Punching Animation [WIP]

[coldmage]

Working on a punch animation.

I'm not certain the leg movement is correct, and the impact seems to be a bit off. Any critique?

[MysteryMeat]

honestly there shouldn't be much leg movement at all! Most of the force of a good punch comes from LEANING INTO it, which requires stable footing and more movement in the torso since it hits harder when you put your weight into your fist.

[coldmage]

Tried to get rid of most of the leg movement, but I'm not sure how the anticipation(added a bit more on the second windup frame) looks without it.

[MysteryMeat]

Try to have the body lean back, and keep that other foot planted. Put most of the motion in where the legs would be.
Here, have an example:

note how he provides most of the thrust for the punch from the legs!

[wzl]

[coldmage]

Tried to push the body back and then lean forward while keeping the other foot stable. Also tried to add a little bit of the leg movement in wzl's post.

[MysteryMeat]

Looking good! I'd say play around with removing a frame or two for a zippier movement and you have yourself a punch!

[coldmage]

After some iteration I landed on this:

Which loses a little bit of the smoothness, but I think it feels better.