Idle Animation
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Category: Pixel Art
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Printed Date: 11 September 2025 at 9:28am
Topic: Idle Animation
Posted By: dhaimadoshi
Subject: Idle Animation
Date Posted: 26 September 2019 at 8:22am
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Hey there !
So I made an idle animation for my marine. It is the first time I make one, so I struggled quiet a bit and its still a little funky.. I have a hard time telling what I do wrong. Any suggestion ? 
And heres a version with 6 frames 
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Replies:
Posted By: Paco1
Date Posted: 26 September 2019 at 7:30pm
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It looks to me as if his legs and feet are changing thickness. The more I look at it, I think it should simulate foreshortening on the knee, am I correct? I have no idea if that's it, but in the first moment after I saw it, I immediately asked myself "why is his right foot pulsating?"
I like that the hands are also moving in the second one. |
Posted By: dhaimadoshi
Date Posted: 26 September 2019 at 8:30pm
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Indeed, the foot are "pulsating" a bit.
Ive never animated before, so I dont know what works and dont work. The intent was to show persure on the boots as his stand lowers. It is of course exagerated a lot, I wanted to give it a cartoonish style. Also, in pixel art Ive read exagerated animation works best, so I gave it a try. I take it, youre not sold on them ? hmmm Im not sure how to make it interesting but more suddle |
Posted By: Greycloak
Date Posted: 28 September 2019 at 12:30pm
| I think the second animation looks good, but the pixels which break the border in some frames are a bit distracting. I do think the border and general shape of the legs should be maintained. |