Weight Lifting animation

#1

Hey everyone,

I am fixing up my weight lift animation to be placed in my upcoming demo reel and would like some critiques on the way that it is going. Any comments/critiques are welcome as they will help me make this better.

There is an issue with the hips at the end of the animation (as he is walking away) and also the knee of the green leg as he begins to turn around needs to be fixed.

Anything else you notice, please let me know

thanks for you help

Weight Lift

#2

Over all, i’d say the animation is quite good.

However, the dumbell dosn’t feel that heavy. It looks like hes lifting up his laundry, than a big hunk of metal.

I think you might want to try and make the anticipation a bit quicker, and the lift itself a bit slower.

also, weight lifters will bring the dumbell onto their chest first, before lifting it above there heads.

hope that helps. - D

#3

hey

thanks for your comments, and I understand what you mean about the weight.

As for the lift, this is a specific type of lift, its called the “Snatch Lift”, and they go straight from the ground over their heads. I wanted to do something different since most weight lifts are like the one you mentioned (having the weight on their chests before lifting over their head.)

thanks again for watching

#4

Hey man,

Well done with the job of avoiding twinning and adding secondary action. The timming could be slower when he lifts and faster when it comes down from it’s peak height. Also I think the hips need to curl in when lifting.

#5

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