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DreamMaster

05-28-2003, 03:32 AM

Hello, it's my first post of my 3D work. It's not great though. It's mainly to test my character animation skill and maybe bring it to a better level so I can start working on my portfolio for Animation in college.

Here is my first character animation (other than walkcycle).

http://dm7.net/character.jpg

http://www.dm7.net/charanim.avi

Tell me what you think please.

I plan to add more to it... any ideas? :D

DreamMaster

05-28-2003, 06:02 PM

And, I forgot, you will need DIVX 5.05 to view it.

RedSilas

05-29-2003, 02:35 AM

It's a good start. Some crit.
First you need some more anticipation of the jump- more bind in the waste. Second you need more anticipation in the arms- more swing and fallow-though. Thirdly you could put in some left to right movement so it doesn't look so ridged. Another thing, it seems to me that the character almost jumps again after the jump when he goes to stand up. You might want to watch fallow through after the jump also.

A great book that helped me with my animation is Richard William's Animator's Survival Kit (he animated Roger Rabbit if you didn't already know)

Here is a link
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0571202284/ref=lib_dp_TFCV/102-5489113-7817745?v=glance&s=books&vi=reader#reader-link

Another great animation source is Mike Comet's web site, you might find it to be of some use.

Here's the links
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/charanim/

http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/animprocess/

I hope this has been helpful at the least! Good luck!
:thumbsup: :beer:

RedSilas

05-29-2003, 02:36 AM

I forgot to ask what software you were using?

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