Just changed the left one, to show you what "zone"s style would look like.

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Creating an Outline (Rifles)

Step 1;
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4729/costep1ol8.png
Ok, first your going to want to choose what you want your barrel to look like. So just make it about 8-10 pixels long at most, and make sure it looks like the barrel of a gun.

Step 2;
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7176/costep2vd4.png
Now you'll want to do an outline of the "nose" of the gun (I guess?). The part that connects to the barrel.

Step 3;
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9871/costep3zt5.png
Ok, now choose what you want the "Body" of the gun to look like. (The rest of the weapon). I gave it sort of a redrifle feel, or so. (The way it rounds off in the back a little)

Step 4;
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4448/costep4fj7.png
Now design the insides. Remember you can add anything you want in here. Sometimes it doesn't even have to make sence, as long as you shade it right. ^^

Step 5;
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8731/costep5gc5.png
Now, you just have to color it. :)

*Note;

Remember, just because the outline doesn't look to good to you, always color it first before tossing it away. You'd be surprised what things look like with a bit of color. :)

(If someone could attach this to my first post, and delete this part, it would be nice. :) )

So just darkening the edges? Easy.
edit: Added all four sprites, I don't remember the angle of the up/down angles.

Nice looking gun, wish I could make guns :P

Hehe, I've had a go. It's very fun once you get into it. I can see why you make so many! It has come out a bit small but I think it is ok for a proper first try! :p (The actual gun image itself I was GFXing from had a basic shell so don't blame me on some bland areas >_<)

I think I might have made some mistakes with the shading. Please give advice. :frown: If you can even see it. XD

its so small i can't help you.

Grrr, why is it so small!?

You made it that way silly!

lol@john's post but im going to make one now I guess hopefully it will go better than the one I made last night >.>

I tried!
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4...pistoledf6.png

Anuber! Bubblebeam!

Lolololol go home.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4...pistolelv0.png

and so I made some horribly small dual wield pistols in about 5 minutes using paint lol

These are great! (For first goes under Sayian's guide)

Well, the guns outline you did looked sort of like a gun already ingame. So I just redid the outline and added a few things, to make it look more different;
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/7...uwaediton7.png

You seem to be doing "era" type shading, or something of the sort.
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5048/huwag1qd3.png
Look at the 2 images. Yours (The one on bottom), and mine (the one on top). See how your shadings seem to stop in random places? Try to shade going down from the top to bottom of the gun, instead of sideways...do you see what I mean?

It doesn't look like it would fit in with Zone to much, but still its good. But your shading is making it look to smooth. Remember guns get bumpy, there not completely flat. I guess just add a little more detail to it

The only thing I think is out of place, is on the up/down sprites. Those bigass poles or something? try moving those ontop of the weapon, instead of hanging off so much.