I recently started working on a base for an online game, and well when I got to the actual animation, I found myself lost not knowing procedure, I felt like i was in a dark room having to feeling my way around. At the end, looking ar some reference and getting some help from my two buddies Aczidenz and Ryumaru I got by, but I wasn't sure if i did it in an affective manner. Perhaps wat I am really asking is, Is there a set guideline for animation? Do you use the previous state for the next frame? Or do you re construct the entire sprite? Is feeling around until you get it right the "right" way? I would be more then happy with some linkage, but i really want to hear your past experiences and your techniques when animating.