Splash Screen and Icon

so here were some color variations throughout my progress for the splash screen.

and a simple icon for the app on the touchscreen

Running Scouts!

I tried capturing the stereotypical ninja-running cycle with this one, turned out pretty satisfactory.

as always, the movement is sketched first, 

I try to keep most sprite animations within 4 frames (6 if I'm feeling extravagant) with a frame running every 0.1 secs 

running to the top left and top right

bottom left and bottom right

and some desert sand themed tiles.

 

More Mockups

some more animations and some more mock ups used by development to help guide the programmed sequence of the game

The fuzzy blue circle indicates where the player should be tapping on their touch screen to progress on a normal play-through