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[bedelf]

So lately I've been goofing around with animating things for practice. So I took Simon from NES castlevania, used the palette/scale, and made a guy (not an edit but it might as well be) that looks pretty similar I think - just in a full 6 frame run. I used axel from SOR2 as a reference once I got lost. I actually spent a bunch of time trying to figure out how to cheat and do a simpler 4-5 frame one, but I just couldn't make anything that didn't look horrible. Prolly spent 3 days trying different things, getting the arms in the wrong spot, legs mixed up, etc.

I scrapped a larger, 8 color sprite before this that was the same thing because I just get overwhelmed by blobbing things in at that scale and it was taking too long. ;p So one thing that is really bothering me that I couldn't fix - no head bob. I couldnt figure out how to get it to look right.

I want do more with it, make a version where he is holding a 2h sword or something - so I'm looking to refine this if I can. C+C is what I'm after.

[EvilEye]

When he extends his leg forward and drops it down his foot should hit the ground farther back then it is now.

Best example I could find:

http://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/641386/nude-man-running-6.html

[bedelf]

edit with slightly more downplayed legs - and 2 changed keyframes for the foot plant to not be at extension length

[SwapBrain]

Something that I came across yesterday that might be of interest to you is this thread by Conceit:

http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=6237.0

[bedelf]

Something that I came across yesterday that might be of interest to you is this thread by Conceit:

http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=6237.0

ha, pretty clever stuff. Looks like just as much work figuring out how to make 4 frames look like more though.

[Lazycow]

I don't like that castlevania "running" animation somehow. What I am missing most, is the "bouncing" of the whole body. Right now, it looks like he is walking, not running. To make it more visible, I have increased your animation playback speed here.

yours / mine

[Lazycow]

whoops. wrong key. delete please

[bedelf]

I don't like that castlevania "running" animation somehow. What I am missing most, is the "bouncing" of the whole body. Right now, it looks like he is walking, not running. To make it more visible, I have increased your animation playback speed here.

yours / mine

I see what you mean. Thanks for opening my eyes here.

I sped him up to 200ms per frame, then I changed frames 1,4 to be 1 pixel higher, frames 2,5 I brought himn 1 pixel higher and reigned in his back leg one pixel so it was still touching the ground (im fond of it). Result:

[bedelf]

and for fun, walking.