done task 3

finally here is my rendered basic walk cycle :) i decided to you moom not sure why he just looked fun at the time !

im really pleased with this it look a while getting used to the difference and use of step animating and spline however i think i have got the hang of this now. the only thing i would comment on is that his head bobs a little too much for my liking and this is something i would consider changing in the future.

more later :)

more walk refrence

browsing on youtube i came across a good walk cycle from different angles showing what it could look like from more than one view. it made me realise that when animating a walk cycle in 3d i need to consider all views and make sure my characters body parts stay in line :)

more later :)

Task 3

moving on from poses i dive into walk cycles :) i looked around for any reference and help. i found the animators survival kit...was just what i needed :)

i like the different types of walk cycles and how so much of a characters personality can be shown through such :)

anyway i continued to look for reference and i found a few pages from the book that helped alot.

the break downs are explained perfectly and it was easy to understand what was needed. i then looked back to my work last year and found a video of a 2d animation i had done.

now to start animating my own 3d walk cycle :D 

more later :D

Task 2 done

finally able to render the three chosen poses :) had a bit of trouble with the Morpheus rig textures not being in the right folder and having to reassign them...but here they are :)

Waiting To Start :

this character is slouched impatiently her arms crossed and a disgruntled look on her face, she is obviously too impatient to be waiting.

Surprised :

this character is terribly surprised by....the evil red box ! her body says run but shes not quite there yet :) caught mid flow as she attempts an escape.

Whats Under There : 

this character is curiously looking under the bed in search for a lost sock. she had clearly been relaxing on the bed before having a look not even making the effort to get off the bed.

i really enjoyed posing these characters :) it has taught me alot about shifting weights as they stand so they dont look like they will fall over at the slightest push. and also it has helped my understanding of a good strong silhouette and a striking pose. i also enjoyed trying to tell little stories without anything but a single pose.

more later :D 

Ball and Box Complete

so i finally decided to keep you all updated :) (i know a little late) but hey better late than never !

Anyways here is my final ball and box animation :) im really proud of it as it is. however if i could re work it i would change the opening animation on the ball because i think the roll at first doesn't look as natural as it could have.

expect more now on poses and walk cycles as i give you a little update on how my animation is progressing ! more later :D

sketch dump

so here are some more sketches of poses that i did out and about :D

hopefully this has helped give me a better understanding of key poses :)

more later bye :D

a bit of an update

so i guess i havent reallllly been keeping this up to date. and i guess we are in the new year now so its deffinatly time to pick up my feet. we have started lip syncing for the moment and have just shot some reference for our rap and clap...rest asured the material will be avaliable on here for all who wish to see or use....but i warn you now its embarrassing.

cant really think of anything else to put up here for now, ill get you all upto date when i sort through all the stuff now cluttering my computer haha.

just thought id share this with you, im a huge tangled fan and i think the expressions, reactions and movement of every character is amazing in this. the anaimation that makes up this preview is so fluid and i keep it as my inspiration and my aim for the future.

more later :)