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Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
Because this was a first pass, I had forgotten the tail. I think that is giving it some of the rigid or robotic feel (not the only thing giving that feeling, but it does make it feel stiff). SamuraiDragon13: I had some movement in the feet, it may be too slight if you aren't noticing it. Fenn: The texture is hindering it a… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
Thank you all for the comments. I will take them into heavy consideration moving forward. DWalker: Just so that you can see the four main keyframes for this loop, I have them here. From the picture you attatched, I am not entirely sure as to where in the stroke each one is. I think it's just because the two on the left are… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
I think a couple of things are hurting your animation. One is texture. Those wings need to be blended more. The contrast in colors make them very busy. When animating the wings I would think of rowing water in a boat. Your animation looks very linear. The upper "arm" portion of the wing should do a full down stroke before… -
Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
Hello, I am working on an Eagle for GraceWorks Interactive and would appreciate advice and Critiques on my animation so far. I made this model and rig. Looking back, I see parts of the model I should have done differently. The rig is one of the first I have made. So I would appreciate feedback on the animation thus far and… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
Keep in mind that pigeons and eagles are very different birds, and their flight patterns are equally dissimilar. Your reference does explain the position of the head. Look closely at the eagle images I posted - note how the head is actually (slightly) below the line from the shoulders, and the the entire body forms a… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
DWalker, To begin with, I know not to look up a pigeon reference for an Eagle model. I have no idea where you got the notion that I have pigeon references. Now, to your point with the head, I want to thank you for pointing that out. I had not noticed that error. In addition, I would like to share the actual reference I… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
I would add some subtle nuance to like the head and the feet. This will help make it feel less stiff like heboltz3 was saying. -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
At the moment, it feels incredibly stiff, robotic, and repetitive. I would love to see the rig, because it seems like that might be the underlying problem, but in the mean time I would work on exaggerating the key poses that DWalker has shown, and mess with the timing between them. The force for the wing flap should be… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
The wing movement doesn't really match those of a bird, let alone an eagle. Eagles are large, heavy birds, and they tend to rely upon gliding rather than flapping once they are at altitude. The wing motion overall is more similar to a breast-stroke than anything else I can imagine. The wings only bend during the up-stroke.… -
Re: Looking for Crits on Eagle Animation
I might add some subtle movement in the head, birds tend to move their heads slightly to see where they are flying Just my 2c, good work so far! :D Keep it up~
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