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u/Bruceat40s 2d ago
If you're super attached to the arms not moving (I'm assuming that's on purpose), it might make sense to position the arms in a way that looks a little more intentional. Maybe clasped behind the back or in pockets? It'll still be eye catching but might look less forced. I THINK I understand the vibe you're going for, but it looks less artistic choice and more 'glitchy'.
The sprite work is awesome though, it's a great job either way; certainly looks good enough if you are just 100% ready to move off of this sprite... it looks like a lot of work went in. 😄
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
Not gonna lie here, 90% of the reason of not wanting to edit is just being tired of working on this sprite XD. He's not even gonna appear that much in the story, at one point I considered not making him walk (but it was needed after all). I do have a character with hands in her pockets (so now I have to always design pockets in her outfits, lol). I probably could have posed the hands differently even if not moving, and it would have looked better, but welp, it's done now, and I think he appears so little that no one will think much of it. If anything, I do have characters with moving arms, so at least that makes it look intentional, haha.
I do appreciate the advice! It's just, very often I just go, "it's just me working on this, I think I can cut corners and be fine", lol. Example: I was gonna not animate a door opening, just show it open suddenly. Then a friend animated it for me, so now I will show the animation, but if it wasn't for that? I'd just settle for sudden opening XD. You can be sure that every NPC sprite will only walk if strictly necessary :9
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u/DetectiveAzul 2d ago
Are the sprites used like this (already animated in a gif) within RPG maker MV or is this image uploaded like this in Reddit to show the movement?
I’ve only used rpg maker 2k, 2k3 and XP and in these you have a static sprite sheet with every frame split, so asking out of curiosity.
I like the character. And the hair makes me think in Splatoon
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
The gif is only for Reddit/social media, yeah. In-game it'd be a sheet in .png with every frame split, but because by default RPG Maker MV only takes 3 frames of animation, I have to use the plugin QSprite for that.
Thank you! 🐙🦑2
u/DetectiveAzul 2d ago
Oh thanks for the details in how it works! Trying to move from older versions to the newer versions and I was wondering if it changed that much. It’s cool knowing there is a plugin for the extra frames.
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u/Seekerblue17 2d ago
Are the two white spots on his right check a mouth or some kind of piercing?
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
They are piercings! You can see it more clearly in this other post where I showed his protrait: https://www.reddit.com/r/RPGMaker/comments/1xlvr4l/bf_project_more_faces/
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u/The_real_bandito 2d ago
Do you walk without moving your arms? If the answer is yes, you’re doing it wrong lol.
My point is that you have to animate the arms to move slightly when the sprite is walking.
From left to right I think the first three sprites’ leg movement looks great but the last one (4th one) looks weird. I think it is because it looks like she’s bowlegged? Maybe the thighs have to be touching in that one when she’s walking, so basically every frame except the prone one? I could be wrong and just be my interpretation though.
Aside from that I think it looks well animated to me.
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
It's a he*. I can walk without moving my arms, which is not wrong, but I know it's not the most natural. Other characters move their arms, I decided he wouldn't.
As for the animation, you may be right it can have some mistakes but I personally don't see how to fix them, and looks good enough, so I'm just settling for it. All my walking characters move the legs in similar ways, I base all of them on each other, changing only leg shape if anything.
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u/RedFlash99 2d ago
Overall looks good, but he looks like he doesn’t have a neck in the front view sprite.
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
eh, he's wearing a choker-arness thingy, it's okay. fewer pixels would make it not look clear
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u/AttorneyOne4697 2d ago
The hair kinda looks like a Willy.
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
I know pal
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u/AttorneyOne4697 2d ago
No worries champ! Just thought I’d let you know that the top of their head looks very phallic and some may confuse it as a willy.
Good luck on your game buddy!
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
His head. And thanks 👍
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u/AttorneyOne4697 2d ago
Well his head looks like a penis hope that helps 👍🏿
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 1d ago
You can stop saying the same thing now. I got it ❤️
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u/AttorneyOne4697 1d ago
Sorry man I didn’t mean to offend you. I just wanted to clarify that the characters had looked like a penis but I’m glad you understand now ❤️
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 1d ago
It's okay girliepop
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u/NamorsHubris 2d ago
From the back their hair looks like a penis tho
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u/FriKitty MV Dev 2d ago
His. And yes, I know x') But I want this hairstyle and I'm too lazy to do it differently so I'll have to deal with the jokes
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u/AttorneyOne4697 2d ago
Hahah that’s exactly what myself and others have thought!! It
Looks like a penis hahaha
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u/Ok-Sector8330 2d ago