Prompt issue
I’ve been trying to use AI to generate frames for a pixel-art running animation cycle, and I keep running into the same issue:
No matter how I phrase the prompt, the AI doesn’t seem to understand run-cycle progression or animation logic between frames.
I’m not asking it to redesign the sprite. I want:
- the exact same body
- same proportions
- same camera angle
- same upper body
ONLY the legs should move into the next correct running phase.
But instead, the AI keeps:
- repeating the same pose
- extending the wrong leg
- breaking the rhythm of the run cycle
- creating sliding/stuttering motion instead of believable movement
The hardest part is that even when I describe “next frame” or “next stride,” the model treats each image like an isolated illustration instead of part of a connected animation sequence.
I’m curious if other people working with AI + sprite animation are struggling with the same thing.