Smart Astro

20 Responses

1. David Lanham

   I was asked how I set up the sprites so here's a quick explanation: The 1x sprite is a smart object scaled down from a 2x version made with vector shapes. The scaled smart object then has a light sharpen filter applied to make sure things are crisp. Works really well most of the time, although occasionally there's some minor pixels that need touching up.

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   over 2 years ago

2. Daniel Golden

   I assumed you had to redraw the smaller version almost from scratch.

   over 2 years ago

3. Nikolay Verin

   Yeah, this's realy useful trick. I always do the same way.
   Love the Smart Obj, it gives +100 points to PS skills. :D

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   over 2 years ago

4. Pro Dan Cederholm

   Loving that you shared this.

   over 2 years ago

5. Ethan Marcotte

   What Dan said. This is a fantastic tip.

   over 2 years ago

6. Juan Gomez

   Thanks for the tip! :D i'll find a way to do it on Fireworks ^^

   over 2 years ago

7. Pedro Pinto

   1) Is it photoshop?
   2) Is this feature CS5-only?

   I've never seen that before...

   over 2 years ago

8. Dan Auer

   Between you and Mantia, I have no reason to actively learn Photoshop ever again.

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   over 2 years ago

9. Pedro Pinto

   @Dustin, thanks alot!

   over 2 years ago

10. Nik

    You need to share more tips.

    over 2 years ago

11. Luke Beard

    awesome!

    over 2 years ago

12. Pro Joshua Sortino

    I love using this trick. Smart Objects are so underrated.

    over 2 years ago

13. David Lanham

    @Dustin Results definitely vary, but it seemed to work well in this instance with the character sprites. I doubt it'd work nearly as well for UI elements though. It also works well for @2x use since, in the end, it'll be the same physical size on the retina displays as the older displays. But, yes, smart objects are *amazing*, I love them so much :D

    over 2 years ago

14. Pro Kyle Gray

    Your the man! =D

    over 2 years ago

15. Aidan Hornsby

    Wow, neat trick! Thanks for sharing David :)

    over 2 years ago

16. Alex Buga

    Ha! I use the same technique.

    over 2 years ago

17. Pro Brian White

    Do you use regular sharpening or the smart sharpen? thanks for sharing!

    over 2 years ago

18. David Lanham

    I think it's just regular, but since it's on a smart object you can adjust it's percentage (which is great, b/c normal sharpen is usually waaay too harsh).

    over 2 years ago

19. Cooper Shrieve

    Great technique!

    over 2 years ago

20. Jon Delman

    Great tip, works like a charm

    over 1 year ago