I've been practicing animating lately and I've wanted to make potions for a while. So @jonny-clearwater 's Pixelart Weekly Contest motivated me to finally try making some fancy potions. This weeks theme is animation and I definitely wanted to work on some fun effects.
Original size 110x50 pixels
A short recap of my process
I used Aseprite to create this, because of it's more intuitive animation system.
I used a lot of layers, because I'm still inexperienced with complex animation. More layers makes it easier to concentrate and to adjust settings like hue/saturation and opacity.
My first attempt at animating purple potion failed, it looked like it was flipping in place. I started it from scratch as it was much faster.
I used only 8 frames as it's the fastest way for me to get a smooth looping animation. For the background I used the dither machine again to quickly generate a simple pattern.
Work in Progress
What is your favorite potion? :D
The tastes of these potions are:
The first one is like lemony pop-rocks.
The middle one is stardust, spicy and burns like alcohol.
Last one has flowery taste and reminds of lavender, but it's other magical flowers.
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Great most on animation, you made a good call on this post! Though am not into this but I love it......Tnx for Sharing and happy steeming!
Thank you :D Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, that's awesome!!!
Excellent job @kristyglas
Maybe you would consider joining the @contests cover image contest :)
Thank you! :D
I'll check it out, but I have 2 posts waiting to be finished this week :)
Damn, when will the day come when I will win a pixel weekly?? :D This post is awesome. You are too good. :)
Thank you :D
I'm sure you can win, your art is great. It's best if you feel inspired ^-^
Really cool pixel art and animation quality mate!
Thank you :D
Trying to learn and improve <3
The voting post is up: https://steemit.com/art/@jonny-clearwater/2tzktw-pixel-art-weekly-top-3-you-choose-the-winner
:D Vote for any you like ^^
Thank you for voting! ^^
Really awesome! I like the way the middle one sloshes back and forth, well done!
Thank you! Yeah it's probably smoothest animation from the 3 ^-^
I love those! Looks like potions from a cozy retro style video game.
Thank you ^-^
Had a lot of practice
buen trabajo...
Animation is definitely something on my "to learn" - list.
Looks really cool the potions!
Thank you :D It was very fun to make
I love pixel art. These are really well done. You've got some talent!
Thank you! ^^ Do you do any pixel art?
Haha noooo... Unfortunately, I am not gifted in the visual arts. I mostly write. I also like video, but I haven't done any on Steemit yet. Pixel art I could maybe do, because it is more technical and I think in that manner. I couldn't paint or draw though!
Well definitely try out pixel art :D
Getting started is much easier than regular drawing.
they look amazing, you should post some aseprite tutorials (:
Thank you ^^ I will when I have more free time. Tutorials are harder than just drawing.
Is there something in particular that you'd like to learn? :D