The current image has 8 frames of animation, and is still vague even then; it could easily be mistaken for just walking.

I am inclined to assume this is unpicturable.

I'm assuming gifs aren't an option. If not then I don't think you capture it in a single image without it looking like a jump.

edited 27th Nov '11 1:28:40 PM by Frosplosion

Motion to pull

Frames are way too small to be clear.

Seconded

What about this sprite thing? The skip seems more obvious.

http://www.spriters-resource.com/snes/pinnochio/sheet/23955

Thirding pull.

Keep Until Better Image Suggestion. That pic helped me understand what the trope was about when it was in YKTTW, and allowed me to remind about and add the Lightning Legend example.

That one is not bad indeed.

edited 28th Nov '11 4:26:56 AM by AceNoctali

Is it really necessary to picture it with an animation? I personally got what the trope is about just from reading the name...

And the first thing that came to mind for the image is the first ED of Nichijou. At 1:00 in, it alternates between two girls skipping happily in front of a background and drawn in a style that really couldn't say "innocence" any more strongly without approaching dangerous territories.

Well, this version of the song has a whole block of text blocking the view, and the animation is such that a bunch of the frames look completely ridiculous on their own, but I'm quite sure I could conjure up a screenshot that's clean and shows the skip at its skippingest.

Well, at any rate the Pinocchio one's an improvement over the current:

I don't think we need to show the full motion, as most people have some idea of what skipping is.

I like the little girls picture.

That works well enough for me.

That's probably as good as we'll get. I support it.

Fourthing pull, btw.

Bump...

I like the little girls.

The picture of the girls works.

Good enough; the pic is up and tagged. Locking up.