I accidentally posted these on the 3D Art Showcase & Critiques section (here) I'm just starting with character animation. All three are stiff and basic, but you have to start somewhere.1. The sword slash feels empty. It's simple, my first attempt. 2. I like the ground punch shockwave the most. locky, stiff, but I like it,…
This is my current best.It's more just blocking with some inbetweens than animation, but I like it. The gravity doesn't work and the movements are off... I like the poses of the jump and the straight pose in the air, not sure about the landing.
Great work for a beginner, you definitely need to study timing and spacing though. One of the best excercises for that is animating bouncing balls of various weights. Start with just a generic ball bouncing on a loop, then make it come to a stop naturally. Then try making a ball bounce across the screen and eventually…