please, quit spamming

and quit the smileys, you just dont use them, k?

no need to quadruple post

I did one of stickpages very helpful tutorials, and wanted to expand on it, so I made this:



what do you think?

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I did one of stickpages very helpful tutorials, and wanted to expand on it, so I made this:



what do you think?

quite stiff and uneased but punches are good, try adding a floor, helps alot

alright, thanks, will do

sorry for the double post, but heres another one I just did:

Quote from sepherin2

sorry for the double post, but heres another one I just did:

try to edit your posts

its a lot better but try to bend the guys back, that's what makes it stiff, still good punch.How to make an animation not stiff: try to move every joint in every frame

alright, hows this?



I made my own stick, his back is arched in the beginning, and at the end its straight

Oh dear god, summer always brings an extravagant amount of beginners doesn't it? Well anyone who has been here a while prepare to get flooded by monstrous amounts of lower quality animations. Just make sure to actually criticize them, or else I am going to have to force non consensual physical intercourse upon you all.

Also, the animation above was alright. Though it certainly could have used easing and spacing like all animations could. Just remember to work you're basics first or else you may never get better.

what do you mean by basics?

Here's the stuff you need to know:

1. To avoid stiffness, every joint should change in every frame. There are few exceptions, but you are allowed to have people standing still/dead.

2. Every movement is eased on some level. With a throw it will be vertically, with any other movement it will be in the direction the movement is going. You don't have to ease when someone hits something like a wall or the ground - if that happens it should be at maximum speed just before the impact and then come to a stop instantly or bounce. During a bounce (or upwards throw) it will leave the floor at maximum speed and then gradually slow from there.

3. Choppiness is bad. It's hard to give a precise definition of choppiness but you'll know it when you see it. To reduce it, reduce the spacing between frames and possibly up the frame rate. Easing also helps reduce choppiness because it can trick the eye into accepting heavy spacing.

4. Obey the laws of physics. The Newtonian laws of motion are the most important. Essentially, things don't just stop or change direction - if a guy is jumping through the air he cannot instantly lose all horizontal momentum and come back to the ground. Gravity is the other important one; it is covered by easing.

5. Sticks can only do what is anatomically possible. What this basically means is that when a stick lands from a jump it must absorb the shock or it's femur will go up through it's hips. Other important anatomical points are that the back shouldn't be over-bent and knees and elbows only go one way.

ok, thanks. I seem to have a lot of practice to do, so I will get right on it haha

You're better than a lot of beginners that come through here. And you know where the tutorial section is, which is a plus. Just keep practicing.

well, I used to come here all the time a few years ago when I animated, then I stopped then just decided to get back into it

here is a sword and stab movement test... i have no idea what the moving thing is so dont ask

http://yfrog.com/0uswordandstabtestg

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You need to add more frames to slow it down and make it less choppy. You need to work on yor physics everywhere. You need to bend the body on impact to absorb it or he will break his wrists and knees. You need to bend down more before jumping You need to ease. You need to make it less stiff.

That.... reminds me of something :P

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Oh dear god, summer always brings an extravagant amount of beginners doesn't it? Well anyone who has been here a while prepare to get flooded by monstrous amounts of lower quality animations. Just make sure to actually criticize them, or else I am going to have to force non consensual physical intercourse upon you all.

I'm scared... ;_;

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here is a sword and stab movement test... i have no idea what the moving thing is so dont ask

http://yfrog.com/0uswordandstabtestg

Very short, but ok, here are the wrong things:
The legs Didn't move at all. The back moved, but you need at least one joint between down back and upper back. The sword stab lagged force and anticipation. You need to ease it.