Teen Tech Month: Part 2

For our second week we did the most low-tech thing possible: video game sprites. I still counted it though, as we were making video game characters. For a more detailed explanation on how to make them, you can read my post called 8 -bit love, or go to the4yablog.com. She's got a pdf you can download and everything. Be forewarned that one of the links, for smashworldforum or something like that doesn't work anymore, and though I tried finding the emblems on their new forums, I couldn't.

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Never fear! I searched tirelessly and found a couple of other great links! There's a bead sprites forum full of people doing this very same thing. Great resource for pictures. All you have to do it use their designs and count the beads, and voila! Sprite recreated! The other is and 8-bit gallery on devianart. I couldn't print out the pics, but if you have a laptop, you can always pull up the site and use that for a reference while you're crafting. I'm so inspired, I think I'm going to make a set of Mario magnets for a couple of friends who are getting married (don't worry - I'm getting them a gift card too).

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So far, these things have been a hit, and the teens have made some really amazing stuff. One of my girls did a Sailor Moon character (she changed the colors) that looked amazing. Unfortunately, she finished late and I was cleaning and didn't get a picture of it before she left. so far the consensus seems to be that they can't wait to do it again. This is definitely a program I will use over and over again.