Game Jam 2024: Day 3, June 21st

We had our character. Now I needed him to move.

I found this tutorial that helped with animating in Krita:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMCmiT_wxA

Good stuff. It would be a little awkward at first, but I did come to appreciate Krita's animation capabilities. The primary source of friction was learning shortcuts and then getting a feel for them. Integrating them, if you will.

My first animation would be a walk cycle. This was my primary reference, from the superb "Animator's Survival Guide" by Richard Williams:


Walk cycles can be tricky for beginners. There are a lot of moving parts to keep track of, but I'm happy with my result.



Nerd Waffle and I had a meeting to iron out its implementation and plan further.


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