[WIP] kick and punch animation

[toaster]

hello,

I'm trying to make a kink animation.
This is what I have so far.

I found this topic and I used it as a reference:
http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=11410.0
Please tell me wath you think of it.

Toaster

[Greger]

hello,

I'm trying to make a kink animation.
This is what I have so far.

I found this topic and I used it as a reference:
http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=11410.0
Please tell me wath you think of it.

Toaster

Stand up, and kick in front of you. (But first make sure you won't kick something down!)
Notice how the whole body interacts when you do that? How your body twists, how the leg you're standing on turns to its side? That's what you should try and emulate, make it seem as if the whole body is in it and not just the leg that's kicking. 

[toaster]

Here's a punch:

It's just a sketch so far.

I still don't know if I'm happy with the kick. I'll try to use Gregers tips to improve it.

Toaster

[Elk]

Alright, since I'm karateka, this helped me alot more about these kind of movements...when you make a front kick like that, it's called "mae geri", if you want to do it sideways, it's a "mawashi geri"

you should look vids up

[toaster]

Thank you. That's realy helpful.

[Elk]

Videos in general are very helpful in the process of animating

Big animators in the industry @ dreamworks and whatever even recommend the usage of videos to animate

[toaster]

I continued working on the punch:

In the second version I removed a frame to make it faster. Wich one do you like best?

[Decroded]

I continued working on the punch:

In the second version I removed a frame to make it faster. Wich one do you like best?

Try also adjusting the speed of the frame you removed instead of just removing it.
I also think he drops his other hand too much for the force that appears to be coming from the punch.
IMO better if he keeps his guard up for most punches and only drops it for like the massive punch at the end of the combo or a charge-up punch for example.

[toaster]

I changed the left arm:


Here are some other images:

kick
Stand-jump-fall
run (sorry, not animated)
duck

Edit:
I made another kick:

I used this as my reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mudiww3A9c&feature=related

Edit:

It's not the same kick as in my last edit. This is a Ushiro Geri :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP43B-mmHHs
Here are the frames:

Any comments?

[1up]

I think the main problem with these attacks is that there's not enough "oomph" behind them. They're very obviously a punch and a kick, which is good, but they lack that same kind of power that an actual punch or kick would have simply because you seem to be too scared to draw a completely new pose for certain frames (or at least, that's how it comes across). To make an animation with such an "extreme" feel as an attack, you can't be afraid to draw in plenty of movement between frames.

I made a quick edit to your punch to show what I mean
Yours:


Mine:


The two biggest problems I saw with yours were the overall lack of movement in the character throughout the animation, and the lack of any kind of "snap" or "oomph" in the punch, it feels more like he's just pushing his arm out there instead of throwing an actual punch.
Regardless, this is a nice start and I'd love to see how far you're able to take these animations.