Character Animation [Novice Animator]
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Topic: Character Animation [Novice Animator]
Posted By: ColorAcolyte
Subject: Character Animation [Novice Animator]
Date Posted: 30 July 2017 at 6:46am
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I am designing a game with a simple style.
Here's my character and it's running cycle: 
Any CC on how to improve the sprite and animation and where to pay attention while animating would be helpful, thanks. |
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Posted By: ColorAcolyte
Date Posted: 31 July 2017 at 12:38am
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Update:
I've also made some attack animations, there are two versions:  (5 frames)
 (5 frames)
I don't think the second one look smooth enough, but I'm not sure about the solution. |
Posted By: d9nis
Date Posted: 31 July 2017 at 9:02am
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Not bad not bad, at least for the running cycle. :) For the attack, your character look's like she's just turning on herself, it lake a little bit of dynamic in the pause. I'm not an expert at all in animation, but I'd try to start to animate character with http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoscoping - rotoscopie . |
Posted By: ndnNinja
Date Posted: 25 August 2017 at 1:00pm
| The idle and the running animation are good. There's fluidity in the motion but the attack animations feel like an action figure toy being twisted on a flat surface like a top. Maybe putting more bend in the hips and knees could help. |