First off, welcome to the roller coaster of emotions that is animation! I'll try to give you some draw-over suggestions on your syncsketch when I get out of work, but I will make some quick suggestions for you while I have a minute. The main thing that stands out is that when you run/walk/trot your upper body and lower…
Hello Polycount! I recently started working on a small 2D game in my free time and wanted to have my character actually do something while sliding over the screen :p Now it needs to be said that this is my first ever animation (well technically the third draft thereof, but who's counting) and I really have no clue as to…
Thanks for your advice and the book recommendation! I'll definitely have a look at that. Regarding further advice, while it's definitely placeholder animation at the moment I'd like it not to be. So advice that causes me to backtrack really isn't an issue here and would in fact be very welcome :) As of now I corrected the…
I added a few notes on your syncsketch. The best advice I can give is to check out the Animator's Survival Kit. It's a really good reference for building a strong foundation of how things work. Once you get a feel for that, you will usually have an easier time pushing into the more exaggerated or stylish side of animation.…