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[dspencer]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to make art for a game I'm working on. I've never successfully made pixels (or other intricate pictures since maybe elementary school) before, so this is a new thing to me. I was wondering if anyone would mind giving me a few pointers?

My goal is to end up with an animated (probably 8 frame) swimming SCUBA diver. Right now its just filled in blocks with different colors for different parts of the body, with some bubbles. Is there anything glaringly wrong, so far?



Also the reference I'm using is:

I've added arms cause I want them. But they probably look weird because they aren't in the original and I don't really know how to do them.

[moi]

attach them to the shoulders and everything should be okay son

[dspencer]

I just got back and worked on it a little more - I moved the arms closer to the shoulders, I think... I guess maybe only one should be forward at a time? depending on weather he is doing the breast stroke or crawl-ish type of swimming.

[ChevyRay]

Yeah, the arms are still coming out way too low on his torso. Hold your arms out straight and have a look at them in the mirror. Notice how they go straight across, and are level with the bottom of your neck? That's where you want 'em.

[dspencer]

Ugh, I accidentally uploaded the wrong file. Heres with the arms and a little bit of shading

[ZeuglinRush]

Ugh, I accidentally uploaded the wrong file. Heres with the arms and a little bit of shading

Much better. Also, the arm actually is visible in the original:


Arms aren't generally used for anything except maneuvering and holding things when scuba diving, since they provide only a fraction of the thrust that flippers do.