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[Majora]

Yep, except move the front-most pair of legs back one.

[AaronJer]

Back one pixel, you mean?

[Majora]

I meant row, because I don't like how they stick out vertically like that. I'd like all the legs nice and vertical.

[AaronJer]

Anyway. Legs positioning aside... is this coloring style and palette agreeable? I put it in the picture for super-awesome reference.



By moving the legs back, is this what you wanted? It makes the perspective slightly less correct, but if you're supposed to attack him in the head it'll make it work for gameplay better.

Edited by AaronJer, 13 October 2008 - 01:44 PM.

[Majora]

The pair of legs at the back, curve them a bit so they curve towards the rear. Add some greens and reds to it too.

[AaronJer]

Just so you understand, if the back legs are curved back the perspective will be totally killed and it'll look like you're looking straight down at the spider. If that's what you want, that's fine, I'm just mentioning.

Edited by AaronJer, 13 October 2008 - 05:26 PM.

[Majora]

The back pair of l legs, bend them down from the knee. Kinda like this


Tilt the abdomen/rear back so it doesn't look so "looking at from straight above" and it looks like "looking at it from above at an angle. like this kinda:


A) represents where the "camera" should be when viewing the spider to produce the desired perspective
B) represents where the "camera" is currently, giving the "viewing the spider that is directly below" perspective (excluding the legs which mess up the perspective)

I hope this isn't too confusing X_x

[AaronJer]

Alright... but isn't the way you want the legs there pretty much just this again?



Anyway, I'll work with the abdomen for a minute and see what I can do.

[Majora]

Oh X_x didn't see that.

So yea, THAT, the image in post #38 of this thread. The one directly preceding this *points* post. THAT spider is what I need. With greens and reds thrown in, 3 frames: "normal" position, "standing" position where it has its body raised, and an "OW, SON OF A!" frame for when it gets hit in the face with a pointy object.

I think that will suffice in terms of being 100% clear in an attempt to minimize any (if at all) confusion.

EDIT: If it becomes too much of a hassle, I'll just use that one then. The one you just (re)posted.

Edited by Majora, 13 October 2008 - 06:45 PM.

[AaronJer]

Made some pretty big changes. I hope the perspective is cool now? I can put the hairs back if you want me to, I was just going for a more 'elegant' hairy look on the abdomen that would help the perspective.



For the 'body raised' do you mean that thing where spiders lift up their head and front legs, or just like a tektite standing up really tall?

Edited by AaronJer, 13 October 2008 - 07:17 PM.

[Majora]

DING.

Tekitite standing tall. And that perspective will do.

[AaronJer]

Here Schpida stands, proud and tall. Is that what you're looking for? I might have had a little too much fun with the "OUCH!" frame.

Edited by AaronJer, 13 October 2008 - 10:17 PM.

[Majora]

Awesome

His eyes in the OUCH frame should wide open, in a marginally comical fashin, like this kinda: O o

But I'll do it myself, I've asked enough of you already

[AaronJer]

Glad to help. I HOPE it doesn't need any color changes, I'm pretty sure I used entirely colors from your palette, but I might be high.