Fly of Tomorrow - Swords Animation Sequence (WIP)

[kenTHEman]

A few people felt that the "shaking" part after he drew the swords to be too exergerrated but I'd like hear more opinions on that before I decide whether to tone it down. Anyone here would like to offer their views? I'd appreciate that. :)

[Col-Phil-Bilko]

Cute little model you have there. I would suggest you reallllllllly tone down the sword draw animation, maybe have the blades slide out at a medium speed and the thrust into the stance.

Other that that I like it.

[kenTHEman]

Thanks for your suggestion, Phil!

Ok, I'll be toning down the "shaking" part.

"..maybe have the blades slide out at a medium speed and the thrust into the stance."

Hmm, do you mean to take out the whole sword swinging sequence? I'd like to keep that actually as the action serves as a kind of "warning" to his opponent.. it's like the sequence is saying "see how good my swords handling skills are, so don't mess with me". But I guess I need to sharpen the sequence some how, make the movements sharper, the pace faster and the movement more graceful. What do you think?

[Col-Phil-Bilko]

Hi;

No leave that part in. I am talking about when he draws his sword, have him pull them out at a medium pace then snap into stance then do the other swing sequence.

It will act sorta like a double warning.

Take care.

[kenTHEman]

Ok, got it. Cool.. I'll work on that. Thanks, Phil!

[FunkyCowie]

swords... even toon swords logically would not bend the way you have them bending... because that technically is the widest part and most difficult to bend they only bend on their thinnest most flat side like any object... you can`t really break this law of physics with out it looking weird even for a toon character, all other movements except the end pose make the fly look amatuerish, if thats what you were going for then you achieved it... it certainly does not look like a master swordsfly.

[jamagica]

I understand this is just a test, but I personally don't like the spot where the insect is looking. It seems he/she is watching a videoscreen to learn sword fighting moves...

[kenTHEman]

Thanks for the crits, guys!

FunkyCowie: Hmm, interesting point you've brought up about the bending of the swords which I've overlooked. Ok, I'll try adjusting the bending point of the sword, that should solve the problem. I should have also made the swinging of the swords more graceful and the movement sharper and faster. Perhaps then that'll make him look more like a master swordsfly.

jamagica: Usually when you are engaged in a fight, you'll tend to fix your eyes at your opponent, so as to observe his every move. That's the reason why I have his eyes kept staring at the front where the opponent is. Agree? :)

[kenTHEman]

Hey Guys, I just realised the link to the file had been down for a while. I've since corrected the problem. Please continue to keep your crits or coments coming in, thanks.

[bigyuyo]

Hello... When the character is making his display of "i'm damn good with the swords" he suddenly looks up, loosing line of sight with his enemy. I think when he moves his head pointing up his eyes should keep looking front. Second, he should frown at that part too, like "not only i'm good with my swords, but i'm goin' to kick your a.." attitude, like at the end when he makes the final strike, frowning like "take this you bastard"... thats the look i mean..

good luck

[kenTHEman]

Thanks for the feedback, bigyuyo! Yup, his expression definitely needs more work. I'll look into it again and hopefully I can post an update soon. :)

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