Character animation

Vagabond · Post by **Vagabond** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:11 am

I think I'm in love with a nigerian actress. I first animated her on 3/05/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqzzKHJf0Ls
and I think I did a decent job.

I just finished another animation of her today 1/05/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZpqMLdSlTU

I think I'm getting a little better but would like some pointers on how to be A LOT better. Any suggestions?

Poptoogi · Post by **Poptoogi** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:28 am

Vagabond,

Very impressed at your improvement in the animation from the first animation to the one you just made!! Practice really does make perfect! I would say to get even better just keep doing what you're doing. Watch tutorials, visit here and see what other people are doing for techniques and tricks and keep having fun making animations! Again, VERY impressed at your progress so far! The level of detail and movement on the second animation is awesome!!! Keep it up!!!

reneuend · Post by **reneuend** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:21 am

I like the way you showed the ear rings jiggle when she moved. Very well done!

Kedric · Post by **Kedric** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:26 pm

reneuend wrote:I like the way you showed the ear rings jiggle when she moved. Very well done!

Yea, I agree. The ear rings give it a lifelike feel.

Vagabond · Post by **Vagabond** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:00 pm

guyver93 wrote:Vagabond,

Very impressed at your improvement in the animation from the first animation to the one you just made!! Practice really does make perfect! I would say to get even better just keep doing what you're doing. Watch tutorials, visit here and see what other people are doing for techniques and tricks and keep having fun making animations! Again, VERY impressed at your progress so far! The level of detail and movement on the second animation is awesome!!! Keep it up!!!

Thank you! Thank you! Since I have limited time to practice with the program it is hard to keep myself motivated. True! Reading this forum is more helpful than any manual. And feedback is priceless!

@reneuend & @Kedric
Thank you for commenting! The earrings were fun once I used bone dynamics. I tried a bunch of keyframes in the main action but in the end I just needed to move it once and the dynamics took over.

Kalamonkey · Post by **Kalamonkey** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:38 am

wow, the movement of the earrings and the subtle eye movements are well done!

Vagabond · Post by **Vagabond** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:49 pm

Thanks Kalamonkey. I'm trying to build a cast before the end of the month so I can do a vdeo longer than a few seconds. What other software did you use for your videos?

@reneuend... are you using AS to make the games on your website?

@Kedric... your pikaparodies are wild. I like the spinning and zoom transitions you used. And good walk cycles.

@guyver93... I'll be studying your shonuff videos. You make eyes differently from me but I'm sure I could learn something from how you bind bones.

Thanks for your comments guys. I hope to post something else soon.

Kalamonkey · Post by **Kalamonkey** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:22 pm

Vagabond,

We start with good old pen and ink on paper, scan it into Photoshop and or Illustrator and then import it into Anime Studio Pro 7.1. 99% of the animation is generated straight out of ASP 7.1. The rendered clips are then edited in Premier Pro. Occasionally we use After Effects for some lighting. Thanks for asking!

Character animation

Character animation

Great job!

Re: Great job!