This SLYNYRD Pixelblog walks through animating water in pixel art: build looping sine waves from oval chains for side-view surface crests; break waterfalls into mouth, flow, and splash with sagging vertical bands; suggest river direction with small pulsing lines; and animate reflective water surfaces beyond a simple flipped still.
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