Click on the image above to see the walking test. The character now faces and moves left and right based on keyboard arrow presses. He also blinks every few seconds!

EDIT: You will need to click on the screen when the Flash file opens to be able to make the character walk.

Now he faces both ways! I'm sure the shadows aren't accurate, but they'll do.

He will be controllable with the keyboard by tomorrow.

Black Hole Game

This is the (as yet unnamed) Player Character for my Flash educational game. I began by sketching out the character by hand in pencil. This took a very look time because of an unfortunate combination of a lack of drawing skill and perfectionism. Next, I scanned the image into Flash and traced the image in black with my Wacom tablet. I used pressure sensitivity settings to vary the line thickness.

Then, I had to separate the character into the specific parts that will move when he is animated. His arms, legs, eyes, eyebrows, and mouth are all individual movie clips, which will be tweened to create movement. I digitally inked each part with a shadow on the left side, which will need to be switched when the character is facing left.

The next step will be to create a walk cycle for the character. I will then create a test screen where the character will be able to be moved with keyboard arrow presses.