Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: buddy90 on April 17, 2010, 01:15:17 am

Title: Skipping animation
Post by: buddy90 on April 17, 2010, 01:15:17 am

(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7523/skip1.gif)

So, I wanted to try some animation out, and I used this for reference.

(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2824/pbanimation26.jpg)

I want to turn this into a full detailed image, but something is off about it, but I'm not sure.

Can you guys help me out?

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: 1ucas on April 17, 2010, 01:20:03 am

Like it says in the reference, you're supposed to flip the limbs for the other half of the cycle. You're just looping the first half.

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: buddy90 on April 17, 2010, 02:13:28 am

Oh.

...

Well I feel stupid lol.

EDIT:

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6586/skip2.gif)

OK, I added the new animations as per reference :P. How is it now?

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: 1ucas on April 17, 2010, 03:16:51 am

Still looks off in certain frames when the legs cross. I removed the problematic frames and it looks better, but a little too rough, still.

(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6586/skip2.gif)

Looks like you'll have to come up with better intermediate frames when he hits the floor. It seems the originals are not good enough.

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: ndchristie on April 17, 2010, 03:43:36 am

I think there's confusion about the movement here.  When skipping, you raise one knee passively, and hop with the lowered foot - a complete motion - before thrusting the raised leg down into contact with the ground for a strong second jump/step.  Here, your main force is the exact opposite - it's in the lifting of the leg, which should be relaxed.

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: buddy90 on April 17, 2010, 04:03:15 am

(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2456/skip2b.gif)

It's getting better. Added two transitional frames.

Also, do you know of a free GIF maker? Mine is limited to 20 uses, unfortunately.

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: ndchristie on April 17, 2010, 04:17:54 am

iaza.com is free

also, skipping is hard.
(http://www.iaza.com/work/100417C/Jumper15185613081-iaza.gif)

not sure how much you can learn from this, but it's an attempt

Title: Re: Skipping animation
Post by: xhunterko on April 21, 2010, 07:42:03 pm

www.gimp.org

Does gif animation + transparency.

Plus free. Can't get any better then that.

@ndchriste: Yours seems just a tad slow. I don't know if he's going for that and if he is, just ignore my comment.

But yeah, definitly a bit jerky there on the loop around. I thought skips were supposed to be a bit quicker, more lively. Oh well.