forest run animation

v1: v2:
signature variants:




speed variants:



Detailed credits here

I needed a break from everything, so I put together this tag today. It's an idea that's been sitting in my head for a while now, but previous attempts haven't worked out so well, and I scrapped them.

This isn't complete yet; I still have to colour the horse, and I reckon the animation isn't quite right, so I'm going to return to that, but for now I thought I'd see what you guys think, and where I can improve.

*edit* v2 added. which one do you prefer?
*edit 2* signature variant added, with different seasons. Have I got the colour schemes right on these?
*edit 3* speed variants added. Rear horse is either the same speed as the front horse, slightly faster, or much faster. Which looks best? Or should it be something in between? Or something else?

Last edited on 2016-11-11 at 22:17:26 by UlyssesBlue (spare)

i think it looks good but the horse is a little to small in my opinion. i think how busy and how the background is moving takes the attention from the horse and it is kind of hard to notice. but other that that it looks great!!!!!

I love it!

I'd buy one..!
if I was on my main and had enough money X)

Last edited on 2016-11-01 at 12:44:01 by RF's Olympus Colors Stud

super cool! buuut what's with the pink tree? ;P

maybe a cherry tree? dunno lol

I really like it! The only thing that gets me is the trees, the animation is just a tad choppy and I think it would help the horse stand out a little if the trees were a little faded.

Right now, my attention doesn't really immediately go to the horse, more so to the trees, as Ruby said so I agree that maybe you could somehow decrease the attention-grabbing factor of them. I'm also not quite sure how I feel about the ground tapering off into blank space. Other than that, it's really good!

Last edited on 2016-11-02 at 18:25:00 by Reign

I think it's adorable! I would like the horse to stand out a bit more, but maybe once you've colored the horse it will. I'd buy at least one of these right now if possible!

Thanks so much for all your feedback, guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to reply, I've had a few all-nighters recently so haven't been on much. In response to some of your feedback:

- The pink tree is meant to be a cherry tree in bloom. I'll change its colour to better fit in with the forest theme though.
- The dominance of the trees in the animation is an interesting point. I have an idea for an alternative version of this tag, which I'll put together soon and get your feedback on.

I think this is amazing!

I've made a new version with a static background. What does everyone think of this? Does this address the issues raised about background dominance? Which version do you prefer?

I think I like v2 better as the trees in v1 still tend to draw the eyes first and not the horse. The only thing I would change about v2 is I would add a longer pause between when the horse "leaves" the scene and then "re-enters" the scene.

I love v1 still; dominating bgs have never really bothered me too much. But I like v2 also.

I like V2 a lot! The horse definitely draws the attention with it being the only thing moving.

I think the main thing in V1 was maybe that the trees were still perfectly sharpened instead of blurred as the horse ran.

Last edited on 2016-11-07 at 20:04:38 by Reign