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[skitzo]

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[Tuomas]

Now it is too fast, and looks like the lids just appear.

You need one frame in the middle, or, if you have that add another one...

Umm, no.

You obviously speeded the mouth movement too which was not needed unless he's speaking a lot faster. Now you realise that the blinking view has only the upper eyelid moving, which anatomically would require him to look down at least. One frame is perfectly ok, the best way if I may, but you might consider making the eyes closed frame with the lower lid a bit up and the lashline visible somewhere between. Mostly blinking eyes is barely visible. You'll realise from a slowed down video of a talking man, the eyes blink almost constantly, but you won't notice, most often the speaker won't notice either. You'll only see it when the lids don't do the movement, and it'll look weird, unhuman as to speak, but most can't put their finger one it.

The blinking is a bit too frequent though, which makes it seem a bit fast, I suggest you place the 2nd blink a lot further from the first one. Especially when the eyes are so huge, it really stands out.

[skitzo]

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[Tuomas]

Huh, I use ImageReady and it does nothing like that. Which program are you using again?

[Cluey]

How do I make it so that each frame shows without the rest  showing in the background?

I think you right click on the frames in Imageready and then click once. Though that's just a guess.

[skitzo]

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[Tuomas]

Afaik it's the background colour that AGS takes as background and then won't show it. Just set the colour of your will as the background colour and import. I used to use the one that was easiest to work with when colouring my sprites. But then, last time i imported a sprite was with some older version.

[skitzo]

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[markbilly]

The sky just doesn't work. (I apologise now if you intend to change this anyway)

However, if you leave it there for now, create a layer over it and try and replicate the cloud formations in the same style as the rest of the background it will look good - because its just the fact it is a photo that doesn't look right.

The dark henge silhouettes are good though...

[skitzo]

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[markbilly]

That's better. It is now more consistent. The foreground however (pavement/sidewalk and the bin) are different in style to the car and the sky and silhouettes.

[Angel Dust]

It's getting there but the perspective needs work. Especially the letterbox, cones and dead end sign. The scale of the cones and sign are way off too.

[Hudders]

Whats AFAIK stand for?

As Far As I Know

Your latest pic looks good but it could use some major perspective tweaking. Also there are quite insane differences in the sizes of the objects - compare the height of the kerb to the car for example.

[JuuJuu]

I agree with the others.

The cones are really big compaired to the other objects, and the mailbox is a different style from the car..

[Neil Dnuma]

If you spent money on a Wacom, I suggest you try and paint with it, not cut and paste a number of images and clipart to create a mish-mash like this. It might be the harder route, but it will look so much better - if nothing else it will have personality. Even if you don't trust your painting skills, I hope you'll try to work on them.

[skitzo]

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[ThreeOhFour]

Skitzo, I feel you've taken this advice the wrong way.

The critic's lounge is here so that people can give you advice. Some of the advice you may not be ready/willing to hear, but it is advice nevertheless. You shouldn't feel obliged to follow any of the advice given here, but a lot of it is good advice.

I am sure that you can create better images than this, without needing to use photographs. The Wacom may take you a while to get used to - start small, perhaps. I don't feel that the pasting images route helps you improve as an artist, and that is why most people post in the critic's lounge - to improve as an artist.

Good luck to you with your graphics, and I hope you change your mind about the critic's lounge.

[JuuJuu]

And with that attitude your amatuer art will stay that way..

Critique and advice is what makes one grow in whatever they are doing.