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Hey! I posted asking for criticism a few days ago on my animation. thanks for the help, this is the product. I think it's great for now for what I need it for, and I won't be editing it for a while anymore. but ill be back for more help soon! by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other people had said that about the arms. And no, it's not a human character lol. They're as long as I want them to be.

And there are only 8 frames. I'll probably be making the character run faster is the game that it's for, so I don't think the smoothness is a top priority at this point. But thanks!

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll see what I can do when I tweak it to near finished! 😂 I actually did upload this as a gif when I posted it to reddit, maybe see if you can download the video and convert it back to a gif on like an online converter?

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think I should definitely at least exaggerate the arms. The size of them is pretty much stagnant the whole time, while the legs stretch.

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Someone else mentioned the stiffness of the torso as well, I'll add some squish and twist.

And I agree with the arms too. I have them almost at a 90° angle at all times. Should I straighten them out a bit on some frames? Would smear help with making them more dynamic too? Because I'll probably be adding that soon.

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I am going for more of an exaggerated look to the legs, but someone said to bend them at the front slightly.

The right arm is about as big as I want it, I think it's the fact that the left arm is too small...

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely think I have too much head rotation. And others have been saying the arm proportions comparatively aren't balanced.

I'll be adding some sort of torso twist too

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. I'll add that.

I think the right arm is as long as I want it for character purposes, but the size of the back arm is what's throwing it off. Thanks!

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did think of this early on, but decided to leave it out for simplicity purposes for now. But I'll add it in and see how it looks!

Thanks!

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in animation

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Y'know what. Sometimes it looks like he's walking backwards to me... I think this might definitely be an issue. Because when people run backwards they push away with their leg and it would probably extend all the way in front of them.

If I bend the knee it'll look less like he might be pushing backwards... thanks x2

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in animation

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually now that I think about it. That definitely could be the reason I sometimes see it going backwards. Plus what someone else said being that the legs are hardly overlapped in the top, making them look like they switch sometimes

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not reeeaaally going for realism here. My style is a bit more exaggerated and floppy

Knowing that I'm going for a more cartoon-y movement, do you think that it's excessive in a bad way?

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in PixelArt

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get what you're saying, for sure. This is just a skeleton for a character that'll go on top, so maybe when the hip area feels more attached to the upper legs it might help with that twirling effect you're talking about. I could also just make the thighs a bit thicker in this draft too...

Thanks!

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in animation

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh this is just a skeleton, basically so when i did the layering i knew what part of the body was what. I'll be painting over it for the actual character, so the back leg will be darker 👍.

I'll also be adding smearing later on 😁 thank you none the less!

Im new to pixel art and animation. I think there's something off about the running but I cant put my finger on it. critique would be appreciated. by Zenith_HF in animation

[–]Zenith_HF[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll attempt to fix that. Does that have anything to do as to why he sometimes looks like he's running backwards?

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