Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: im9today on November 21, 2006, 01:23:14 pm

Title: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: im9today on November 21, 2006, 01:23:14 pm

.gif: (http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7564/blooddonesp2.gif)
Sheet: (http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6410/bloodsheetqt9.gif)
I'm planning on making many more, each with a 'shape' in the midst of the animation. You might notice this one uses a skull. Tips? Tricks? Advice?

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: Dusty on November 21, 2006, 01:27:31 pm

Creative, eh... but looks nothing like blood. I'd say it's more fitting to be smoke.

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: baccaman21 on November 21, 2006, 02:02:45 pm

individually each frame is nicely rendered... but it doesnt' animate at all well... I suggest you look at some actuall liquid splashing and what have you as inspiration and then return to it...

Can't say mych more I'm afraid... I'm a little strapped for time...

:)

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: D39 on November 21, 2006, 03:39:00 pm

First of all that looks really cool stylistically, nice job. As blood splashing the animation is a little off-putting though. I think the main thing that bothers me is how the amount of blood grows and shrinks after its been released into the air, instead of just spreading out.

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: im9today on November 21, 2006, 03:42:08 pm

I think that is a very good point, I will try an edit with more of a dissipating effect ala Samurai Shodown spurts. :)

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: Helm on November 21, 2006, 03:42:34 pm

Looks more like a fleeting spirit than blood.

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: im9today on November 21, 2006, 03:46:57 pm

That was the general idea. :p I wanted to incorporate 'artsy' images and symbols into the gory swirls only I think it's going to be harder to do than I imagined. I got the idea from some 80's anime I remember seeing as a kid where explosions were shaped like rose blooms. <3

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: Helm on November 21, 2006, 03:58:07 pm

(http://www.locustleaves.com/blood2.gif)

I don't think there should ever be a reworked frame in a blood animation. Always make from scratch.

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: zhangyue27334 on November 21, 2006, 05:01:41 pm

whoa.....??this is blood..?splash..?

I feel it's a fire :lol:~~

I say~~that is a very very creativity by sculpt of blood~~I love~~

color...look like very fresh~~

I think,the animation mostly comport is originality and color~~what comport about the animation is not very importance~~importance is the animation give me any originality!!

Title: Re: Blood Splash Animation
Post by: Hase on November 21, 2006, 10:24:16 pm

I like the idea of adding shapes to the explosion (reminds me a lot of xcom), and while your detailing is great it´s neither very smooth nor blood-like.
From the individual frames you posted it seems like you didn´t pay enough attention to two things: 1) viscosity and 2) blob tracking. A spatter of blood is a liquid, and a pretty thick one at that. You need to track the individual masses, just like with any other animation. If you look where each blob goes, you can easily fill in the connections and have them fade out / mist out wherever you want.
Also like the others mentioned, your detailing is great, but imo that can be a handicap when it comes to animations.

tips: start simple, make a few splashes, spatters and blobs. With more than 3 or 4 blobs the whole thing can get pretty difficult to track, especially if you don´t use layers (and if you do, you´ll end up with hundreds in no time). ;)

here´s an old, old animation i made a few years ago, hopefully it´ll show what i mean:
(http://members.aon.at/circledcube/thomas/falldown.gif)