Let me know when you make that realistic bird. I will be looking forward to see it :P

Thanks for taking the time to post that nice crit!

I would say that it's important to keep in mind that this is meant to be a cartoon bird; so universal physic laws apply a bit less. ;)

Regardless, what you're saying about gliding is absolutly correct. And I hadn't even considered the tail feathers; it's also a really good point you made! This bird probably won't be touched up, but your crit does make me want to try to make a realistic bird flying animation. So I might just give that a shot. ;)

Thanks for the crits everyone!

 Looks great, and you did get the genesis feel.

But I'm pretty sure theres no way a bird could fly with its tail like that. He also seems to flap the wings in a weird way. I mean, the animation is great, but... I think that if he did that, he would just gain height, but wouldn't move horizontally too much. What some birds like toucans do is to fly like that for a while, and then glide, and then repeat. Its funny to watch. It sounds like the kind of flight a heavy bird like this one would have, if it was able to fly. But I guess I'm getting too attached to details and most people wont notice their wings in the game, anyway.

But if you were to fix anything (even though I think you already got paid for this job since this piece is not really that new, it wouldnt hurt to update this one in the gallery :P) I would tell you to fix the tail.  The tail feathers are what birds use to change directions, go up/down, among other things. The way your bird is, the tail would reduce his speed greatly, or if he was fast enough when he raised the tail like that, he would probably spin around or something. You should make it in a more horizontal position, which is what it would use to gain speed. And judging by how fat that bird is, he would need any help he can to fly. :P

The way the head moves could also be an issue at higher speeds, but I guess it wouldn't be able to go that fast with all that fat anyway.

...that was quite a big wall of text. Sorry X]

Nice:)

Agree with the comments below, (but you where comissioned to do otherwise..)

The bird's body is awful static but the wing animation and the sprite itself is wonderful :3

Great~

Too bright, but quite good anyway.

Cool!

Agree with previous comments about body and tail; also the feet might move a little.

It's a duck to me, no doubt.

Nice animation Blackbeltdude! I agree with Cure, but yeah, the boss decides ;)

I actually did that origionally, Cure, but they wanted it to remain still... and they also wanted a fatter bird. I think I'll eventually do another flying bird animation (probably a different style), but not for a commission so I can do it the way I want. Even the head movement was something they requested. Though, it's a nice idea to go back and adjust this to my liking for portfolio purposes, so I may find some time to update this.

Thanks for the crits and comments guys! :)

i think the bird's body should be pushed up when the wings beat down, and let fall when the wings are risen

This is amazing except fo the tail feathers, they are just too oversized. 

The bird looks a bit unbalanced, the birds tail seems to be a tad bit to heavy. I like the animation of the wings.

 Wow, this is very nice! The only complaint I have is the tail feathers awkward sporadic motion, but other then that it's fantastic.