[Riot Creative Contest 2017] - Nick Austin
polycounter lvl 2
After looking around for a few days i think Im gonna go with this dude for the challenge 
I'll definitely be posting updates when I start animating
I'll definitely be posting updates when I start animating
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a quick run! It still needs some polishing, but i really like this rig!
Heres a better quality youtube
I have a suggestion for the hands, they feel a little off to me. Very little motion in relation to the rest of the arms. If you aren't planning on having him hold anything in the run cycle, I would switch his arms to FK. I reckon you could achieve a similar look as you're going for there with some sneaky fk counter animating, but the hands would follow the forearms much more naturally!
Definitely agree with this. Not sure if the arms are animated in IK, but they look like they have been. They feel a bit disconnected from the rest of the arm, rather than the end of the chain.
There's also something about the hips that are bothering me. Or maybe the feet - I can't quite work out which? It feels like maybe his hips don't drive high enough for his feet to flick back like that, or perhaps it feels like he's not driving forwards enough. Either way, the feet feel a little distracting.
Otherwise, it's a great start! Looking forward to seeing more!
Also yeah its the feet, I didnt notice it until a couple hours after posting but his feet snap back waaaaaay too fast, so thats 10/10 getting fixed haha
Thanks again so much for the input!
Heres some quick updates!
Heres the final piece that I turned in! This was tons of fun to work on, and Im definitely gonna be messing with it a little more. Got some sweet crit that I think will really make it shine