Thanks man, its not perfect but im still working on it :) Btw, did anyone see a giraffe trot like a horse? Can such a large animal actually trot, if I animate a giraffe trotting it might look much lighter than it is. I haven't found any reference apart from slow walks and massive heavy runs due to their size and long neck.
I think the animation is great so far! I think you could spice it up by adding a longer animated hold after he let go of the arrow, adding some suspense to the viewer, then continue as it currently is. That is he only looks after the release but doesn't react just yet. I think some breathing room for the viewer may enhance…
Thanks man, that's really nice of you to say :-) I'll include a few more progress shots of how i work, which might help explain what's going through my noggin while i'm animating. In the meantime... Slipsius provided some great examples of the bouncing ball exercises. While the bouncing ball itself is unsexy, many would…
I remember struggling to learn this when I was starting out too. It's a difficult concept to get ahold of, at first. Here's a decent write up that might help http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/01b/bball.shtml When in doubt, a quick google search with " [fundamental] animation tutorial" will help explain each one of them.…
Something I put together in about an hour for the dota 2 workshop, speed animation! Their characters are tons of fun to animate. I also currently giving control rigs to all of the chracters in dota, you can use them for whatever you'd like, I'm just putting them out there for anyone. There's about 16 or 17 free for the…