3D Animation Fundamentals Showreel
Animation Challenges Hyperlinks
Challenge 01: 12 Principles of Animation research/analysis
Challenge 01: Good & Bad Animation research/analysis
Challenge 02: Bouncing Ball with Travel
Challenge 03: Bouncing Ball Obstacle Course
Challenge 05: Ball & Tail Animation
Challenge 06: Walk Cycle Animation
Challenge 07: Finding/Recording Reference Footage
Challenge 08: Body Mechanics Animation
I chose a lyric because I like this song so much and it often gives me courage.
Since I am not very good at acting, I found the characters in the MV to help me perform.
I used the model I found on the Internet. I think it has better control and richer expressions, but it is very troublesome to operate.
I think that a good character animation must have rich enough expressions to fully express the character’s heart. So I tried to exaggerate the expression a bit, but it seemed a bit too much.
I find it hard to control the eyes. Eyes can convey a lot of information, so it is a very important part. I added the action in the MV and adjusted the colors. I feel good.
Final work：
My shot of choice is jumping obstacles.
This time I feel that I have experience, and it is much smoother than the last animation. I spent a lot of time keeping the center stable. Especially when he had his hands on the box.
The palm changes are hard to adjust when going over the box, I tried my best to make them perfect.
Final work：
I spent a lot of time trying to make the last failed morph not so bad. But it didn’t work out, I just made him look smoother.
After making adjustments, he moved slightly more fluidly.
I added more lights and rendered it a little better visually.
Final work：
Challenge 7: Record/find reference footage
I found a video about flipping on the web. I am very interested. It doesn’t look very difficult, but the actual operation is still somewhat difficult.
Challenge 8 (Part 1): Setting Up Maya, Exploring Rigs & Blocking Out Body Mechanics
It’s really hard, and I’ve tried my best not to deform my body. The final result is alright.
These are some very important notes.
Next is my work
I changed it to my favorite pink. A normal walk is a cycle of 24 or 25 frames.
This week I learned the process of making a simple tail ball jump. I feel like animation is a very time consuming thing, but it will be worth it after seeing the finished product.
The tail is critical and determines how smooth your animation looks.
I imitate myself in life, and these are the actions I prefer to do.