Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Sharm on January 11, 2014, 02:52:14 am

Title: Working on this RPG sprite base animation again. [nudity]
Post by: Sharm on January 11, 2014, 02:52:14 am

I've been working on some older stuff, including this base:

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/SharmClucas/Pixel%20Myth/character-animation-test_zpsa25a535f.gif)

I've improved quite a bit since the last time I worked on it but it still seems a little off, especially the legs in the side view.  Despite my effort and study I'm still terrible at animation.  Help would be most appreciated.

Title: Re: Working on this RPG sprite base animation again. [nudity]
Post by: PixelPiledriver on January 11, 2014, 04:24:22 am

Here's some thoughts.
It has some mistakes.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uDz_Q2k_bLc/UtDGSczKiGI/AAAAAAAAIyc/I7Q7YbQ2e3U/s1600/character-animation-test_zpsa25a535f.gif)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lGUZ5WEyr4I/UtDGLQS8gHI/AAAAAAAAIyM/NLCymPMs1h8/s1600/BaseWalk_2.gif)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AIcCWBVddFk/UtDGLV588FI/AAAAAAAAIyQ/JzmrvWWZ_4s/s1600/BaseWalk_4.gif)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1zywbOvles/UtDFfkYHQQI/AAAAAAAAIyE/fc9auAtgwWw/s1600/BaseWalk_8.gif)

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Despite my effort and study I'm still terrible at animation.

Have you done the done the bouncing ball and flour sack tests?
You should really do these at least a few dozen times with different ideas applied to them.

Title: Re: Working on this RPG sprite base animation again. [nudity]
Post by: Sharm on January 11, 2014, 06:04:21 am

I wish I could add more frames like that, but I can't with the engine.  Unfortunately the animation has to be done with 3 images making a 4 frame animation. 1213. Sorry, I forgot to mention that in the first post.  Still, thanks, I think I can see a few things I can tweak.

I haven't done the flower sack test, is that the one where you imbue emotion into the sack?  Mostly by study I mean life drawing, people watching, and looking closely at how other people do their animation.  I guess I should go back to basics and set aside some time to do a more thorough study.