Still looking for suggestions on anatomy, but I'm happy with where it is at for now. I redid a walk cycle. I'm trying to get an all around 'normal' or 'casual' walk cycle that multiple npcs could use strolling around a city, as well as be the cycle for the player. This is what I have come up with so far. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I'm still working on tweaking things to give it more life; I don't like the arms much and the head and hands need work.


The one on the right is one with more torso movement. I think it has a bit more vitality but it was weird with the arms and legs..made him look he had some grandma titties. So I attempted to do something a lot more subtle. Another note, I didn't have black outlines to begin with, but I'm going for a somewhat graphic novel feeling, and I think it might add to the aesthetic. But I might go back to just dark outlines. Thoughts? Thanks so much.

Trying to update a character template's anatomy..Please tell me what you think! I'm also not sure how I feel about the black outlines. I am trying to achieve a sort of graphic novel-esque look. I used a few google image references for the abs section..Not real happy with the arm at the moment. Also updated abs have serious banding issues..Most of the sprite does actually I think. Also, he's got chunky clusters. Is it working for against the style? Colors also need help. So much to improve, but I could use some pointers in the right direction!


I'm reworking an old project's sprites and I redid the walk cycle (which was 8 frames) into this one, which is 12. I'm currently enrolled in animation school, first year. I feel like I have a decently smooth animation, but the weight is the problem..there's no punch. I'd appreciated it if I could get some C&C, as I want to make this the best walk template I can for our game. Thanks so much!


No torso movement/bob has been added yet, I want to nail the legs first. The game is a mouseaimer. I feel like the inbetween after the contact might be too snappy. Anyways, thanks for any feedback, I'm trying to learn as much as I can.

Also, this:

I'm planning on having a multitude of birds in the games to add detail and life to the environments. I wanted to have a walk on the ground and a flight animation, that way when the player walks up to the birds, they get up and fly away. In the meantime, I don't want them completely idle...this is what I have for the walk so far. I was referencing this video (1:14-1:17) for the crow walk. I think I'm close, but I feel like more could be done..not real sure on how to add more than four frames, but if I could make it smoother..please direct me in the right direction.

And now this:

Huh, dunno why it didn't alpha. Anyways, 8 frame fly cycle. I think it's pretty smooth, and decent looking, except for the tail and head. I'm not sure what to do there. Any feedback is welcome. Perhaps adding a bit of perspective so you can see a second wing would help, but I'm not sure on how to do that. I used this as my reference for the fly cycle. I also just realized how bad the dither pattern on the wing looks.

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Sokota

Hey all,

So I've been working on this platform game Stasis (set a near future, dystopian world) for quite some time, and am now working on a slightly large set piece, a near future monorail station. I'm pretty happy with the pillars and the under-part of the middle, but I am having problems with making the roof look corrugated and still pop/stay consistent with the art style and perspective. Right now I'm working on the base structure; I plan on adding a bunch of small details, but I want to make sure I get this nailed before we start lighting it in-game. I'm thinking I should foreshorten the roof more but I'm not quite sure how to go about that.


The Metro Station sprite


The Metro Station in-game

All C&C is welcome and appreciated!

Sokota

So, I haven't pixeled anything in a long time, and I decided to give it a go today. Prolly put an hour or so into this sketch..yeah, I'm slow. I'm trying to get form-building down and stuff, so I started on this character...Not too original but I think helpful nonetheless. Any crits and advice are helpful, especially on shading the main blocks as well as anatomy (Especially concerning the arms and neck, and face...well the whole thing..lol)


Hunk

Sokota

Okay, so my friend made a piece of music that inspired me to make some heads. I didn't want to use outlines, really, so I started with a basic headshape and this is what turned out. I think they are okay, but any help with 'single pixel shading' or AA would be helpful! Anatomy as well!

   
Head variations

Sokota