Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Wes on November 13, 2006, 11:23:26 pm

Title: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Wes on November 13, 2006, 11:23:26 pm

(http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2517/prophanimza5.gif) (http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5373/prophanimfu6.gif)

(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6487/prophanim2cv1.gif) (http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9836/prophanim2pb4.gif)

Progress so far.

I also have two little guys I made on the front idle to test this thing out.

(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8982/gusssvo7.png)

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Godslayer on November 13, 2006, 11:25:51 pm

Take the idle stance out of the animation. How many times are your feet right next to each other on the ground when you walk?

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Wes on November 13, 2006, 11:27:00 pm

I only have three frames to work with. What would you suggest I do in its place?

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: AlexHW on November 13, 2006, 11:33:05 pm

if you only have 3 frames to work with, then you are correct in doing it this way.
as far as critique, I would suggest giving some movement to the torso/upperbody.. the shoulders look rather stiff, especially in the sideview.

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Wes on November 13, 2006, 11:42:50 pm

Quote from: Alex Hanson-White on November 13, 2006, 11:33:05 pm

if you only have 3 frames to work with, then you are correct in doing it this way.
as far as critique, I would suggest giving some movement to the torso/upperbody.. the shoulders look rather stiff, especially in the sideview.

Allright.

Old > New
(http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2517/prophanimza5.gif) (http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5373/prophanimfu6.gif)

(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6487/prophanim2cv1.gif) (http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9836/prophanim2pb4.gif)

Thanks, I think it's an improvement. :)

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Godslayer on November 13, 2006, 11:52:03 pm

Normally, your hands dont go behind your back and infront of your stomach, but swing at your side.

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Terley on November 14, 2006, 12:16:15 am

Just curious is this a platformer? like streets of Rage were you can move up and down.

or is it a rpg as in looking down on the character as your title suggest, if so I think your perspective's off, it'd look like he's lying on his back.

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: pixelsforhire on November 14, 2006, 05:32:38 am

That sprite's got childbearin' hips! Just kidding. But seriously, I think he/she looks a bit bottom heavy. That's probably going to mess with your picture if it is a top-down view.

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: Aleiav on November 15, 2006, 03:58:38 am

There doesn't seem to be much bending in the knee on the sideview. I'd try some more bending there to make it look less stiff.

As for the front view, I think I need to see it in action before I can tell very well if it works or not.

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: entivore on November 15, 2006, 10:06:32 am

(http://entivore.xepher.net/superquickedit.gif)

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: junkboy on November 15, 2006, 11:20:33 am

The character jumps up one or two pixels during his contact positions, then pops down when he's standing upstraight. It should be the other way around. Otherwise I think it's a fine base, especially for 3 frames.

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: cm2001 on November 16, 2006, 07:24:43 pm

I'm guessing this sprite is for an RPG maker game?

Title: Re: RPG Sprite Base
Post by: pixelsforhire on November 16, 2006, 08:52:43 pm

Quote from: cm2001 on November 16, 2006, 07:24:43 pm

I'm guessing this sprite is for an RPG maker game?

That's what I thought when I first saw it. Someone actually told me recently that the newest version of RM could have more frames in the walk cycle. I don't use it so I can't confirm that, but maybe you should check the help file or a forum to see because it would really help you smoothen out that animation, I think.