Here are some for the Earthan Set.
*Background:
Earthan ships look like moving hunks of junk. No kidding. Centuries of ceaseless war had taught the remnants living in the Solar System that aesthetics aren't the most important—winning is. Hence, as long as the ships are operating, they're content. Because of this negligence, Earthan ships are usually asymmetrical, placing weapon turrets where they are the most efficient, not in the best-looking spots. Offset weights created by such placements are countered with other asymmetric placements.
Despite the fact that the Earthan technology is the most archaic, (relying primarily on projectile and chemical weaponry as today) they are by far the least effective. Earthan Nano-Regenerative Armor (NRA) is something not even the Yiggurats have discovered. NRA gives Earthan ships a toughness in combat that is quite daunting, capable of withstanding numerous blows without damage.
The economy ravished by the Earthan Civil War, commanding units seldom receive new ships. Hence, they are forced to use whatever they can salvage. Due to this, most Earthan ships often appear quite battered, although they are far from being out of action. With the onset of plasma weaponry, which NRA regenerative systems are incapable of withstanding, the Earthan fleets are even more shambled looking.
*I haven’t uploaded them as a set, so I’ll fix the names later so that they’ll conform to the rules.
