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12/1/2005 20:51:47   
darkwingdux
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Dux's Guide to Animation
NOTE!!!: This guide is prefferably for paint. I'm pretty sure it works w/ other things though!


First off, for animations like Fire Emblem, you'll need a sheet. A great source for FE sheets would be www.feplanet.net.

Next copy the sheet and open a document.

Paste the sheet



This is a Fire Emblem sheet of Jaffar to use as an example. Use it as a template for this guide.

Open another document. Copy and cut the first sprite from the sheet and paste it in your newly made document.

Then do the same with the second sprite. Zoom in on the first one before you paste the second one though. Make sure that their shadow's match in this case. (Trust me)

Repeat this process until you get to the sprite where it looks as if hes leaping or jumping.

This is where it gets tricky. Keep the same sprite and move it forward bit by bit. If you wanna speed up the proccess, make a sprite of him leaping and make the next one just nothing. Then make him far away from where he was before. This will make your character move like lightning. It's a great method and I'm a fan of it.

After you've done all of his moves and stuff, when he hops back, use the lightning method. Then when he's just standing, stop using it.

Keep pasting the sprites like you did previously and his cape will wave. When you're done with that, You're almost done.

All you have to do is get an animator such as UnFreeZ and animate it. UnFreeZ is a universal GIF animator and can be found here: www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/

You can also add cool things like lightning bolts and fireballs.

You can even add character's to make them battle!

If you don't quite understand this, here are some finished products that you might want to take a look at:





I hope you liked this guide and it helps you out. If not, don't be TOO harsh with your criticisms please.

People helped by this:
Celebloki
Sabre Fang
PhoenixKing Aenarion
Necromancer King
Eyesham
Beta Wolf
Legault_the_Ninja
Drew
Blompy
DarkLord517
TheMint
Werewolf King
chickenbakeok
Immatureflip22
cabracadabra


< Message edited by darkwingdux -- 1/3/2006 21:10:31 >


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12/1/2005 21:16:53   
_Depression
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lol, nice tut dux. you could make an animation of you actually DOING an animation by taking screenshots. That would be cool
AQ  Post #: 2
12/1/2005 22:11:09   
darkwingdux
Member

I actually did and it turned out awful
AQ  Post #: 3
12/1/2005 22:13:08   
Vader
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nice tut dux :)
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12/2/2005 6:17:55   
Dracologist1
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What kind of document are you talking about?
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 5
12/2/2005 6:45:03   
darkwingdux
Member

Thanks Vader, and Draco, I use paint, but i'm pretty sure it'll work on GIMP and Photoshop and other stuff, so give it a shot!
AQ  Post #: 6
12/2/2005 6:51:43   
Sabre Fang
Banned


umm im confused on how to cut them of can u help me???
AQ  Post #: 7
12/2/2005 16:57:20   
darkwingdux
Member

Ya, what do you use?
AQ  Post #: 8
12/2/2005 17:18:47   
Sabre Fang
Banned


nvm lol i figured it out
AQ  Post #: 9
12/3/2005 21:41:43   
darkwingdux
Member

THanks, Glad you like it
AQ  Post #: 10
12/15/2005 2:09:12   
Celebloki
Member

Dux without this guide i would not have been able to make my animations so i say*in a classroom child way*THANKYOU MR. DARKWINGDUX.

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AQ  Post #: 11
12/15/2005 20:01:53   
darkwingdux
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*shrugs* I didn't know this would inspire one so much, im glad you started to animate!
AQ  Post #: 12
12/16/2005 22:26:51   
dorel argo
Member

where do i get sheet from and where should i save it to and how do i cut it
AQ  Post #: 13
12/17/2005 11:32:27   
darkwingdux
Member

Well, just so you know, this guide works best with paint, so if you don't have it, this might not make sense... To cut: Select the "box" tool so you can make a box around the sprite. Press Ctrl+X to cut and copy it. Save it to any picture folder, prefferably My Pictures. THe best place for sheets is www.feplanet.net if you want Fire Emblem sheets, otherwise, i dunno
AQ  Post #: 14
12/17/2005 12:48:13   
crushdrinker
Member

wer do u get UnFreeZ and does it cost anything also i cant get feplanet to show the sheets never mind it works now

< Message edited by crushdrinker -- 12/17/2005 12:58:25 >


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AQ DF MQ  Post #: 15
12/18/2005 2:52:18   
omega340
Banned


dux can u do one for this one?

I really need help with this one

< Message edited by omega340 -- 12/18/2005 3:41:11 >
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 16
12/18/2005 10:27:24   
Powerbait
Member

this is hard...i can't get it into anything at all...how do you get it into paint?i used file and save as then open in paint and it says file is not currently directed right now.

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AQ DF MQ  Post #: 17
12/18/2005 10:58:04   
logeyssamus
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Do you know how to animate words, like they are there then they disappaer.
I have photoshop 6.0 just to tell you!
AQ  Post #: 18
12/18/2005 20:48:22   
darkwingdux
Member

No, sorry i dont
Omega: Post that in my shop. (link in sig)
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12/19/2005 4:05:59   
PhoenixKing Aenarion
Member

Thanks Dux. Because of this guide, i was able to make this...



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AQ  Post #: 20
12/19/2005 19:16:18   
darkwingdux
Member

Nice job Phoenix!
Da Nite Slaya!!! Don't triple post! Only post your sig once! and I think you might wanna check back on the front page, and you'll know what a sprite is.

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AQ  Post #: 21
12/19/2005 20:19:48   
necromancer king
Banned


im still confused
AQ  Post #: 22
12/19/2005 20:31:01   
darkwingdux
Member

Sorry, that's all the info i can get you! What don't you get?
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12/19/2005 20:50:18   
necromancer king
Banned


where can i get an animating program cause i have it all worked out but that
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12/19/2005 21:27:31   
darkwingdux
Member

Right Here! www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/
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