Thread:CrimsonWolfT/@comment-174.117.79.182-20140822022801/@comment-24823328-20140822070929

Hi there. Well I could type a really long instruction manual for you to read me blabbering on about, but I decided to keep it simple:

I use Photoshop to sketch my characters and flat color them first, use a tiny version of that picture to outline and color in with the pixel tool, and use slightly lighter/darker hues to make light and shadows.

As for animating, you'd have to move every pixel per frame in a different direction. My max is 6 frames, it works out pretty nicely. You can look at Orthrus's animation for reference, in Crimson Wolf Tokami. In all, I move his two heads, green aura, fire, tail, spikes of fur, arms, legs, and his mouth by 1 pixel in every single frame. But, things such as my character's shirt, aura, and tail, and Orthrus's fire, aura, and mane required me to actually draw them differently in each frame to give it a little more movement.

I hope that helped.