Cowboy Walking Animation

[ncw911]

I've drawn out a walking animation for a "Western Style" character but the walk animation looks a little sloppy, I've never worked on images where both legs are visible while not moving and its causing some confusion as to how to animate. Any suggestions, advice, etc is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I don't know how to make my pictures animate on a forum, so here are the individual frames

[IMGzoom]http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/wettanick/Cowboy1sample_zpsfcbd93eb.gif[/IMGzoom]

[IMGzoom]http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/wettanick/Cowboy2sample_zps0526c3d3.gif[/IMGzoom]

[IMGzoom]http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/wettanick/Cowboy3sample_zpsa1fbd099.gif[/IMGzoom]

[IMGzoom]http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/wettanick/Cowboy4sample_zps5b84c0ee.gif[/IMGzoom]

[IMGzoom]http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/wettanick/Cowboy5sample_zpse9d5f88b.gif[/IMGzoom]

and the first frame plays again after the third frame.

[selmiak]

looks funny/grumpy but teh scrollingz ups and downz does teh nothuing. Please mek tihs a .gif.

[jwalt]

I ran the five frames through Gimp and made this. It isn't quite what you had in mind in view of what you said about frame one after three, I think, but it does move:

[imgzoom]http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o756/jwalt10705/cowboyAnim1_zps77806759.gif[/imgzoom]

Gimp is free and can make animated gifs, but it will take a few tries to understand the process. Armageddon suggested Gimp to me some time ago, and I think kindly of him every time I use it.

[ncw911]

Thanks, but Im still kind of worried about one of his legs. It looks like he's dragging it across the ground instead of walking with it and everything I do to fix it comes out looking terrible.

[Cassiebsg]

Try lifting his right foot 1 pixel up, in the frames that his foot comes forward.