It's been about a month and a half in the making, but here are the character idle animations put together! It's only going to get more complicated from here, as I throw together some more art assets, gather/create a few sounds, and hopefully have some kind of song (although that's the lowest priority right now). But I really do need to get the web page set up... So many things, but so excited!

Since I'm working on a prototype I'm going to focus on basic motions to get the point across. If this goes well, I'll be able to work on a more refined version that includes moving the hair and dress.

Next is going to be some variation of jumping or climbing (leaning toward climbing?) for platforms.

Trying to keep the animations simple since I'd like to have a prototype finished by the end of the month.

A very simple campfire animation.

For the next draft I'll add some wind in her hair, which means I'm going to have to go back and separate the layers again, but oh well. I had initially planned on just leaving her fro static, but I don't want it to look lazy. Oh, and I need to stagger the legs more.

EDIT: Sorry for the .mov file, now it's an animated gif. ♥

Not sure why I decided to make this an animation, but meh. I'll be making some minor adjustments later, but I have my process down at least.

Hm. I think I'm getting the hang of this, but it took me quite a while. I guess I'll live with it for now, and adjust the smoothness of the arms tomorrow, but I'm scared to death of working on the walking animation...