30 Day's of animation - Exercise

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Oct 14, 2014 4:28 AM #1254818
http://forums.stickpage.com/showthread.php?88017-30-Day-challenge-Day-4-%28Suggestions-needed!%29

Inspired by this ideal as well as the fact that I myself need to unrust, Pluto, myself as well as a few others decided upon our own list to do just this.
The rules are incredibly simple. Animate from the list below, one animation every night. It doesn't matter how much time you spend or otherwise, but no day should be skipped if possible.
After debating for awhile, we came up with this list.

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day #1: walking
day #2: running
day #3: turning around
day #4: falling over
day #5: tumbling after being hit / recoil
day #6: combo
day #7: blocking a combo
day #8: swordplay
day #9: gunplay (both shooting and being shot)
day #10: staff
day #11: hammer
day #12: trampoline
day #13: balancing on an object
day #14: flip /roll / summersault / cartwheel
day #15: free day (animate anything you want)
day #16: eating
day #17: vomiting
day #18: dancing
day #19: flying
day #20: parkour (at least 3 obstacles)
day #21: angled punch & angled kick
day #22: throwing an enemy
day #23: decapitation
day #24: break / shatter the ground
day #25: fire / earth / water / air bending (animate as many as you like)
day #26: surfing
day #27: cloak / scarf / cape / clothing
day #28: pokemon
day #29: zero gravity
day #30: Be creative.


Now. Quite obviously you can cheat, but I highly advise against it. This is a challenge to help you over come the ideal of "Being lazy" and actually getting yourself into a habit of attempting to animate every day, as well as watch progress over time. Some of them Pluto himself tailored more towards full body, for example day #3. Attempt a way to pull it off, or even more challenging, try full body! You never know. You may find you like it better.

And do try to not spam the thread overly so. Just make a post, and edit it for every day you finish.

Any questions feel free to ask, and good luck, I'm interested to see progress not only of my own, but of others as well. Especially on day #15 and #30!

30 Days
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Oct 14, 2014 7:36 AM #1255010
Sweeeeet threads up!
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Oct 14, 2014 1:17 PM #1255128
Perhaps,you should post it in Animation Attack section ?
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Oct 14, 2014 2:42 PM #1255175
Quote from Frostneuroz
Perhaps,you should post it in Animation Attack section ?


Animation attack is for battles :P this is just practicing animation, so that be pointless
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Oct 14, 2014 8:09 PM #1255270
When you do any sort of loop, I always make the beginning frame, and copy it onto a guide layer so while im animating the actual movement I will know where to stop at. Keep in mind the way you ease the movement because that could make the loop jerk if you're off by even one frame.
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Oct 15, 2014 4:25 AM #1255490
Quote from Arch-Angel
When you do any sort of loop, I always make the beginning frame, and copy it onto a guide layer so while im animating the actual movement I will know where to stop at. Keep in mind the way you ease the movement because that could make the loop jerk if you're off by even one frame.


Thanks for that actually. Using that now on the run loop. Gimme a half hour or so, turned out I succumbed to strep throat. Great.
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Oct 17, 2014 3:20 PM #1256636
Wait so is this strictly stick figures or can it be full body?
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Oct 17, 2014 3:56 PM #1256661
Can easily be full body. That's what Pluto is doing
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Oct 18, 2014 5:00 PM #1257224
I really like the turn around. There wasn't really any movement with the head. When you walk or run, at the peak of the step the head is at the highest point in the movement. As the body descends, so does the head (crazy, i know). Your head didn't go above the guideline at all.
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Oct 18, 2014 5:47 PM #1257230
is this list just for you or could I join in? ive got no creativity and I havn't animated in a longish time
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Oct 18, 2014 6:03 PM #1257235
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is this list just for you or could I join in? ive got no creativity and I havn't animated in a longish time


Anyone can join in Amf it's for the overall benefit of everyone
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Oct 19, 2014 12:53 AM #1257347
Quote from Arch-Angel
I really like the turn around. There wasn't really any movement with the head. When you walk or run, at the peak of the step the head is at the highest point in the movement. As the body descends, so does the head (crazy, i know). Your head didn't go above the guideline at all.


At the peak of the run, I should have had the head move up some as well as where the legs connect at the joint. Doing the next one tonight, but I'm not sure how to mix it together. I'll most likely do both 4 and 5 at the same ish time.
Did half of 4 anyway.