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If you want to make your sprites stretch and scale like this, then you should be using nineslices! There's lots of uses for them. Here's how I use them in #gamemaker as a #gamedev
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A nine slice sprite is one that you can divide into nine sections. When you do, the sprite can stretch to different sizes while maintaining the shape of the outside edges. This is great for UI, and how they're usually used. Dialogue boxes, inventories, etc.

The corners will stay unstretched, but you can choose set the inner sections to "stretch" or "repeat." This let's us do interesting things, too. Here I've set the top to stretch and the bottom to repeat. Notice how it looks when I change the size of the sprite!

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i've tweeted about it a fair bit already, but i modeled & textured almost every object in "i don't think i've walked this stretch of road before" in #crocotile3d, an exceedingly rad #lowpoly, tile-based 3D design tool by @SpectreSkully

#GameMaker #gamedev

coming from a 2d #pixelart context, constructing volumes *from* tiles was remarkably accessible. as i got a lil more comfortable, distorting & dividing geometry & watching the ensuing texture chaos was a great way to learn more about uvs, etc

even without any conscious focus on optimization, i find that crocotile constantly encourages me to be thoughtful & sparing with color & form, & to squeeze use & value out of the same tiny tiles over & over

#indiedev #pixelart #aseprite