[wip] 32*32 Character Sprite

[PochoTao]

This is my first sprite, and I wanted to know what some more experienced pixel artists thought. Please, lay on the critique; I want to improve. I'm not sure if I want the sprite to remain b&w, but I'm digging the style so I think it will.

[Zero]

Definitely needs more frames. The leg movement is much to choppy.

[PochoTao]

I tried making an intermediate between them, but it failed miserably.

[Xion]

On both the mid-air frames, his legs are like, the same. So you can't really tell which one is forward and which is back. I suggest making the farther leg darker.
The near arm looks very tiny compared to the far arm - or what's visible of it, at least.
Try twisting the body as he runs. Run around the room a bit and see what I mean. It's sort of unnatural for ones torso to always face forward in a jog.
Maybe add some motion to the head as well.

Not too bad for your first sprite. The stills are cool, but it's the animation that needs work.

[Zolthorg]

In the future it would be a good idea to state your references,


There is a reason this walkcycle works well enough while yours does not

Jerkiness
Because of the small size, less frames are required to create non jerky movement. Try using 6 or 8.

Leg size
Even at this small size, pixel has shortened the legs on the second jumping pose to keep with perspective

Arm consistency
One of your arms has a hand that is 2x2 pixels big

For a character sprite this size, quote is probably not your best reference, using him will not nescisarily create a sprite reminiscent of cave story, as few players ever look into the frames of animation as i have such.
I suggest you decide wether you are aiming for a walk cycle or a run cycle
Choose good keyframes and tween frames
and ensure you have the movement required for a character this size

Here's a quick running reference i dug up
Runcycle, (nudity)

There's a couple resources in the Tools, Resources and Linkage thread for walk cycles

[PochoTao]

Redone body. I really like the legs on this; not so sure about the arm. Hopefully I'll have an animation up tomorrow.

edited: now in gif format, changed the arms

[Xion]

Nice update...
But...
Why is it .jpg?