Reflection
Body Mechanics Study
I am happy with the final outcome of my jumping animation. I really like the build-up at the start of the animation as I believe that it helps to build anticipation for the jump itself. I’m also pleased with the use of squash and stretch as I believe that it helps to show weight in the character. However, I believe that there is room for improvement for the falling sequence at the end of my animation. I think that this could be improved by adding more frames to show the struggle of the character as they try to regain their balance.
Overall I am happy with my jumping animation and I think it serves as a good study in body mechanics.
Study in Emotion
I am pleased with the outcome of my study in emotion as I believe that my character clearly conveys sadness. While working on this animation I wanted to try and show the weight of each step, and I think I’ve done a good job in conveying this. I also believe that making the character shift their weight with each step made a big improvement as I think it makes the walk cycle look more realistic. However, I also believe that the cycle could be improved as it could look a lot smoother. To fix this I would need to go back and change the positioning of the legs in certain frames.
Overall I am happy with this animation as I believe that it does a good job in conveying an emotion.