Within the last week some iPhone developer was offering his services...dunno where/who that post is :(

I think you could shift your palette from slym's enough that they work together but share no colors so the sprite reads. Right now is all blending in too much.

That's the idea and works much better. Maybe as you work assets in you can further adjust shades.

Hard to see what's happening. Post animation :)

I like the second-to-last one's (Big-body/small-head) proportions, however the small-body one is more cartoonish, perhaps more befitting a game setting.
For the size/proportion I like the last one best, and think if it were cleaned up would make a very interesting character.

Here is a test with the different bodies with background added:

Generally speaking all versions work.

Maybe you need to decide based on the game story or character itself. For example, if the main character sprite is the only 'logical/sensible' one in the game and every other sprtie is nuts then it should be proportioned (original body/smaller head). If every thing in the world is 'normal/logical' and the main character is the one that's nuts but he's clever/smart (big head/small body). If hes nuts and a total lunatic then (big body/little head). Or whatever tells you more about him and helps the story. If you don't have a story, at least a synopsis in your head, do that now.

Lovin' the bunny :)

Well, that's settled. Go animate.

Update on background:

Edited by slym - 12 June 2011 at 10:51am

Ears should perk up when noticing something. Animals, especially ones like deer, have very active ears when trying to locate something.

New bunny with lots of motion and stuff!
sorry for the delay
I merged into 1 animation, no point having 2, especially since I had to extend the shake into 8 frames anyway. idk about the tail wag yet.

next is jump

I really don't think 2 idles is necessary, you'll barely see the rabbits, you're chasing them through the forest, not visiting them in a petting zoo. I wouldn't be surprised if you only every saw it loop once.

Been very busy lately. Here is a mock-up with some GUI. Color changes, moss added, etc. Some parts of the moss are obviously unfinished, and the rocks still need a bit of editing.

Iphone



Sorry for the weird colors, photoshop 7.0's gamma settings are a hot mess. Oh and don't mind the different heart sizes, the larger ones are obviously the current ones.  :mean:



I uploaded the screens as pictures on my iPod :P



Edited by slym - 08 July 2011 at 9:10pm