Animation Showcase & Critiques

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PopcornFX News & Updates Hello VFX community!We (PopcornFX & Real Time VFX) are organizing a VFX contest!Send your submission until April 13th to be one of the 3 winners of our sponsored VFX challenge!Huge thanks to our …	2 Last	Amaury_PKFX Mar 2017
First Animation Specialist Demo Reel Hi, all! I just went through my first animation portfolio defence and it went pretty well. I just wanted to see if I can get some extra critiques to push my work further. I plan to replace the l…	2 Last	Arturow Mar 2017
WIP Limbo, Uni Project Hey Everybody, I am just working on a project for uni and my friend recommended this site to gain some feedback and critique. Any feedback on the animation, lighting, shots and the environment are gr…	2 Last	AnthonyAnimation Mar 2017
New Moderator (Mod) - Adam, aka _AdamTurnbull Hey all! I Wanted to give you all a heads up and hope you`ll join me in welcoming our newest mod, Adam, aka @_adamturnbull I'm sure you've all seen him around, as he's been incredibly involved w…	10 Last	heboltz3 Mar 2017
Ball Bounce - Going Back to Basics Working on a break down for creating a ball bounce animation. Nothing fancy. Below is my block out. Any and all feedback is welcome!https://vimeo.com/207239543 I'll post updates as …	15 Last	TheBrokenTangent Mar 2017
[Challenge] Larger than life At the suggestion of @KielFiggins, this challenge will be Larger than life. 1 rule. Make it big. The biggest you`ve animated. Whether it be a cave troll, or a city destroying robot. The bigger, the b…	39 Last	Arturow Mar 2017
Ball Bounce Breakdown Just finished a write up on my site where I break down my process for animating a ball bounce with no squash and stretch:https://www.thebrokentangent.com/news/2017/3/6/post-2-bounce-with-me All feedb…	1 Last	_adamturnbull Mar 2017
Rendering Animations I've been trying to find a good way to render out my animations now that I'm putting together my demo reel, but I'm not really sure how to go about doing it in Maya. I've seen a lot of people use a w…	3 Last	Hito Mar 2017
Starting my portfolio Hello there.So, I graduated on Game Art a little over a year ago, with a focus on Animation. Since then, I have not done anything at all in terms of 3D Animation, since the only projects I've been in…	2 Last	OddRob Mar 2017
Dragon Fly Cycle Part II - Q&A + MORE!!! - Tuesday Talks w/ Jonathan Abenhaim (March 14th) Hey everyone, I'm back with another episode of Tuesday Talks. In this episode, I'm taking the original Dragon Fly Cycle animation I created and using it as a base to build a new glide animation.…	0 Last	JonathanAnimates Mar 2017
Stylized Explosion FX Animation - Overwatch Inspired Hi everyone :smile: I am a VFX/Animation artist and I always aspire to share and learn knowledge from the art community. Polycount seems a wonderful place to showcase work and share knowledge. …	4 Last	Atif_FX Mar 2017
Where to download good cartoon models for rigging? I have been searching all over the place for a good looking cartoon model that I can rig and animate. I know of animation buffet, but all you can download there are rigs. Does anyone know of some web…	3 Last	Archanex Mar 2017
SLOW-MO Block - Q&A + MORE!!! - Tuesday Talks w/ Jonathan Abenhaim Hey Everyone! Here's my latest installment of my new show called Tuesday Talks from my WatchMeAnimate Youtube channel. I talk everything and anything animation related and share really cool tips…	6 Last	Fabulous_Fab Mar 2017
Character Acting Test Critique Hello I been working on a small character acting shot and would love any critiques you could give! Thanks so much in advance!https://vimeo.com/202870855	3 Last	Green_Cheek_Conure Mar 2017
Face rigging tutorial Hi guys,I just wanted to share this link to my maya facerigging tutorial video series.I have been working at MPC, Double Negative and ILM, and I thought I would make a tutorial series on how I go abo…	1 Last	Sashamaz Mar 2017
Animation Evaluation Hi guys,For my final year project I'm evaluating my artefact work through the use of a survey to both get feedback and test the contents shown.I'd appreciate it so much if you'd find a small amount o…	1 Last	BradleyMAdams Mar 2017
