Weapon/item graphics: how do you do?

[osd_daedalus]

Hi,
I would like to know what is your preferred method to create new graphics, BigOBs, ecc.
Do you create sprites from scratch? Do you downscale from photos / ecc ?

I'm a quite bad graphic designer, but I'm attempting to do some items for OXCE. My biggest issue is, if I start from a big image and downscale, the entire image turns to a blurry blob no matter which interpolation I select. Maybe should I consider to transform to vectorial image and then reconvert to raster?
Let me know! Thank you 

[Nord]

Hi and welcome. Easiest way IMHO is to take one existing item and redact it slightly. And then more. And more, until completely new item will be done.

Downscaling is giving nice results rarely, because 32x48 is way too small frame.

[xcomfan]

Please don't forget to check the website of luke83 user:

http://openxcommods.weebly.com/pckview.html

and

http://openxcommods.weebly.com/weapon-sprites.html

[Solarius Scorch]

Also Bohemond's handob maker: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,8160.0.html

[The Martian]

I've found Falko's Modding Tools to be very useful when setting up sprites for use with OpenXcom.

Especially the 'Palette Converter' and 'HWP Build helper'.