Character Animation

Bouncing Ball

Used the timeline and animation tools to practice animating a bouncing ball:

Bowling Ball:

 

Bouncy Ball:

 

Obstacle Course

I started creating an obstacle course and animated a rigged sphere moving through the course.

First Draft:

IK Techniques:

Making and posing an IK arm:

Expressions and poses:

Creating Poses

Surprised:

Running Forward:

Looking back:

Forlorn:

Surprising someone:

Scared:

Sad:

Happy:

Walking and Head Turn Animation:

Posing and keying:

Final Render:

 

Walk Cycle:

 

 

Picking up a weight:

 

Animating to reference:

High Kick:

Reference:

Posing:

Final Render:

 

Lip Sync Practice:

 

Assignment 1: Obstacle Course

Progress: Continuing my initial draft

Final Submission:

 

Assignment 2: Character Animation Showreel:

 

Assignment 3: 11 Second Challenge

Indiana Jones Gun vs Sword Recreation:

Inspiration – “Raiders of the Lost Ark” 1981:

 

Progress:

Final Submission: