While rummaging through my folders, I found some old homemade GIF battle animations I made, so I'll share them.

It's just four frames strung together, so it's pretty crude 💦
The first frame shows a short, clear beam saber part set in the muzzle. This is a picture of the moment immediately after firing. Next, keeping the same composition, I set the full-length clear saber part. A strong LED light is shone on the clear part from off-screen to represent the beam piercing the Zaku. In reality, the clear part is set behind the Zaku's torso, under its right armpit. Keeping the same composition, the lighting is intensified to represent an explosion. These four...

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