Once again, suggestions on ways to improve my animation were provided by my tutors. However, for this second animation, I was delighted that the feedback was mostly positive, with the lip-sync described as ‘excellent,’ the facial expressions as ‘good,’ and ‘the timing, and character; ‘brilliant.’ However, as always, there were also things that I could improve.
Initial Lip-Sync Animation Pass
Here, in my initial animation pass, both of my 3D tutors drew my attention to this section, noting that the arms remain in IK a little too long, which makes them appear ‘very floaty,’ and that instead they should move in a ‘more conscious and purposeful manner’ which could be achieved by switching to FK, if I had the time.
Frame 103
Apart from this, the only other recommendation was that, to add a little something to the posing from frame 174, as she leans forward, my character might also grasp one knee with her fingers, and loving this suggestion, this was included in my final animation below: