Well, I like all your works, but this one is best imo. This 3d effect is just great.

oh ..... my ......... freaking ...... GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS !!!!!!!!! THIS IS AW_ SOME "FAJI!"KK!"$"!$$!$!

Wow, I can't believe I missed this. This is really awesome, design wise and of course the animation is just insane... man keep it up, you've got such a unique style in the pixelling community, it's really refreshing. As Larwick said, the shell seems a little thin, like it's not with the right perspective, but meh

Marvelous! I like the detail reflection in the eye moving, nice touch!

Absolutely amazing.

reminds me of jabba the hut. I like it!

I havent commented on this yet??!

Absolutely pro, of course. The shell seems a tad thin however, for some reason. Maybe you could look into that when you next animate something similar. But seriously, this is excellent.

I just can't believe this is done in pure pixel. You must be some sort of pixel genius!

if he were walking backword he wqould be cleaning up his slime trail, that would be a really cool detail.

Восторг! Очень оригинальное существо. :)

coll animation and everything!

F*** great animation... You're the greatest 5/5 + fav!

All: Thank you very much for comments and kind words=)

Milkyjon: I'm patient  and well tempered.=)

Riva: the only magic involved is the fact I don't have to do it.=))

Color = 10/10, Design = 10/10, Texture = 10/10, Animation = 10/10, Flawless and Absolutely Beautiful!!!

Ohh what I wouldn't do to climb inside your head and suck out your brains. So much knowelage and imagination. Just...just...well ... AWE inspiring. I havent seen anything this good since the days of Metal slug. Where do you find the time to cope with such a task. I start off enthusiastic when I start a mammoth game, but by the end im nearly  always glad to see the back of it (this animation surely must have drove you crazy......no?). Well all I can say is that your work is an insperation to me, I truly love pixel animation and yours is some of the finest that ive ever seen. Keep up the good work fool.

I love the fact that you didnt make any "shortcuts" with this animation, but bravely used all three dimensions even it must have added loads of work.  This is absolutely stunning piece.

I never understoond where some people get time and energy to create something so professionaly done, detailed and animated.
Must be either black magic or some special techniques I want able to learn during my 15years of pixeling.
(Im deeply depressed now and will go find some dark room to think of suicide) ;)

We know now why your nickname is "Fool" ;) Seriously this is an AWESOME work !!!

Sweet Pepperoni, awesome work.. :o.

Whoa...the color, detail, animation, and everything else is just...wow...
...not much I can say, really. ;)

Thanks you all for the comments.=)

FlyGuy: ... winnig, loosing  - couldn't care less, all that fun which is fiiling up the gap between these two illusions just makes my day.=))

On scale 1 to 5 this would be about 100. Great job with colors and animation.

wow fool..you're going to win top 10 with every piece this month...damn you

So amazing

 I just wish i could give it more than 8/8. Best large scale animation I have ever seen.

This is perfect. It looks real, and it's pixelled. Only the right eyebrow animation is a bit funny. but still wow.
I guess this sucks for a boss. I would never want to kill it and lose sight of it! I suggest you make it invincible

Thanks, guys.=)

Scotteh, yeah, it will be short and long distance attacks, loosing perhaps, optionally victory dance and some misc moves animations.

Great concept for a Boss and the artwork is truly amazing....great work dude, I really like this.

And also, if this is the idle stance and its a boss for a game..... Are you making an attack animation?

Oh my god, THREE DEE! That is amazing.
I do think Maestro is a bit nitpicky. I only spotted those things after you pointed it out, and this was supposed to be a game design, not something to scrutinize for several minutes!
Still, it's constructive so I won't complain. Awesome piece all in all.

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it looks... terrifying?! I would definitely want a boss such as this one to fight! :D

Well, on the other hand, if you look closely to the 234th pixel from the left, and the 132nd pixel from the top, you'll see that... uh...

just kidding. it's amazing :)

damn kool, one of the best animation i've seen so far, there are even perspective-changes, wow

i must say that i havent been a fan after your controversial adam&eve piece, but your last works just changed my mind completely.. i'd give a 10 out of seven 7

Thank you all guys for the kind words.=)

Spiv, you might be right. At least my daughter tell me same thing every time she catches me talking to my car.=))

I know I'm being a little nit-picky here (as this piece is pretty snazzy in itself) but, if you look at the edges of the the shell, you can see a portion of ridge move inconsistently with the rest of the shell. (almost like a reversed rippled effect). Considering the shell itself is supposed to be rigid and hard, the entire bit should move in unison. However, that is probably due to the error of pushing and drawing it in animation.

Another visible error that I was surprised nobody caught (but of course, let's all drown this sprite with compliments rather than actually try to help with the errors), is towards the underside of the forward arm, you are able to see the flashing of light coloured texture pixels that shouldn't be there. The transition of colour from light to dark remains constant  as the body moves into the shell (btw, this error appears on the fourth frame, if you are interesting in fixing it). Good job otherwise.

you are crazy man! :) 6/6

Wow,amazing!!!

DUDE!!!! this is just soooo ultra cool.

What are you, dude?!! It's too awsome!

Thanks, guys.=)

 Doppleganger, yes, that's odd - mast be missed it , thanks.=)

Akzidenz, can't tell for sure - may be a few weeks or so - 4-5 hours a day...Since it's a composite animation most of the time takes parts making, after that assembling sequence not really timey.

 Mykola, i can't look at it anymore.=))

Oh, one small complaint. The top right antennae of the snail, it just slides left/right at the base. Which is all fine and dandy except everything else in the animation appears so dynamic and therefore puts the sliding way out of place.

You gotta be kidding me! Geez, you gotta stop making such sweet stuff. 5/5 and fav'd!

Crazy. How long did it take you to animate something this big?

Ahh man you know it delivers me pure pleasure just looking at your works!!

good...    o.o                                           

7/7 and "fav"

The B.O.B., i missed your question=) It took a while - maybe a few weeks, after work time.

d-p, ah, I've thought you talking about green texture.=)) May mistake. It'll be used,  just in different approach.

That is UNREAL.

You said the concept took a different direction, so I thought you wouldnt use it in the game.

Darth Mandarb, thanks - i'll fix it when i get home=)

The B.O.B. -  yeah, i know that shell has some bugs, i don't know if i going to fix them. Luckily for me shell will go - it was a real pain in a butt on attack animation and all others, it would be a steampunk-style trank instead.=)

Raynoa, thanks=)

d-p, what isn't used?

This is FANtastic!

The ONLY (tiny little) thing that caught my attention was the shading below the lower lip.  It just seems "off".  Everything else seems so organic but that little bit feels solid.

But, as I said, a tiny thing.  This is brilliant!

Wow, Fool. Your texturing, pixeling, and animation skills are some of the best I've ever seen. This piece just exemplifies it.
The only problem that I can spot at the moment, deals with the animation. In the top part of the shell(first layer I guess), the texture/rough surface doesn't seem to change perspective as does the rest of the piece. Instead, it just seems to slide horizontally back and forth, as the slug idles. It's kinda as if you just selected certain parts of a still piece, and moved them to different areas to show movement. Also, the outline in the top layer of shell seems to wobble a bit, in and out of it's natural shell shape.
Other than that, though, this is Amazing. I love your animations, and I enjoy learning from your style. How long have you been pixeling, and animating?

Already seen this masterpiece in lj, but I'll say again, this is a pixelbomb! =)

Wow, thats simply amazing so much depths in it, a tricked-out 3d animation couldnt look better. I like the green skin texture, a shame that it is not used.