Tests

I'm working on a project for Flash class where my Samoan character, Sen, runs to a rock and jumps into a pond where he's eaten alive by a giant black octopus. I'm maybe half-way done. I've been producing some of my first run cycles and it's been a struggle, but not unbearably so (with a little help from my friend).
Here are some of the pencil, line, and finished color runs I've done (be sure to click the links that lead to a full-screen version to see more detail):

This was always intended to be a silhouette. Click

Pencil test. Click

Line test. Click

Final color. This is a hard angle to animate something running. Sen gets cut off at the end because that's where the bottom of the frame will be. Click

Nurse Maid Run Cycle

It's really jumpy but for a first try at animation I think it's alright. It took a lot longer than I thought it would. It has given me more respect for what animators of the past have done so well.
Here's the post that got me going: http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2008/02/flip-frog-run.html