Ok, finally onto character animation! Woo! To start with, a very basic (or “vanilla”) walk spread over 2 weeks. No character, no excitement, no cartooniness, just a walk from the side view. Still, not an easy task. Here is my planning for the exercise:
So far, so good. Here’s the blocking pass:
And the final animation:
Reasonably happy with it. There are a few hitches and glitches in the movement that need cleaning up a bit, but it is a vanilla walk! Week 8′s pose assignment was “physical strength”. Let’s take a look at the sketches:
And the chosen pose on Stu:
I was really happy with this final pose. I think it’s really strong (if you’ll forgive the pun). I also like the fact that it’s not your typical ‘strength’ pose i.e. not pushing a piano up some stairs or lifting a heavy box or doing weightlifting – something different!
Week 9′s pose was “concern”. Here are the sketches:
And the final pose on Stu:
Reasonably happy with this pose. Shaun said that technically-speaking, it was excellent but it was conveying more a sadness rather than concern (although he did provide the caveat that sadness is often a product of concern).
So a good week in all!
Tags: Ballie, blocking, Class 1, concern, physical strength, planning, sketches, Stu, vanilla walk