[2D animations] Stylized Tiger Hi everyone, my first post on polycount here :) I wanted to try animation for a change, so now I'm working on making animations for a stylized tiger concept I made earlier. I just finished a run cycl…	16 Last	TheBrokenTangent Mar 2017
Heroes of the Storm - Valeera Support Animations Here's some recent animations I did for Heroes of the Storm. Valeera support animations for mounts, flails, and a stun.https://vimeo.com/202156861 I also worked on a little write up on my websi…	11 Last	Hito Mar 2017
My new portfolio and blog website Took me a couple of months but I finally launched my new website:http://www.thebrokentangent.com/ Check it out and let me know what you think!	6 Last	TheBrokenTangent Mar 2017
Sword sequence (Critiques would be very appreciated) Hello everyone I tried to do something different. I tried to do something a bit stylized but still somewhat realistic but I'm having trouble pushing it to look better. I still have a few issues to wo…	2 Last	Hito Mar 2017
Street Fighter-ish stuff Hi folks,This is my first topic on Polycount after some years of occasionnal lurking !I'm glad to start showing stuff to the community here.I recently started a new project centered around the Street…	0 Last	Felixvivier Mar 2017
16Bit Streethawk Hello,16bit Streethawk is a short animation project I created in my spare time in just over 3 months.Its really combining two things from the past that I liked - the Streethawk tv show and the look o…	1 Last	Chimp Mar 2017
Zombie Skateboard Attack Review Hey guys! I finally had a chance to do some personal shots. I would appreciate any type of feedback, especially camera work. I'd like it to be a bit more dynamic than a static camera, but I don't…	7 Last	Hito Mar 2017
Character animations 2n year student First post on the forums uploading my current animation showreel. Any feedback is appreciated. https://vimeo.com/205263284websitehttp://lluiscavalcanti.wixsite.com/lluiscavalcanti	2 Last	AnthonyAnimation Mar 2017
2017 reel updated ye ol' reel for 2017. some new stuff, improved some previous stuff where I'm able, and tighter cuts. Incremental updates throughout the year I expect. https://vimeo.com/204589591	4 Last	OddRob Mar 2017
Conan Dialogue test. So I haven't really animated in awhile, and I am trying to get back into it. My lipsyncing has never been that great so I figured I would do some practice. Also wanted to try some camera cuts. Just w…	1 Last	AnthonyAnimation Mar 2017
Animation Exchange GDC 2017 If you didn't make it to the stream here's the video link, 8.5hrs of stuff: interviews, demos, tips, wisdom, "hold my beer", so on and so on.https://www.twitch.tv/videos/125470703	4 Last	Tengou Mar 2017
Workflow Breakdown - BodyMech Transform EDIT: Updated with finished version, thanks for the feedback!Hey guys,A lot of people asked me how I did the morphing effect between the bodymech rigs on this video: https://vimeo.com/205244345 …	11 Last	_adamturnbull Mar 2017
Skin problem - Invisible vertex Hello, I want to skin a character and when I select a loop, many vertex appear and they are invisible.They make trouble for the skin. When I am in Editable Poly they don't appear to, I don't know whe…	7 Last	Neowlink Mar 2017
Mech Girl stylized walk cycle- Critique Rig by Steven Kalinowski model by CGNetworks. From 3DFiggins.Latest WIP:https://youtu.be/k9X9RW4Na_ASyncSketch link: https://syncsketch.com/sketch/132036#154163I was trying to go for a st…	5 Last	Hito Feb 2017
Help with Walk Cycle Hi, I'm new (new as in I just now decided to use this account) to polycount and was wondering if you guys have any tips on how to make this walk cycle better. If I had to guess, its biggest issue is …	3 Last	MrVakoda Feb 2017
Reel Critique Guys, please give me some feedback.Im new her<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/202555234" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscree…	1 Last	Hito Feb 2017
Super Hero Animation Critique I've been working on a super hero animation for a school project and I would really appreciate any crits that you can give. I'm not happy with it but I can't put my finger on why. If you have some ti…	4 Last	LluisCavalcanti Feb 2017
