To show part of the body while just standing static, use the first frame to the left, which means that's how the character will look while standing, and then do it differently in the 3rd frame, which means that same direction as if it was standing, but it is actually part of the animation movement... that way it doesn't look akward while you are walking in that direction.

An example in how RMXP works like... when you press left to go left, the program automatically uses the frames 2,3,4 for the movement. When you stop pressing the button and you stay in that direction, then the program uses the 1st frame.

(from left to right: frame 1, 2, 3, 4)

As for how to sprite the frames, you can check the RMXP character sprites, and or download some sprites rips from commercial rpgs for ideas on how to make the left-right directional poses.


Edited by Antifarea - 10 August 2009 at 8:47am