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Squeakie's Avatar ...animated by ~Cosmic-Riptide:iconCosmic-Riptide:

Categories Digital Art > Miscellaneous > Animation

©2008-2009 ~Cosmic-Riptide
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Here's a larger version of an avatar I just finished for my very good friend Squeakie (from another site), featuring a Big Brown Bat and some cake!! Mmmmmmm caaaake!!

I had originally planned more for this piece (a common problem of mine)... The eyes were supposed to dart around like a hyper chameleon's and then focus forward as the cake appeared. I also wanted the popping thought bubble to be more fluid and billowy... The frame count was getting way out of hand though, and I ended up having to cut the avatar's color palette in half (in order to keep the file size below the required 25 KB limit).

Photo reference for the cake came from cookiemadness.net (the original photo was of a slice of carrot cake).

EDIT - I inadvertently discovered that this image runs very slowly when viewed with "Internet Explorer".

After a little reading, it seems that this is actually a problem with IE6 (and possibly higher) and not the animation itself (as it runs perfectly in "Opera", "Netscape", "Firefox", my extremely outdated image viewing software, and I'm sure "Safari").

The kicker is that most people still use IE, so for most people this image will run slowly...

I'm hoping that I can find a solution for this little annoyance... In the meantime I suggest viewing the image with something other than Microsoft brand software.

Oh internet... It's always compatibility issues with you...

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~DuoRadon Sep 23, 2008, 10:47:31 AM
That is the BEST avatar ever!! Beautiful work, as always! :3

--
"To be other than human does not necessarily mean to be less."
- The Conqueror Worm by Mike Mignola
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~DuoRadon Sep 23, 2008, 6:53:11 PM
:glomp:

--
"To be other than human does not necessarily mean to be less."
- The Conqueror Worm by Mike Mignola
:icongoldfox20:
~GoldFox20 Sep 30, 2008, 6:52:03 PM
Awww... Now this is adorable! I like how the bat has it's little pink tongue sticking out. That makes it even cuter! :giggle:

Everyone loves cake!

[cuts a piece of cake and gives it to the little hungry bat] :cake: ^_____^

--
Knowledge is power.
Power corrupts.
Study hard.
Be evil. :evillaugh:

-GoldFox ^-^

And if you enjoy vore stories with X-Men: Evolution and Power Rangers, *please* check out my good friend ~LiamsLostAngel
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~Cosmic-Riptide Oct 3, 2008, 3:23:55 AM
Thank you very much!

The tongue was actually Squeakie's idea (the bat didn't have it in my original drawing). It certainly does add to the cuteness factor, and is a nice additional splash of color!
:icongoldfox20:
~GoldFox20 Oct 3, 2008, 9:24:03 AM
You're welcome.

And yes, it was a good idea. :3

--
Knowledge is power.
Power corrupts.
Study hard.
Be evil. :evillaugh:

-GoldFox ^-^

And if you enjoy vore stories with X-Men: Evolution and Power Rangers, *please* check out my good friend ~LiamsLostAngel
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~Rasiel-Draconis Nov 12, 2008, 8:28:28 PM
Beautiful little drawing. I just saw it through a link on Duo Radon's journal. Also, just thought I'd mention this. I use IE7 and Opera and the animation seems to be playing about the same speed for me in both. That slowed playing issue might just be a problem with older versions of IE starting with 6 and going backfrom there.

--
Light and Dark, Good and Evil. Is there truly such a difference between the two? Or is the actual difference more dependant on your point of view?
-Rasiel Draconis

I am open for commissions: [link]
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~Cosmic-Riptide Nov 14, 2008, 2:00:44 PM
Thank you very much! B-)

Good to know. From what I recall reading, it's an issue with IE6 and I believe IE8b... so I wasn't sure if it effected 7 or not.
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~Athelind Nov 21, 2008, 10:54:17 AM
Gotta love the eyes!

--
Your Obedient Serpent,
The Boojum Snark
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