[Riot Creative Contest 2017] - Jim Christopher

jchristo

I’m thinking I’ll use AMs Stewart rig.  Hope to have some actual progress to post soon!

UPDATE  :   It was a struggle to finish things up, but I had a great time working on this!  Seeing everyone else's inspiring work was huge in helping to  push me across the finish line. 

Cheers everyone!
Jim

FINAL ENTRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M39U8DobGfk

jchristo

Here's my modified Stewart rig!  Just about ready to start on some animation.

asphaltcowboy

Looks great!

KielFiggins

Nice mod, very convincing.

len_anim

Awesome!

jchristo

Thanks guys!  It was definitely fun making some viking gear.

For some added context, the character is meant to be played as a support.  The idea is that he uses rune magic to throw down shields and buffs for teammates, while occasionally firing off some ranged offensive spells.  

I started on some run tests to feel things out bit.  League characters move around pretty slowly, so a slower tempo run would probably mesh more in game.  I did mess with one quicker sprint speed as well though, since he's kind of a wiry little guy. 


                               
                                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExM7FQ76Udk&feature=youtu.be


Feedback is welcome, and thanks for taking a look!
- Jim

Vipples

The middle one feels the most solid to me but I also feel like its the least interesting of the three. I really like the one on the right with the shield in front but he feels less confident. Not sure what personality you're wanting to convey with the character. If he's meant to be less of a heavy combat dude then I think it works pretty well. I could see a fidget where his helmet starts to slide down a bit and he his to readjust it back on his head as he trudges forward. Or maybe the shield bangs into his shin and he does a little hop stumble as it stings then he shuffles back into the normal loop.

jchristo

Thanks for the feedback on the runs!  The stumble is an awesome idea.  I ended up going more simple with the fidget though... wasn't sure I could execute on him tripping over himself with the time I have left.

I ended up going with him holding the shield high and leaning way into the run.  I added an occasional look around fidget to help sell that he can see where he's going.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8jYSJUspM

I'm about ready take a break from the run and move over to the recall for a while.  More to come soon hopefully!

len_anim

My only comment is that the arm with the shield looks a little IK. The whole concept looks great!

jchristo

@len_anim Thanks for the feedback on the run!  Agreed the shield arm looks stiff.  Hoping to take another pass on that one at some point.

Here's where I'm at with the recall.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vwqXlIDJA&feature=youtu.be

The overall timing and poses need lots of love.  I'm still trying to prove the idea out before I get into any kind of polish.  Also, I plan on adding some runes to the mix at some point. 

Any feedback you guys can toss my way is appreciated!

Sotatsu

Nice recall! 

I like the fact that your character put a lot of effort to pull the shield with his sword, and the way he come back to the scene after the recall is really cool!

Keep it up!

ajramsey28

awesome recall animation. Its very league. The weight of him pulling his sword is really nice also.

Rambo4you

I really like both the run and the recall animation. Well done so far. Keep pushing it!

jchristo

@Sotatsu @ajramsey28 @Rambo4you  Thank you for the kind words you guys! 

It was tough to get back to work on this thing after holiday break and I didn't end up posting as many progress updates as I'd have liked.  In an attempt to play catch up, here's a process compilation for my recall animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmuJyRYuN0