02-10-2010, 10:29 AM
Like what the others said, looking at a flag will held. But what that entails is pretty much this.
You want to make a ripple effect. Like a wave. With high points (crests) and low points (troughs). Since this is sort of like a fabric material, like a blanket, each crest is a fold. That's where you will want to shade in. Like the example I made (its a quick sketch, but it gives the right idea). The first frame is roughly the same shape as the bottom of your guy's sprite (but stretched out and flat). You kind of want it to ripple, which can be achieved by moving the whole thing to the side, to make it look as though the waves are moving. Of course, you'll want to change it up a bit. Make some parts larger or smaller, maybe have the edges grow and and shrink to make it look like it's flapping. But this is an example of the movement you're going for.
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You want to make a ripple effect. Like a wave. With high points (crests) and low points (troughs). Since this is sort of like a fabric material, like a blanket, each crest is a fold. That's where you will want to shade in. Like the example I made (its a quick sketch, but it gives the right idea). The first frame is roughly the same shape as the bottom of your guy's sprite (but stretched out and flat). You kind of want it to ripple, which can be achieved by moving the whole thing to the side, to make it look as though the waves are moving. Of course, you'll want to change it up a bit. Make some parts larger or smaller, maybe have the edges grow and and shrink to make it look like it's flapping. But this is an example of the movement you're going for.