Beginner Character Animation - Critique and Feedback Hi everyone, I am just starting this semester learning how to animate objects such as bouncing balls and a flour sack. I'm new to forums as well but I think it's okay to put this here..This is m…	0 Last	lotzoh Feb 2017
Strafe Animation Hi guys, I'm a beginner animator, so I present my first animations of strafe, So I'd like to read your criticisms, thank you very much.Strafe Animation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ByWh2jN0PY&…	3 Last	antonny08 Feb 2017
Animation Reel Critique Hi everyone !!I've been having problems getting a job as an animator and i'm sure is because my reel is not good enough. I am hoping to get some feedback so i can improve. I can cut parts, work…	8 Last	RoxyPox Feb 2017
Sonny's Animation Flip Book Since I wasn't sure where to post my animations for personal feedback and critiques I thought I'd make my own thread for stuff I am working on.Currently working on - To Be DeterminedRecently Complete…	7 Last	Sonny Feb 2017
Reel updated with Trollhunters work. Hi.. here is my animation reel updated with Trollhunters work.www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dry4AsXT_Q4lemme know your thoughts.Thanks.	2 Last	Ankitanime Feb 2017
Sexy body turn Critique Hello, I been working on a sexy body turn while laying down. I would love any critiques you could give!https://syncsketch.com/sketch/128792#144733	1 Last	Green_Cheek_Conure Feb 2017
Double Feature for Critique, 02/06/17 This is the first time I have posted anything on here. Learned about the critique forum just recently, so I actually have two animations to submit. The can both be found at https://syncsketch.co…	4 Last	GavinButler33 Feb 2017
Showreel feedback Hi, I've got a new showreel any feedback?https://vimeo.com/201267925	3 Last	Karimelhann Feb 2017
Mech Run cycle critique Hello everyone! I've worked on this a bit but it's the first time I've tried to animate a robot so I want to get some advice on how to push this further. Would really appreciate some help. Thank you …	4 Last	Gigoba Feb 2017
"A Letter" by HJ Park Environment Artist magicHand86@gmail.comI would like to share my MFA Thesis. I have always had a keen interest in the design language from the early 1900s. Through my project, I wanted to apprec…	1 Last	KielFiggins Jan 2017
vfx animation reel! Hey guys, here is my latest animation reel. Love to hear what you think, anything I should remove?https://vimeo.com/172678138Thanks!	7 Last	isosmrt Jan 2017
Attack Animation W.I.P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL0rO93lvZk&feature=youtu.beA work in progress. A few noticeable things still to fix such as the left arm for example. I'm more than happy to receive critique beca…	0 Last	BenEdwards94 Jan 2017
Animation Feedback Hello guys.I would be very appreciative if you post some remarks or suggestion about animation.Thanks for the constructive criticism and feedback in advance. Here are my videos: https://vimeo.c…	0 Last	Clu3b Jan 2017
Deadpool Entry animation hi .. I made this deadpool entry animation blocking using this wonderful deadpool rig ..any suggestion are welcome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2wxNkwHDg8&feature=youtu.be &nb…	5 Last	rocklee Jan 2017
fresh eyes if you please Started out as a simple creature exercise but have since evolved a bit beyond that. Good ref is hard to find, I have a few short clips from some recent films that serves as decent guide. Still feel p…	3 Last	Hito Jan 2017
Basic Combo Attack Animation I am a beginner animator and this time I did a sequence animation of attacks. So I would greatly appreciate your opinions. I want to improve day by day, thank you very much, greetings.https://www.you…	8 Last	antonny08 Jan 2017
Asteroid Four - 2d animation proof of concept Hey everyone, I know 3d is the usual biz here but I've drifted toward the 2d animation world lately and I still wanted to share it with you.I made this as a proof of concept I could use to pitch an a…	5 Last	_adamturnbull Jan 2017