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jumping frog

By Bandita | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 1:42am

I've been to my first animation workshop yesterday. It was about the bouncing ball and spacing. We had to do a little exercise on it, by making a "frog-jump-cycle".
Unforunately the paper was to big for my scanner, so the top is cropped. Hope, you could nevertheless see it.

Greetz

http://media.putfile.com/Bouncing-Frog

wontobe's picture
Submitted by wontobe on

Nice, for a pencil test. I think you have this animation thing down. :)

Animated Ape's picture

Hi Bandita, this looks really nice. Nice squash and stretch, and the timing and spacing is working very well. The only thing I feel isn't working are the legs coming forward. You have a very nice S curve motion going on, but I think it's killing the feeling of forward motion by having the legs come forward under the body. I hope that makes sence.

Oh, I just checked it again. The pose right befor he leaves the ground, after he squashes down, his head pops backward for that frame. After that travels on a nice smooth path.

It looks really nice Bandita, keep it up.

Mahalo,
the Ape

...we must all face a choice, between what is right... and what is easy."

Bandita's picture
Submitted by Bandita on

Thank you guys.
I first started a wrong exercise :o but I realized it and had to do this one within half an hour. Yeah, he isn't moving "forward", right, and I think there could be more squash when it arrives the ground.
I think I was to concentrated on the spacing.
I really apprechiate your comments and I'm so thankful for all you critics (positive and negative) here on the AWN. I realized a drastic improvement in my work since I regularly post my scenes here.

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Submitted by bupaje on

I don't really have any technical crits as I am a new student but did want to say it looks really good. Look forward to seeing more. :)

Bandita's picture
Submitted by Bandita on

Thank you so much! You can see more in my Gallery. I normally post all linetest there. Would be glad if you could sometimes look there for giving me advice, because these are for my application film...

Greetz