Official MAS Art PSDs and Guidelines

[ThePotatoGuy]

This has been moved to the wiki page

[TheRyanReSeT]

is there a .psd file out there with poses already loaded up? Just curious because it would be easier just to add a layer with the accessory

[tsmafterlife]

i have previously helped do a sprite with them which was the disgusted mouth sprite that has now been updated. the problem with just adding a layer over it is that if you put that picture as the same resolution and scale size in the game code it would literally layer that entire image over the pre existing one just for the small accessory or whatever it is your doing. so for the mouth change i made i had to make it the exact same scale size and resolution as well as make sure its placed exactly in that scale to be proportionate with the other mouth only then did it work. granted i could be wrong and making it complex but this is what i learned while working with the sprites with them. then again an accessory may be different then a mouth

[tsmafterlife]

@TheRyanReSeT

[TheRyanReSeT]

ah thanks for the headsup, do you know where I can get the sprites so i can try work on some accessories? @tsmafterlife

[tsmafterlife]

go to the doki doki file you have that runs the monika after story mod, then go to game>mod_assets>monika then you get several files caled (a,c,cg, and f) file cg doesnt show much but inside a, c, and f should be all the compiled sprites organized out. if you have anymore questions or would like to know how the scaling works let me know and if you have discord i can screen share you and go more in depth. let me know how this goes for you though. @TheRyanReSeT

[tsmafterlife]

more then likely you will want to see file c and then click def for thats her standard sprites and not her Halloween ones but i listed them all just in case you want to play with other stuff as well. but i need to caution you if you open up one of the sprites from that folder in say photo shop and you make a save to it and not a new copy located in a different folder away from ddlc then you will directly change the official sprite and i have no idea what that will do. so its best to find whatever way works best for you to make an exact replica of the sprite after you find it so that way if you make saved changes it wont affect anything

[ThePotatoGuy]

All the poses are in the mod_assets/c/def/arms-* folder. We recommend that you upscale the pngs to twice the res, then build your accessory for that resolution (2560x1700). While we downscale everything in the end, having a higher res initial image helps us in the case that we need to make adjustments before downscaling and rendering.

[GwendolyX10]

Night filter? So I can draw a casual outfit for Monika and send it to you without having to make a night version too?
Curiously, I've been without internet in the past few days (I had to get my dad's internet to download the Christmas update) and yesterday I started making a version of Monika wearing the casual clothes of Satchely's Valentine's Day art to contribute to the mod. Coinsidently, all I only need to do the inclined pose to finish the versions of the day, so I can eviar everything for you when you finish it even though it does not have nightly versions?

[tsmafterlife]

this is exactly how it works or that is how it worked for me when i contributed. all you need to do is make sure theirs an art for her in her leaning pose her straight pose and make sure her arms if she has sleeves all have arts that work with it in those respected poses. no need to do nights as the developers use a night filter. @EntonyEscX would you happen to have photo shop by any chance as it would make the process incredibly easier. if not thats ok it just makes things take longer. but i must point out the art you submit for the mod has to be in the same exact spot as it would be in the mod by correctly scaling it with the original art. if not you will get this (use image as reference) which is what happened to me when i didnt correctly scale the new disgusted sprite correctly and i submitted it.

but if you have it scaled correctly to the image it should come out like it is in the mod today with the new disgusted sprite.

hope that helps if not im more then willing to answer more questions.

[GwendolyX10]

I have no problem with the adjustment. I put my custom ring in my Monika's sprites with every update since before they actually exist in the mod, so I can say that I already have experience with this. 😁

[GwendolyX10]

Just one more question. As I did not know about this issue when I was without internet and I started to draw the clothe, I ended up doing everything in the original resolution of 1280x850, okay if I send it like this, or do you want me to increase the dimensions of everything to 2560x1700? I mean, I finished everything and did not want to have to redo everything from scratch in the new resolution, but just selecting the option to increase the size of the image would not make so much difference, since it would only be the inferior quality increasing its area.
*And answering your question, @tsmafterlife, yes. I ever use Photoshop to do my stuff.

[tsmafterlife]

ah okay as for the image itself monikas spirit of lower body is in 1280x850 so that would be the resolution you want. just make sure everything is in its right spot and send it here and ill double check you if you want to make sure its how suppose to be. @EntonyEscX

[GwendolyX10]

Great! I'll send it now. Thank you very much.

[ThePotatoGuy]

Okay just as a heads up, we are very close to having a base sprite set that you can use as a guide for outfits/acs/whatever. Once it is ready, it will be linked on this issue.

[softombre]

I'm waiting for the base to be released, but I already have a few ideas!

[ThePotatoGuy]

Base has been released. This Issue has been updated.

[ThePotatoGuy]

FYI to all following this issue, the guidelines and links have been moved to the wiki.

[ThePotatoGuy]

IMPORTANT Hair sprites' color has changed. Please use the updated PSDs in future works. Existing hair sprites can be converted using teh steps here under "converting hair sprites".