I have a 32x32 sprite. I wanted to know if it's okay to extend this sprite to, say 96x96 to show the sword slash effect. Or do I keep the 32x32 sprite, and another 32x32 slash effect separate?
Reason I ask is because I have read that keeping pixel size consistent is important. I have a 10 frame attack animation, but I wanted to cut it down to 3-4 frames. So I wanted to see if it's alright to extend my canvas size. This is for a game I'm working on and wanted to know now so I can keep doing it for other characters. I am using GraphicsGale.