Drawing Characters.

[Sewer Agent]

I find the whole point of drawing characters frame by frame very time consuming and hard. I was wondering if I am making the characters wrongly or if anyone could give me any tips on how to make people look like they are walking.

Thanks.

[Neil Dnuma]

Walkcycles is a pain, yes.

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=14864.20
Scroll down to strazers post on this page to find MrCollosals template.
It's really helpful!

Apart from that there are numerous threads on the topic, everything from posted stuff and comments in Critics lounge to info on animation programs. Just searchÃ, 

[Sewer Agent]

Thanks because I do find walking frames a pain in the arse lol!

EDITED:
I am looking at the sprites now and I can use those sprites as a guide for my own, thanks again.

[Ozwalled]

Also consider taking a look at some other sprites that are out there, or actual human walkcycles. I mentioned a bunch of sites just recently at: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=19060.0

Enjoy!

[Evil]

This IS the Critics Lounge. If you post your walkcycles we can help you better them.  Keep in mind a lot of it is practice. You can't just say to yourself that you're gonna make the best walkcycle in the world and do it. There's a lot of try and retry.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Start out with low detail characters until you feel comfortable, then work your way up.  It is much easier to animate a character drawn in 5-6 colors than it is one made with 24.  Keep shading to a minimum, the size of the character reasonable, and you should be fine.