[c+c] Goop Gal Running Animation

[MysteryMeat]

AIGHT, so I'm doing a running animation for a commission, and I need some feedback on it to make it look better.
I think I have most of the stuff I gotta do down now (save the arm swinging), but I feel like it's still missing something before I start that all up, hence why I'm coming to you guys. Any thoughts?

[heyguy]

Really good stuff! Can't wait to see your progress! You say something is missing? I'm not that experienced with animation but I'll give you some of my thoughts regarding this work. You have this nice subtle twisting on the torso but not on the head. Maybe adding a small shifting on the head/eyes might help? I have no idea if a persons head twists like that as they run though. Might not help at all.

Another thing, maybe this is just me. I feel your character looks like a hefty gal and lands a little lightly on her left most foot. I like how your back foot kind of slaps onto the ground. Just my opinion. Hope that helps!

[MysteryMeat]

Noted! I've tweaked it a bit, most notably by adding the leggings she wears. still haven't started the arms (bit intimidated by it, aha...) but I did tweak the left leg's slap a bit.
This fix it?


I know there's a problem with how I've tried to distinct the legs on the frames they overlap but I can't think of any way to fix that, so any ideas on that would help as well

EDIT: added the head turn too

[MysteryMeat]

More progress, made the sweater conform to the run.
Still working on the arms, but any advice is desired on the rest of it

[MysteryMeat]

aaand done! As always, feedback encouraged and welcomed.

[PixelPiledriver]

The hips and shoulders twist at the same time making it feel somewhat waddle like.
But that seems to fit the character.
Still might be worth it to test with offset timing.

[MysteryMeat]

The hips and shoulders twist at the same time making it feel somewhat waddle like.
But that seems to fit the character.
Still might be worth it to test with offset timing.

I was going for kind of a dainty waddle yeah, make her look a bit shy and awkard! I'll try to play around with that later when I have more time!

[heyguy]

Hey! Love how the sweater conforms to her run! Very nice little detail that adds a lot to the animation! Good stuff!

[MysteryMeat]

Hey! Love how the sweater conforms to her run! Very nice little detail that adds a lot to the animation! Good stuff!

Thanks!