hello everybody,
i need sum help with my new character sprite, he needs some hair, and possibly a mouth. im not sure what to do or wether to keep him as he is, newayz i need sum C+C ... please ;D
(http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://www.freewebs.com/oversizedchicken/walk.gif)
(http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://www.freewebs.com/oversizedchicken/Main2.gif)
*edit* Im pleased with the idle stance but i've still not finished the walk animation,ive now done the body sway but i dont know.
Does anything more need adding?
- a chicken
ohh and also i need summit to happen to that hand. thanx in advance
-a chicken
Looks great, here is some hair samples for ya...
(http://www.fbc-bettendorf.com/evil/crap/chicken_hair.gif)
LMFAO! that was quick, hmm i like em but i jus dont know. hair jus dunt seem to suit him. thanx, oh and keep posting people ;D
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/ccEdit.gif)
just an idea...hope it helps...
btw...Great sprite!
cheers!
kaaZ
Sweet Kazz ;D, i love the hand. Ive decided that ur only guna see his mouth when he speakes so then it shows a lot more emotion, i'll post a update soon.
oh and thanx again guys
Check te above for an update ;D c+c on the walk cycle please.
-a chicken
lol this must sound really nasty but please could i get some more C+C, im very greatful of KaaZ and Evil's comments but i wouldnt mind some more :-\ :P
This character has a great, ahhh.. character =)
I love the style too, the face shows a lot of emotion.
The upper torso should swivel a lot to suit the walking animation, which will be hard to do, but will look awesome. At the moment the upper torso is not pointing to the left as much as the rest of the body either.
can't wait to see more!
Thanx Duzz, made me smile ;D
im guna do a lot more work on this today, although im meant to start revising for my mock GCSE exams today. Man am i dreading doing those things.
l8rs
- a chicken
The animation is pretty good! The body shakes back and forth too much and is a little choppy because of that.
I smoothed it out a little to show you what I mean.
(http://www.twin-design.com/random/chicken_walk2.gif)
I aligned the frames so that his hips remain in the same spot (horizontally) and the body raises and lowers as he steps.
I didn't add in arm sway because it looks like you might not want his arms to move. It makes him look as if he's determined and deep in thought ... or headed for a fight!
On frame 3 the left leg's (front) backwards movement from frame 2 is a little small (as is the right (back) leg in frames 4 to 5) so you might want to increase those a little.
Feel free to use if you want ;)
cheers,
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Thanx a lot for the help Darth,
ive now made a final update, this is the animation that is going into the game.
(http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://www.freewebs.com/oversizedchicken/walk.gif)
Cheers everone
- a chicken
Really nice!
errm... might just be my sick, filth driven mind but it kinda looks like he's symbolically masturbating.
Otherwise wonderfull! :)
this sprite is getting better and better....no worries bout stealing my hand...that's why I posted it ;)) Anyways i'd say his legs flip back to fast add a frame and it probably looks even better...
cheers!
kaaZ
ps. What happened to his thumb in idle pose ? is it supposed to be hidden in his pocket or just hidden behind his palm ? or maybe just cut off ? :))
yey , more posts ;D
yeh im currently adding the extra frame, and yeh KaaZ the thumb is meant to be resting in his pocket, u know kinda not all out hands in pocket ( would look too lazy/ slouched) but hand resting on pocket so.
Its meant to look as if he has a little more self respect.
newayz even though i said it was the final, there will be an update soon.
- a chicken
hehe i don't know if you're done QUITE yet... there are only a few things i think should be changed.
1: his pupil should be looking forward more and his nose should be smaller so it looks like he's looking forward and not one eyed
2: the foot on the ground doesn't move back fast enough it's like he's walking in place
3: his arms move with his legs instead of the opposite direction, now that could be what you want but i'd suggest trying it the other way and seeing what happens
here's a little edit on the feet and head
(http://sylpher.com/kafka/junk/edits/oversizedchickenedit.gif)
there's no way i'm going in there and editing the arms without layers so here's hoping you have this with layers
either way, good luck!
side by side
(http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://www.freewebs.com/oversizedchicken/walk.gif)(http://sylpher.com/kafka/junk/edits/oversizedchickenedit2.gif)
eric
hey,
thanx mrColossal i apreciate the edit, oh and btw i never work with layers, umm should I?
i was contemplating the arm sway for quite a while when i started, i was walking around my room thinking which way my arms swayed ... they swayed with my legs.
I dunno wether i'll change the arms i kinda like them as they are, at the moment im adding the extra frame and trying to sort out the 'masterbation' arm.
thanx
-a chicken
Ive now added an extra frame to the legs so there isnt as much flick, ive changed the pupil and the nose.
(http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://www.freewebs.com/oversizedchicken/walk.gif)
Does anybody think i need to add anything else??
thanx
- a chicken
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! You did this without layers?
* DM is speechless *
I used to hate layers ... I remember when Photoshop 3 introduced them I refused to use them. Then when I did I couldn't believe I ever got along without them!
Give them a shot! They make it soooo much easier.
The new animation looks good ... but as MrC (I pitty da foo!!) said, the arms should move opposite the legs. Which would be easy to fix if all the arm animation(s) were on seperate layers ;)
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Dammit!
damn those stupid layer,i gave up on them when i realised that bmp's dont store the layer data. ahh well looks like it'll be a long night.
-a chicken
seriously, i really cant do this. i've tried cutting and pasting the top half and putting it on the bottom half later on in the animation but i just cant do it.
I think im guna have to keep the animation as it is, wel unless anyone would have the time to fix the current one. But seriously i wouldnt expect anyone to do that that is just wayy to much.
ahh well thanx for the advice guys, i guess ive learnt my lesson ... allways use layers.
l8rs
- a chicken
Riiiight,
this is it (fingers crossed) , ive now done every thing (apart from the arm swinging wrong) ive even tried to change the masterbation thing.
(http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://www.freewebs.com/oversizedchicken/walk.gif)
lol
cheers again guys
-a chicken
It doesn't seem like his arm is bending in the elbow. Maybe i stared at it for too long.
About that masturbating thingie, it still seems as though he's stroking it ;D.
Dear God,
am i ever guna please you guys lol. Their messing with us, im telling you , their messing with our brains , well noone messes with the chicken's head, noway we're not guna let em do it, we're strong, they cant push us around, We can make it if we try, we just need to keep strong, we're not guna let them win again.
-a chicken and his friend
no worries, the hand is fine, people aren't going to think he's masterbating when his legs are moving and he's advancing across the screen
your best bet it so move on and get the rest of your game done unless the game is Walkcycle Quest cause if it is WE WON!!
nothing wrong with this walkcycle...it is in fact pretty convincing walkcycle with loads of character in it. I can't wait to see his frontview walkcycle!
I'd say move on to the next stage...
yeah, don't worry about the masturbating, (compared to the character playing pong in fatman that's nothing =P)
And as long as you work into the plot that the player is actually a robot, the arm swinging is perfect!
haha, nah, don't worry about it, I didn't notice it untill it was mentioned, and when the characters moving around in the game, it will be even less noticable.
Just don't burn yourself out perfecting the character, if you're happy with him, move on, otherwise you'll hate him, and hate having to make the game about him =)
yeh , i think i'l go onto summit else now. Im gna make a thread in the games in production board soon.
So keep your eyes peeled
l8rs
-a chicken