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Santa Claus in your desktop

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Topic: Santa Claus in your desktop
Posted By: lucianoaibar
Subject: Santa Claus in your desktop
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:12pm
Hello everybody

Im new in the pixelart world and I'm not good with this xD
so I need somebody to help me with a free little project...

... the idea is to create a kind of animated Santa Claus pet for Windows
Imagine a really tiny program you run and a small Santa Claus appears walking in your desktop all the time
You can continue using ur PC and Santa Claus will still be there doing something

I know how to 'code' it but i need the most important thing: the graphics
should looks something like this --> 
(I really like this but got 3 differents positions only)
Perhaps somebody could use that animated GIF and create more positions.

As I said before is a free project. Anybody interested please contact me:
MSN: lucianoaibar@telpin.com.ar

of course I will put the credits for the artist



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Posted By: skooba-dude
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 4:12am
I wipped up an edit for you, I changed a lot of stuff around and added a bit of a black outline, made a new animation also, inform me if it is too fast. If you like then tell me the other diff positions and I will do, remember I'm doing this on spare time, so I can't spend a long time on them...


Posted By: lucianoaibar
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 5:49am
oh! thanks a lot man

well... in fact I need santa walking, lauguing, crying, eaiting something, taking a shower, sleeping, hmmm
for "walking" two images would be okey I think
the idea is to let Santa Claus running in your desktop all day while you continue using the PC hehe

by the way each animation should be 32x32 pixel width/height
and perhaps you can add more contrast to the shadows (like in the original GIF)

again thanks


EDIT:
I realize that 32x32 is not enough space for some animations
use 64x64 for each pic


Posted By: skooba-dude
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 7:38pm

ok, by the way, if you have any of his other sprites already done, can you post them so I know what kind of poses you want him in. is that where you want him for 64x64(in the middle bottom)?

by 2 images for the walking do you mean like one walking left then mirror it so he's walking right?
edit: like so- 


Posted By: lucianoaibar
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 5:00am
man I love u ^^
excellent work

do not think about the 64x64
I will put each graphic in the correct position I need
just remember when drawing for ex. santa taking a shower.. that the whole scene must fit inside a 64x64 box

im uploading a first .exe in a few hours to show the progress

remember: the light is coming from up-right side (look at santa's bag shadow) ?



Posted By: skooba-dude
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 1:15am
will fix walking anim l8ter, still trying to decide what to do in terms of the "showering" animation.

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Posted By: lucianoaibar
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 7:07am
your graphics are amazing

I like to post here the everyday progress but I need to chat with you about a little "blur" problem in some gifs while moving
if you can, add me on MSN -> lucianoaibar@telpin.com.ar
and I'll explain you better about that
I got all day free and would be nice if we can finish today if possible



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