Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: zeid on August 30, 2011, 05:39:32 pm
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Some WIP stuff I'm making for a beat 'em up.
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w244/samzeid/stb.png)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w244/samzeid/turtle.gif)
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Hi!! I'd suggest checking this out -> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Muybridge_disk_step_walk.jpg
it's a great reference for walk cycles, and if you need other references (for running etc.) try googling "Muybridge", he took some great photos.
I suggest studying how the body moves when walking and redoing your animation : )
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DAMN!! I did a base running cycle to show you (http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m527/RedKnight91/runcycle.gif)
but i realised too late that I screwed up when saving the gif so the frames overlayed.. sorry, hope it's of any use anyway
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One of the attack animations drafted up.
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w244/samzeid/attack.gif)
Edit; Another draft animation, this time for a fireball attack:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w244/samzeid/special.gif)
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Looks nice! Try to complete it and let us see ^u^
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I like where this is headed! However, I think you could develop his character a little more, because right now he just looks like your average walking human-sized turtle. How about giving him some armor, boots? anything to give him some heroic/badass flair. You could give him an interesting armor-like plating to his shell, some leather straps, armbands... do some exploration.
As for the animations, I definitely think you could give him some more swagger in his walk. I imagine that since his legs are disproportionately small compared to the rest of his body, he has to rotate himself completely for each step - show his massive shell swinging left and right, give him some weight. You have a similar problem in the attack animations - you're trying to make the tween frames follow each other very smoothly, which does create a smooth animation but it doesn't portray energy buildup or weight very well. Think about the timing, when do you want the limbs moving slowly and faster?
For the attack animation, I would give a few more frames to the buildup and make him smash down in only 1-2 frames. For the fireball animation, he is very static. Play with the possibility of him recoiling while creating the fireball and surging forwards to release it. Good luck! :)