Near end product, maybe :S

Here's an update:

Edited by Sergiotron - 07 March 2012 at 2:25pm

Before I submit it, would love some crits.

Oh my it looks so fluid!
It's easy for me to forget about keeping it simple at first for animating then adding details...I get carried away with the details early on and then it turns into frustration once I start animating. 

I'd like to show the buttons you have to press to make moves.

Ok guys I just found out my dental work will cost me a whopping $12,000 in total so my creativity just got smashed down with that. So here is the first frame in case I don't finish the entire animation. I'll probably remove the sellout though as it looks bad on dark backgrounds.



@fay - I should mention that it has taken many failures fr me to learn to block out the basic for animation. Many failures.


Edited by ultimaodin - 08 March 2012 at 2:41am

It might be too late, but see if you can't add some recoil action to the rest of the body when he shoots. He seems to rigid and unnatural. I like the concept, though.

less dithering. the outline is thick where it bends. more contrast overall, especially in skintones.

No body recoil made it look funnier. Still love the idea :)

(Studio Ghibli shirt <3)

Edited by Franuka - 09 March 2012 at 7:44am

Thanks for the replies, I agree there is something off here

But as I said it's not a real gun, so logically there should be no real recoil. I mimicked the movement a dozen times and I moved quite like what I have pixelled here. But the movement of the hair suggests that there is a real recoil.. I think I will have to chose between an overall real recoil (by fixing the recoil on the body) and a fake one (by removing the movement of the hair)

The first option would be more impressive I guess

My idea was to make something like a The King of Fighters character, but they are a bit taller than the restrictions. So I make the body smaller, maintaining the head size. I think it looks somewhat ok =)

But I need some tips:
- About the body proportions (except for the head). Do they look correct?
- I am struggling with the shirt, I can't make it look right =(
  Also, I dont know how to make cloth fold correctly
 Any ideas?


EDIT: I think the shirt is looking OK now...

EDIT2: fixed the legs... I think.



Edited by RodrigoCard - 11 March 2012 at 3:38pm

This is my first try at one of the weekly challenges. I started creating a sprite, and I think that it has come along well, but there are many things to fix about this. If you have any recommendations, please tell me.

Oh very cool! It really looks like you put a lot of time and thought into your fighter. 

FINISH IT

My noobish attempt at myself.

Titled: Noob Boy!!!1!one!