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   Well, I'm working on a game with some friends. 

I used to dabble a bit in spriting a long time ago, but never took it seriously. Now I've been looking into pixel art a bit more, you know, by looking up tutorials and tips for the game and all.

It's supposed to have somewhat of a retro game kind of feel. I was mostly just experimenting with colors, and the style, and I'm kinda happy with what I've got so far, since I've never animated anything before. I might be here on this page, posting new animations from time to time.

I'm open for critique on anything, the colors, animation, whatever.

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-Fe- Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Topic: Animated Bat Sprites Posted: 21 February 2016 at 4:23pm
	Well, I'm working on a game with some friends. I used to dabble a bit in spriting a long time ago, but never took it seriously. Now I've been looking into pixel art a bit more, you know, by looking up tutorials and tips for the game and all. It's supposed to have somewhat of a retro game kind of feel. I was mostly just experimenting with colors, and the style, and I'm kinda happy with what I've got so far, since I've never animated anything before. I might be here on this page, posting new animations from time to time. I'm open for critique on anything, the colors, animation, whatever.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 21 February 2016 at 4:35pm
	These are cool but read owl not bat :/
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-Fe- Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 22 February 2016 at 9:57am
	Do you think changing the ears would fix that?
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buffy Midshipman Joined: 03 August 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Posted: 22 February 2016 at 10:19am
	Yeah probably. Small and and stiff upwards, maybe.
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bluedxca93 Commander Joined: 27 February 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 104	Posted: 22 February 2016 at 11:09pm
	looks like a cool sea star owl bat. not bad!
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-Fe- Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 24 February 2016 at 5:02pm
	Okay, so, when I initially was drawing these sprites, I didn't plan on them being bats. I was just doodling, and I ended up with the sprites I had in my first post. I just called it a bat, because it was sorta bat-like. Though, I realize since it was my own art, I didn't necessarily have to call it a bat. I did make it look more like a bat though. I finally got time to do it. These are the results. The first is the new sprite, and then the second is the old one for comparison. I guess now my questions are: Are the new ears okay? And do you think it looks better than the original? I could always just use the original set of sprites and call it something other than a bat. It'd just be something that's bat-like. I mean, in video games, you can make up anything, pretty much.
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bluedxca93 Commander Joined: 27 February 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 104	Posted: 24 February 2016 at 10:38pm
	still looking like a seastar owl bat. they look equally good in my opinion.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 25 February 2016 at 7:54am
	If you did not need a bat then the original is fine. Just call it an owl. I would fix the eyebrow line. Its very dirty and hurts the sprite.
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-Fe- Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 25 February 2016 at 9:55am
	Well...it doesn't really have a beak, so I don't know if I'd call it an owl. I'll work on the eyebrow line later today, when I get the chance.
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eishiya Commander Joined: 04 August 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1109	Posted: 25 February 2016 at 10:45am
	If it wasn't intended to be a bat or an owl, why call it either? Call it something else. A flying creature, a Pmashtagan, or whatever else that fits xP I think the original ears look a bit distracting because they're so large but so stiff - they look more like horns in the animation. Maybe you should animate them to be slightly floppy? Without being animated, I think the bat ears look better, because their shape and position doesn't look like it should be animated.
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-Fe- Midshipman Joined: 04 July 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 29 February 2016 at 2:04pm
	*Originally posted by eishiya* If it wasn't intended to be a bat or an owl, why call it either? Call it something else. A flying creature, a Pmashtagan, or whatever else that fits xPI think the original ears look a bit distracting because they're so large but so stiff - they look more like horns in the animation. Maybe you should animate them to be slightly floppy? Without being animated, I think the bat ears look better, because their shape and position doesn't look like it should be animated. Well, you know how it is, the sprite was made, and I showed some people, they called it bat-like, so from then I have just been calling it a bat. But We can call it a Pmashtagan if you'd like. :P Anyway, I took the advice given. The ear-ish things are now floppier, and I cleared up the brow a bit. Honestly, we just threw out the idea for this game. We're doing something completely different. (I still finished this sprite just because. I mean, it was a simple fix, and I also wanted feedback to see how good my animation skills are getting and to see what else I could learn.) I still wanted feedback for the art for the new project, seeing that this will be my first game. So should I make a new page for the new game? Or just edit the title of the page and keep it here to avoid flooding the forum with my posts?
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