1 June - 15 June 2011 - 1st Animation comp.

[Egeman]

Hi all,

Here is my first attempt on it. Been a looooong time (3 years) since I got to animate anything.
Cheers!

http://www.vimeo.com/24905077

Hi Pulapula, that is hevy ball ) ,just 1 thing i still can say at the end of anmiation may spin several time while loosing energy ( it is going back 1 time and stopping suddenly) but if its going backward and forward while loosing energy (maybe 2 or 3 times) could be better i think, but its quite detail…good work!

[Egeman]

For everyone who had trouble with ball spin:
i have done some cheating and made a simple rig, I have created a control object circle and made a connection network in hypershade to modify ball spin.
rotateZ of ball become ( (2piradius)/TranslateX) *360 + spin
spin is an additional attribute to add some rotation to the ball

So I was animating only translateX, translateY and I got ball rolling on the ground automatically and after that I just added some more spin while ball was getting off the edge or was in the air.

Quick result:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH61Jw2f_mM

Hi Sebek128 , good cheating!!! just kidding))

[Sebek128]

http://www.vimeo.com/24905077

Nice and realistic, except the very end when it stops.
Overall Your animation is very convincing.

[Reactric]

good work:)

Hi all,

Here is my first attempt on it. Been a looooong time (3 years) since I got to animate anything.
Cheers!

http://www.vimeo.com/24905077

[Pulapula]

Hi Pulapula, that is hevy ball ) ,just 1 thing i still can say at the end of anmiation may spin several time while loosing energy ( it is going back 1 time and stopping suddenly) but if its going backward and forward while loosing energy (maybe 2 or 3 times) could be better i think, but its quite detail…good work!

Thanks… Well, It had to stop because of the 100 frame limitation. I also think it could spin a bit more till it stops… It comes back a little just to stabilize the stop, as if it got stuck in something… I will work on a longer shot when I get home. Thanks for the advice. Cheers!

[adamkadamon]

Hello,

Here’s my submission for this challenge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdcDCJ43dE

If by any chance the color makes it hard to read, tell me that i’ll chance. =]

Critics and comments are welcome so that I can make some changes ^^.

o/

[Pulapula]

Hello,

Here’s my submission for this challenge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdcDCJ43dE

If by any chance the color makes it hard to read, tell me that i’ll chance. =]

Critics and comments are welcome so that I can make some changes ^^.

o/

Nice. Just some suggestions…

1- The ball is roling off a steep shelf, it would roll a bit faster (it has no acceleration, check your curves to make sure it gains velocity thru time) and travel further imo.
2- Although it’s heavy, the first bounce is too short. That passes a sensation of the ball being attracted as a magnet to the ground.

Cheers!

[Pulapula]

Hi all,

Here is my entry with a better ending. I applied some of the suggestions you guys made… That’s my final work for now. Cheers!

http://www.vimeo.com/25107444

[adamkadamon]

Hey Pulapula,

First of all, thanks for the suggestions. I agreed with them, so I’ll fix it tomorrow and upload the final version. =]

Hi all,

Here is my entry with a better ending. I applied some of the suggestions you guys made… That’s my final work for now. Cheers!

http://www.vimeo.com/25107444

It’s looking awesome! I can’t think of anything to comment on it to make it better… It’s really realistic and organic. Congratulations man ^^

o/

[Egeman]

Thanks guys, the first comp. is over, who is winner? I think every1 knows it )) , I am going to open next comp. from 20.June till 1.July , it will be little harder (second level of animation), so be ready for 2nd challange.
Thank you for all joiners

take care
Egeman

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