Test animation

[starving4rtist]

I'm making an animation for school with this little guy, and I haven't animated anything before other than a walk cycle or two.

 

I'm happy with how it turned out, at least for my first try.

 

http://murc13.homestead.com/files/Comp3small.mov

 

I'm not sure how long my bandwidth will last, so if you watch it, I'd really appreciate feedback, whether good or bad.

 

Thanks!

[Rodney]

Excellent!

 

I had to look really hard to find anything to *negatively* critique.

About half way through the animation it appears robo's hand goes *through* his forehead.

 

Other than that. I Likey!

 

Are you lighting from scratch or using a Skycast or other rig?

Rodney

[Parlo]

This is really great... here are a couple of suggestions:

 

1 - When he moves his hand up to his head have his head in a much more different position before, so that the change in pose is stronger.

 

2 - When he moves his hand down to look at his wrist try to vary the speed and flow of the movement by having the hand come down faster, hold it for a second or 2 (you might wiggle his fingers to show his impatience) then move it down.

 

3 - Make him stiller before the battery comes down... then add to his reaction afterwards... I'd find it very funny if he panicked and flapped his arms around in the air at the end.

 

4 - In general, try working on stronger contrasts with the poses, actions and the flow of the movements.

 

It's good stuff so far and I like the character.

[starving4rtist]

Thanks for the input!

 

I'll tweak it a bit and maybe upload an updated one sometime soon.