Viking's Monster Graphics

[Pryex]

They should cast shadows in the water.

[zade_o]

how about these hues?

I'm not bothering with the water yet, but there will be shadows/reflections and whatnot.

[zade_o]

 ->  (new)

idle animation. for now, i'm not interested in increasing the frames of animation.

i know i double posted, oh well.

[Anna Comnena]

The animation would probably be better if it wasn't for that bright highlight on the neck right below the animation edge. Ideally you should do the whole neck/body from the water surface up.

[zade_o]

hmm, alright, i will try and go through and scrunch each section of his neck? maybe that'll make it look more like what i'm going for.

[Anna Comnena]

Or make the scrunch "border" along the lines of the neck contours? As it is the animation break cuts through most of one neck segment but at the other end, since the neck curves down, it cuts only the top half of that segment. So do the animation cutting along the same contours as the static art piece.

[zade_o]

there's the new one, looks like too big of a shift for 2 frames. So are you saying take the chunk i moved with the old animation, and fix the borders so it looks more like the new animation? that way it doesn't look like a big shift but still looks smooth and more connected?

[Kusy]

@Wraith:

> That looks good Ghost  :azn:
>
> Are you going to do like a source edit or something so these guys can be bosses?

No, he will tell them to do it.

[Techno 5.0]

@Ghost:

> 
> there's the new one, looks like too big of a shift for 2 frames. So are you saying take the chunk i moved with the old animation, and fix the borders so it looks more like the new animation? that way it doesn't look like a big shift but still looks smooth and more connected?

probably other ppl have pointed this out but maybe make it more smoother animated? cuz its choppy to me.
and the tail should move a lil bit aswell. idk just ideas

[Dark Crusade]

The sprite manages to move its head up, with only a small portion of its neck actually moving? It looks odd how only very small part of his body is moving to lift his head up, and if you look at its body, it looks like its squishing his spine.

[zade_o]

I don't get how to fix that idle animation though, it seems like that's the only thing i can do. anybody got a good reference for that idle animation? (keep in mind i want 2 frame)

[Dark Crusade]

Maybe try an animation for a minor headbob, as well as open his mouth a bit or something?

[zade_o]

Alright i'll try it later, the mouth opens in the attack animation btw. But i'll try maybe just opening it slightly and i'll try to change it to a slight head movement.

[zade_o]

here's the beginning of fenrir. still wrapping my head around the paws so they're not on there yet but i like what i have so far so i wanted to show it. I'll post the updated jormangund animation in a sec.

fenrir:

jormangund:
(imagine acid spraying everywhere when he fully opens his mouth. Also, I think I may fix the attack so it looks more like he's lifting the top half of his mouth instead of dropping the bottom half.)

[Guest]

Great work Ghost! Those are some of the coolest bosses I've seen.

[Kite]

That looks killer Ghost.
They both look great.

I still think the tail could do something.

[zade_o]

Thanks ambard and kite!

And yeah, I kept forgetting to add animation the tail, here's the newest idle animation. haven't touched the attack animation yet.

(ignore the white dot on the end of his midsection….not sure where that came from)

[Kite]

Much better dude, I like it a lot.

[gothikaboy]

Try adding water rings :)

[zade_o]

I'm not touching the water aspects yet.

[gothikaboy]

Ok, but the dragon is liek awesum.
Vikings eat ninjas and shit pirates.

[zade_o]

lol. tell that to this guy.

thanks though lol

[magezhilo]

usually when something opens it's mouth it's chin moves with it  XD

[zade_o]

fenrir's idle anim.

you're right, fixing the chin now.

fixed jormangund's idle.
-shifted his cuts
-shifted the section lines in his neck
-close his eyes a wee bit
-fixed the chin

[DrNova]

how long did that take you