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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #10 on: May 24, 2013, 05:17:32 pm
I have to start by saying this: I haven't done many animations so I'm certainly still a beginner in this area. However, I feel like what these 'actions' and 'poses' are lacking is some squashing-and-stretching and exaggeration of moves, to name two things.

Like I said I'm really not good enough in this area to try to explain (I'm afraid I may just confuse you) so I found an article that perhaps can do a better job than myself! http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/illustration/12-rules-of-animation/

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #11 on: May 25, 2013, 01:03:40 pm
I can't manage to make him a head


At this size, the key imho is to reduce the features and to pay attention to the clusters so that you don't introduce mustaches or holes. He doesn't *need* the white of the eyes to be visible, for instance.

- the head should at least be half the size of the torso.
- there's half a head above the eyes line

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #12 on: May 25, 2013, 01:07:32 pm
first try for the head


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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #13 on: May 25, 2013, 01:21:21 pm
better. Another reference is hand's palm == self face (chin-to-eyebrows), so head = 2x palm

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #14 on: May 26, 2013, 07:15:18 pm
another update

hair sword belt 
less colors

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #15 on: May 27, 2013, 09:59:11 am
Idle:


Run :


Run + Transition + Idle :

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #16 on: May 27, 2013, 01:24:58 pm
I think running animation lacks sort of "impact" if I'm correct, it looks like its running through the air without touching the ground, maybe I might be overanalyzing but I think it looks weak, like its pretending to run.

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #17 on: May 27, 2013, 01:27:20 pm
His head turning to the left looks really weird, it would be more balanced if he looked to the right as well.  But I don't think that's a natural motion for anyone running, unless he's also searching/looking for something.

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #18 on: May 27, 2013, 01:32:22 pm
I think his left leg during the run sequence isn't quite right which gives him a "floaty" feel; it appears to always be bent. I'm not really an artist so take this with a grain of salt though.

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Re: help me for make it better

Reply #19 on: May 27, 2013, 02:02:06 pm
Nice lanky characters. I like :)

Here's some thoughts and an edit.



People mention a lack of bounce and I agree. Needs more bounce, like in the first character you posted.

Like inazuma pointed out, the front leg should extend more during the leap.

Why use an odd number of frames? That's making things unnecessary hard on yourself.