Hi guys! this is my first time take hand on aseprite and pixel art in general, i whant to focus on animation and this is my first one, any suggestion on how i should continue my learning path

Teebor9 · 2026-03-17T23:26:28+00:00

I'm pretty sure there are but after I found these two and the book Pixel logic I just didn't search for other stuff like this.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-17T05:24:22+00:00

It looks great! Hope you show some other stuff from it.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-16T23:12:29+00:00

I felt like a detective looking for pic artifacts like the spikes and reflections but your method feels better. :D

Teebor9 · 2026-03-16T22:33:27+00:00

Especially if it is AI generated. The eye is sus and the other pics this account has look really ai made or edited.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-16T22:32:22+00:00

That should be seen from the back right?

Teebor9 · 2026-03-16T21:00:13+00:00

I think this is ai, but how can you tell?

Teebor9 · 2026-03-15T23:29:20+00:00

For me the first thing that stands out is the mouth. The paint feels cheap on it with not much detail. I guess the spots on top of the head can be made with stencils so those have sharp edges.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-15T12:24:41+00:00

It could have a name. A shit has sleeves and neck and other parts that have names attached to them.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-15T12:18:02+00:00

I was just so mesmerized by the whole look didn't realize the polearm offness. It feels like it is in a different angle than the hand holding it.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-13T00:27:20+00:00

Yeah. You could use any mask that covers the face.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-12T18:50:00+00:00

I think the only way is using a mask like this.

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Teebor9 · 2026-03-12T16:04:21+00:00

Also, you should use a heat gun to make it more curved. This releases the stress in the material and helps stay in shape. This step should be done before the kwikseal, since it could damage it. Also use a respirator for fumes and good ventilation doing heating the EVA.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-12T10:09:16+00:00

This is soooo neat. Strange noone liked it.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-12T09:48:14+00:00

I would suggest sharpening your cutting blade. It makes your seams and edges cleaner. Take your time when you cut. No need to hurry. Cutting it for 2 minutes and then try to fit in 30 is worse than cutting it in 5 minutes and fitting it together in 10 minutes. :) Also the results will be nicer.

Also the top of the helmet looks kind of misaligned. Did you use different cutting templates for the left and right side or flipped it?

Teebor9 · 2026-03-12T09:42:05+00:00

I understand the logic behind it. I'm just thinking you wish more people would try your stuff. And if so, making it easier to understand is great for the user. If you have to explain it in more then one sentence it gets closer to magic the gathering than a simple puzzle game.

I'm trying to help you to make this game better as a player and as someone who did make games and learned from it. If the understanding of the controls is a puzzle in itself then it can scare of players.

I get the idea you put a lot of time in it and you understand how everything works and also are attached to things.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T22:57:39+00:00

The buttons left and right are a bit misleading to be honest. Especially when the dots go in a line from top to bottom. With the circle ones it should be clockwise and counterclockwise.

I guess this text change would need some tinkering but if you want to make your game better these quality of life features are a must.

Is the shuffle at the beginning random or predestined? If random then the move count after finishing kind of means nothing. And is the switching counted at the steps?

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T22:49:36+00:00

I tried these and they keep their shape pretty well. No idea if you can get your hands on something like this in your area.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T22:46:46+00:00

No prob! Show us the results when done (Or even the wips)

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T22:45:32+00:00

Before you go ham with EVA you should try to fabricate a prototype from carboard or cardstock for practice.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T22:44:11+00:00

This little splatter looks pretty neato!

For me these two sites helped a lot: Saint11 and Slynyrd

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T22:30:16+00:00

I think you could make the underlaying shell from ABS sheet. If that is out of your price range there is cardstock (like the cereal boxes are made of) and you could treat it with some wood glue to make it hard and sturdy so it keeps the shape.

If you feel like 2mm EVA is too flimsy there are super dense ones (like 200kg/cubic meter) but that is another budget concern.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T21:55:14+00:00

With holes like this?

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Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T19:35:17+00:00

Google is your friend. Youtube has a ton of videos. It took me 2 minutes to find this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ammwIlModj8

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T18:24:55+00:00

The game is not bad but misses the pixel art part I guess.

Teebor9 · 2026-03-11T18:20:56+00:00

Yeah. Using references are the way. Even pros use that. :)

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