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well..I haven't been at this for awhile with school getting bad but...in basic, I want to keep the slight bend at the knees or else it would look very stiff. (I think..I'll try it out though). And with the hips, I don't know if you looked at the last update I made with victory but I'd say that I have the hips pretty well "on top", as well as the torso stretch (perhaps I could exaggerate the upward part more though).

soon I'll just post up the file and you can check it out..there are many levels of simple. However, when I first model and rigged this I did a very basic FK-arms, IK legs setup. Although there is not FK/IK switch, the rig is nice because you can't encounter many problems with animating with something so simple. (I'm probably biased though )

If you're asking if I'll post up the files..I could do that! I'll upload them in awhile. I'll also give you guys the seperate model file I"m using...I'd like to see what you guys think of the rig/flexibility of it

kind of a cliche reference but check out this vid: watch how the head/neck moves too...You have a great start...it just needs some polishing

composition looks awesome...One thing though. It looks like the jaw moves too slow. When dogs bark it's more of a snappy action with the mouth. Other than that...this thing looks sweet

Thanks Robcat!

Holy crap that's hilarious...good thing I changed that pose

THAT'S IT!!! haha...perhaps if I do some cheesy narrative animation with this guy I'll use that... Robcat..here's a semi-side/side view: EDIT: You'll notice I changed the hand pose a bit...I wanted a more unique approach so I added a "tear wipe" action to the left arm

Here's another...an Ok start.. probably easier to guess but here it is:

I see...well..for now, I'm simply trying to get used to composing basic emotion through poses that are shown from one view..when I begin to animate I think I''ll come back to this subject once again and work on "360 poses"

genious idea...I turned it a bit and it looks a bit better...I think I may try to "asymmy" up the arms a bit... I also have a question...is a good pose readable in any view, or is one suitable view ok for a good pose?

now that I look at this again, I think I need to bring the arms up more..to achieve my goal, I think I have to make him as "compressed"/compact as possible, which will say "Hey, I'm not the center of the action here"

very, very, close...It's more of an "I didn't do it" or in one word you could title it "innocence". I wanted to pose it as if someone is pointing their finger at him/her and he's saying that he did NOT do anything wrong. I'm not satisfied with this yet...it's not expressive enough (at least I don't think it is)..what do you guys think?

argh...this is tough.. think "emotion"

Ok..started a new one..not turning out liek I want it to.. what do you guys think it is?

Thanks Rod! Anybody else got thoughts on this last update before I move on?

This is why I had the hips lower...the legs looked staggered because the legs were bent at the knees, so the direction of the legs could be defined easily. After raising the hips, this illusion is ruined. I personally think it might look better with the hips down a bit more, then I have more flexibility with the legs..update in a few minutes EDIT: I have the new update up..I think I'm done working on this one..I've got many ideas for more poses EDIT2: now that I look at this I think I need to raise the head more again...hmm...

Or did you look at it BEFORE you decided to read the book?? The power of the machine surges through 3D pixelization!!

hmm...I'll try that arm idea when I get the chance..I can't think of anything else I could possibly do with it.

hmm..make something unexpected...for example, have a piece almost hit a space, but another piece that has already landed move to the side to block the opening. Begin the animation with the usual "tetris fall" but then make the blocks come alive or something...

alright...I shifted the wrist angling a bit and it makes this look a WHOLE LOT BETTER (thanks for that suggestion, Scott) I also raised the hips, and lowered the head a tiny bit more like you suggested, Rodney. I'm quite pleased with the improvements I've made

alright so I softened it up a bit and it does seem much looser now. I guess when I titled it "victory" I pictured the team of warriors that wins on the battlefield. When I think of "win" or "winner" I think of the more neutral, natural looking pose. Hopefully this is more like a "winner":

This is the look I'm going for, which may be why it's difficult for me understand what to change. However...I will try to soften it up and create the "other type of victory" see you guys in a few...

Alright so I took another quick look at it and changed up some of the arm/neck/head positions. I tried moving the hips forward for more of a "convex" curve but the pose ended up looking very awkward and unbalanced. I also tried raising both of the hands but it looked assymetrical and unnatural. When I pose "victory" myself I naturally raise one fist and lean to the other side. Here's an update

that novel seems very interesting...I'm checking out some photos right now of "victory poses" and I think they will be of very much help