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1. SpiderDude gets Animated

   

   Topic by spiderDude · Jan 2015 · Home› Animation Showcase & Critiques

   It's been over 7 years since I've animated anything. I wouldn't want to do it professionally, but I did find it fun. So this past weekend I felt like diving back into animation. Here is a very newby jump to get started.

2. Re: SpiderDude gets Animated

   

   Reply by MaxOfS2D · Jan 2015 · Home› Animation Showcase & Critiques

   You have a decent start. However, I would suggest that you polish the root of your animation (in this case, the center of gravity, the pelvis) before you move onto anything else. In this case, the pelvis moves in a pretty linear way, and the recoil on landing impact looks pretty unnatural. Another thing that I'd point out…

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   Reply by aesir · Jan 2015 · Home› Animation Showcase & Critiques

   I think it'd be fun if the arms were a bit less symmetrical in motion. Perhaps he thrusts one fist in the air as he jumps?

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   Reply by spiderDude · Jan 2015 · Home› Animation Showcase & Critiques

   Thanks for the feedback! Made some changes to the jump. Gonna move on to doing some walk cycles, probably should have started with those lol.

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   Reply by charlestinney · Feb 2015 · Home› Animation Showcase & Critiques

   giving some suggestions on poses before the jump. and while he is jumping the spacing is off on your poses, so there's a "ball bounce" in there to show the spacing for going up and coming down and the acceleration and deceleration that goes along with that. the "ball bounce" is based on your timing, although it could…