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Another misinterpreted sprite for me were the Koopas in Super Mario Bros. I think because I grew up on SMW I just assumed that the Koopas in SMB were also bipedal. It wasn't until a later game (I think Galaxy) where they recreated the SMB pose when I realized I was wrong.
@mIpfun Looking like a young Harkinian. Or maybe a close relative of his.
I guess I can add on to the addendum here by pointing out that this technique also works great for editing frames. I find it to be a bit simpler sometimes than essentially just editing pixel-by-pixel.
Just try to not get too detailed with your drawings to avoid a mess of pixels.
Once it's resized, tweak anything that looks off. I very subtly adjusted the pixels around the eyes here, but it would've been fine either way.
I use this technique exclusively now. It makes the process quicker & easier since you don't have to be as precise for most of it.
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His hand was driving me crazy, so I fixed it. I was already going to 3D animate and rotoscope his crown anyway, so I just threw together a 3D hand along with it. Looks significantly better now, although I'm now noticing his arm looks a bit weird at the end, so I might tweak that.
Just spent 8.5 hours straight animating this for an upcoming YTP. I started with 3 frames from the original cutscenes and just sort of filled in the blanks. His hand looks a bit wonky, but it kinda fits the CD-i style.
And yes, I intentionally left out his crown. You'll see why.