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Sounds to me like you've been on a constant grind because you need the money and didn't really have a chance to rest, and when you did have the time, you spent it on something that was "productive", instead of actually resting. You might truly be a bit burnt out.

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You definitely have what it takes. I'm sure you can get over this issue eventually. All you have to do is be confident and tackle the source of the problems once you find it.

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I didn't feel it was sloppy at all, but you know yourself better than I do. The reason you can't tap into that is probably the same reason you can't like anything you make. I really do hope you can figure out how to get over it.

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I don't doubt you on that one. If there's a way to avoid falling into the trap of redoing a thing over and over until it looks perfect, it can only be training yourself to call things done once they're "good enough" The hard part will be finding the good enough, you'll have to accept sloppy for now

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Ah. That explains everything. You've got some perfectionist in you. Sadly, I do not know the cure for perfectionism.

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Here's an idea. Next time you do a sprite, time yourself. But not to know how fast you do it, no. Instead see about making a quick note about anything you might be feeling stuck with every 10 to 15 minutes. Try to figure why you take forever, or if not, why you feel so. Maybe that'll help?

I mean that I don't quite like how the sprite I made turned out. It might not be the same as you not liking your sprites when you make it, but the situation is not too dissimilar. uh... um... Distraction picture go!

Thanks again. This is kind of what I meant earlier. You can clearly like something that someone else made, so it's not like you can't like art, you just can't seem to like your art. Probably because it doesn't turn out the way you envisioned it. Not entirely unlike what happened to me here. Heh.

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Thanks! I know I screwed up the hair but that's on me for not knowing how to do hair well

Hey @multilewds.bsky.social, had the random thought that maybe trying to do some sprite of your character Yukari might help lift your mood a lil bit. All I got is a clear reminder that I'm way better at editing a base than making one from scratch... Not that the absolute lack of outlines helps.

Beats me. If I had a proper solution for this kind of issue, we wouldn't be discussing this and we'd be fixing it instead.

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That's just how brains work: Since you made it and know how it was made and all the mistakes you have possibly made, you can't see past that to see the art by itself. And I'm sure that's the issue because you are still able to praise art, as long as it's not yours

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Only to you, pal, only to you

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The problem with doing what you love as a job is that you turned what you love into a job. You shoulda made a job into something you love instead. Maybe, just maybe, you're too concerned about quality and stuff? Could be. It could be anything! It could be in this very room... Wish I had an answer

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Eh, don't worry too much. With how many games exist nowadays, somebody somewhere will see it looking like something else. It's just something that we gotta live with.

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Yeah that's fair enough. I only thought of what I did specifically because you only had two of the swings done.

You don't have to, just because the sword is the same color. I didn't meant to point out that similarity, and it's not even the same shade of green. And your sword isn't all green, it's just the effect, the sword itself is sword colored.

The "joke", if I can call it that, is that it reminded me of Megaman Zero so I talked like it was that game. In it, you can get to do a three attack combo with the sword, but only after you've hit enough enemies, and actually start being able to swing only once.

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Good job leveling up the Z-saber, but you really want to get the third attack unlocked soon so you can hit bosses three times in a row before you have to wait out their immunity frames. (This is kind of a joke and I hope it comes across as such)

Barreytor @barreytor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That's called experience. I knew you'd find it easy since it should be nothing that new.

I completely understand the feeling, and I'm annoyed to know that there's nothing I can say that can get you out of thinking your stuff isn't good enough.

I see. Yeah, accounting for every little thing can definitely make things complex. I don't think there's a good suggestion I can give you regarding that.

And you can! All you need to focus in is what you're "showing", and how it looks animated. Don't get lost in trying to be overly detailed, don't focus too much on how each individual frame looks. Then again, I don't really have proper experience. I just did what felt right.

🔞MultiVoxes🔞- Vgen WAITLIST @multilewds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Well... needs a back view now... and honestly, that won't be HALF as difficult as the sideview stuff is... soooo... idk might try putting Erika on this base afterwards (although an idle would be nice too...)

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Ah, I get what you mean. Yeah, if you rely heavily on outlines, it can get quite complicated. Still, you did a good job there.

Sure, the resolution may be low, and the parts might blend together, but I think it looks good even then

And a third one. I wish I coulda just put them all in a single post

That's because I haven't really posted my sprites pretty much anywhere. All I have is from a project that's in the "I didn't know what I was doing so it's shelved" state. Here lemme just show you some I have from it.

🔞MultiVoxes🔞- Vgen WAITLIST @multilewds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Being honest with you... I have done WORSE sideviews... Man... this is making me want to work on YUREI again :Z

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Okay, on second thought, I haven't done more than a few pixel art H animations and they were simple both in the animation and the style. But I didn't feel they were a pain to do even if I was kind of bumbling my way through half the time.

Animations that are a pain? Well I've done my share of simple H animations and didn't really feel them to be that troublesome... Then again, it may be just a difference in production methods

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Fair enough, though it is a good base in general, so I don't think the nipples are a waste. And here me brain is telling me to suggest you to attempt a small lewd game that has the things you'll need for the big one. Don't pay attention, it just wants to see them pixel tits in action.

Eh, it's okay. It happens, and either you'd have seen it at some point or somebody else would have pointed it out. It's not like it breaks the sprite. Did you have any plan to use the sprite when you started making it?

Dang, you made me look again and now I can't help but notice that in the front view one the nipples aren't even so the horizontal flip of the sprite on the second half is actually noticeable. Still, good sprites. The shape's nice to look at, there's tits, and the animation's smooth, and there's tits

Damn that's a good looking sprite to wake up to.

Azurezero (NSFW) @azurezeroart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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its frustrating that desync is inevitable when dealing with rpgmaker

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Azurezero (NSFW) @azurezeroart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Another live2d made for midori, only one more to finish the brothel quest for the patreon update. still need to record the stepfile for the dancing game and put all the animations together in that

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Barreytor @barreytor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Maybe it was a matter of timing? Or perhaps it was from the reposts people did.

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Wow, yeah. Regressing like that would suck. Still, I've seen my fair share of things, and I think you still have quite a ways of going down in quality until you can reach mediocre. You just have too high standards for yourself.

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Ah. Well that sucks. Personally I think your sprites are great, but I guess the lack of reaction from people might be getting to you. Or your own view of your sprites, that could be an issue too. Nothing I can say will help with that.

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So what, is your only option to keep going and burn yourself out? Surely there must be another way... Which I'd suggest if I had any idea what that could be. Realistically all I can think of suggesting is trying to make a separate thing with less mechanics for learning more, but that's not help

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Barreytor @barreytor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Do it. Your mental health is important, take a break.

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Looks fun! May I complain that there are too many clothes tho?

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Barreytor @barreytor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You call that a plugin? You didn't even need to plug it in! ... It was funnier in my head

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We are all a mess. Some just do better at pretending they're not. I hope you get to feel better soon.

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Nah, don't worry, I know it may have needed clarification because I've been talking a mess here.

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I mean, I figure being able to do the same thing but faster is also a sign of skill improvements, which is why I even mentioned it at all. But ultimately I can't tell you a solution because from my point of view your art is already quite good... And I'm no therapist.

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