Okay, meet Peter.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/gaddit/Peter.png)
This is his walkcycle as far as I've done it. I've had a look at it in AGS and it looks pretty good, but there are certain things I still need to do.
For, example, someone told me once that there's a frame where I should lower the head by a pixel to make it more realistic. But I'm not too sure how to go about doing this.
He's supposed to be a 6 year old kid, carefree and slightly mischievous. His arms are meant to swing up and down like that.
Does anybody have any suggestions or comments?
If you can find a way to improve it somehow it would also be greatly appreciated. This is my first walk cycle and it took me while.
:D
~Billy
The best way to improve this is to greatly reduce the number of frames you are using. I can't stress this enough that for small animations, LESS IS MORE. Try 6-8 frames, taking the best ones out of the 18 you have there and I guarantee you will see an improvement. Here is a 6 frame version of your animation, note that I had to redraw each frame because his arm and leg motions did not work properly
(http://members.cox.net/veradin/peterwalk.gif)
Hope this helps.
Thanks man, I seriously appreciate the time you put into this.
I'll remember to use less frames.
:D
How do I separate this do-over of yours into frames now?
Well since it's a GIF you have the added advantage that AGS allows you to import it as seperate frames, just look around in the sprite manager "right-click" menu.
If you find nothing there, then you must not have the version where that was introduced, I disremember which version it was...
Quote from: Billy Gnome Jefferson on Mon 30/05/2005 21:37:11
For, example, someone told me once that there's a frame where I should lower the head by a pixel to make it more realistic.
Ok, so I'm just
someone now. I see how it is.
Is it just me, or os he growing a beer belly?
Well Zor, you can't expect me to remember all the tonnes of seemingly useless crap you pump into my head.
And thank you Brisby, that's exactly what I needed.
Quote from: Billy Gnome Jefferson on Wed 01/06/2005 17:51:46
Well Zor, you can't expect me to remember all the tonnes of seemingly useless crap you pump into my head.
maaaaaan....you need a smiley there. Seriously maaaan ;D
Smileys are really lame.
I never use smileys...Ã, ::) :=
And I never double post.
CJs cash is going down the drain ...
hey billy
You walk cycle is realy cool i thik progZmax is right the arm and leg movements are too large. aother than that it is realy cool. :)
Frogie
Thanks frogie,
I just wanted to emphazie the carelessness in his arm movements.
I'm definitely going to use progmaxes redraw but I think I'll edit the arm movements still - even if only a little bit.
:D