Walk Cycle Animator

[BaronXooper]

Hey everyone! I really don't need much, it's just that I've been working trying to make a walk cycle for the past couple hours but I can't seem to get it done. The sprite is very simple, in fact here's the idle animation (it isn't perfect either)



I don't need a permanent animator (although if you'd like to do that, that's fine!) I just need help with this walk cycle.

(Bonus points if you know what this is based on )

[Cassiebsg]

Think it's probably easy to criticize/give suggestions if you show how your walk cycle isn't working...
I like the idle animation, looks cute

If you just want non specific help, then there are plenty of threads in the forum about making walk cycles...

[BaronXooper]

I'm very sorry, I'm very new to pixel art and the AGS forums! I've been doing AGS stuff for a couple years, but I started pixel art a few days ago.



Here's the walk cycle I have right now. I'm trying to keep it kinda bouncy.

[Cassiebsg]

Well, onle thing that springs to the eye immediately is his chest/shirt that shrinks and grows... that makes him look like a harmonica or made of jelly...
keep his chest steady. just like you have in the idle animation, it goes up and down as a block, and that's what it should do here too.

That might fix the biggest problem with it.

You can also try to bend his knees a bit more, but might not even be needed once you fix the above problem.

[Monsieur OUXX]

static animation: if you make the hair go up and down, I suggest you also make the arms bend up and down (more cartoony)
walking animaiton: like Cassie said: make the chest of constant height, but make it move up and down.