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Class 1: Week 10
Wow oh wow, these walks are hard. This week our lesson was an introduction to "walk with character." Our assignment was to create a new walk with a personality and also a single pose of Stu that communicates exhaustion.
Here is my first pass at a personality walk.
I tried numerous different wacky and double-bounce walks and I just couldn't get anything to look even remotely correct. I think this has a kind of nice jolly fat man stroll, but it's not exaggerated enough. These walks are something that I really want to master but they are mighty challenging. Expect more walks to be posted in the near future
Here is my Stu pose. He's pooped.
2 comments
Comment from: Clay Kaytis [Visitor] · http://www.animationpodcast.com
Hi Ryan,
I'm enjoying all these Animation Mentee sites.
Thanks for linking to my site.
I'm sure you are getting plenty of feedback from AM, and I don't want to step on any toes, AND I know you didn't ask for my opinion, but I have two comments on the personality walk you've posted.
One: I would delay the squash on the ball until AFTER the down pose. You have it squash right at the bottom of the arc, but in "reality" the mass is still dragging at the squash and would occur as the hips are pushing back up. It could be as little as one frame, as two may be too much, but give it a try. Actually, I'd apply it to the stretch too - just delay all the scale keys by that frame or two and I think you'll like it.
Two: There is a spacing issue when you are in the crossover pose (when both feet are closest together). In each instance of the crossover, there are two frames where ankle joint is not moving very much. Check your spacing (sometimes I write with a wax pencil on the screen to see the spacing between frames) and try to make it flow better.
All right, THREE comments: It's good, and I wouldn't be commenting if I didn't think so. Keep up the hard work.
I'm enjoying all these Animation Mentee sites.
Thanks for linking to my site.
I'm sure you are getting plenty of feedback from AM, and I don't want to step on any toes, AND I know you didn't ask for my opinion, but I have two comments on the personality walk you've posted.
One: I would delay the squash on the ball until AFTER the down pose. You have it squash right at the bottom of the arc, but in "reality" the mass is still dragging at the squash and would occur as the hips are pushing back up. It could be as little as one frame, as two may be too much, but give it a try. Actually, I'd apply it to the stretch too - just delay all the scale keys by that frame or two and I think you'll like it.
Two: There is a spacing issue when you are in the crossover pose (when both feet are closest together). In each instance of the crossover, there are two frames where ankle joint is not moving very much. Check your spacing (sometimes I write with a wax pencil on the screen to see the spacing between frames) and try to make it flow better.
All right, THREE comments: It's good, and I wouldn't be commenting if I didn't think so. Keep up the hard work.
06/08/05 @ 19:15
Comment from: R.C.NELSON [Visitor]
WHATS UP MAN!
nice stuff. I wanted to see how your doing, I know we haven't talked in a while but this last weekend I was hanging out with an owner of a video production company. they are in town and they do everything from HD video to compositing. if you want I an get you more info, but that would b cool if you can get a job through them and live up here.
-R.C. NELSON
nice stuff. I wanted to see how your doing, I know we haven't talked in a while but this last weekend I was hanging out with an owner of a video production company. they are in town and they do everything from HD video to compositing. if you want I an get you more info, but that would b cool if you can get a job through them and live up here.
-R.C. NELSON
06/15/05 @ 09:17
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