This is my first challenge so please don't laugh. I might try to do an animation sequence as I have already done a walk cycle and it looks really bad. For my final I will probably use the ninja rig from
www.3dfiggins.com

heres a quick walk cycle test I made in about an hour today any comments much appreciated

Heres the link

https://media.putfile.com/walk-cycel-test

It looks good so far, though the feet look a little far apart. some movement in the arms will also definitely help.

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arran3D

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does anyone if u r allowed to use more than one character in your "action" eg one person attacking another

Here is the final character I am going to use i got him from 3dfiggins.com

This is a link to a jump test i did in about ten minutes

https://media.putfile.com/Jump-test-88

Does anybody know where i could get a model that could go with this in a sequence?

I think he'd have to compress the legs more and spring out a lot faster to get the height he achieves. When he lifts off the ground you'd expect him to be moving faster.
Nice start though

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my movement itself has changed now because i couldnt find an appropriate model for the ninja to interact with. i might use the ninja on his own still or jjust another 2 different ones. so instead of a jump its more like a fall or explosion or something like at the end of the game a boss death or something. thanx for the feedback t1ck

heres a prototype blast with justa simple model to get a feel for the animation

https://media.putfile.com/Balcony-40

Cool - I like this latest animation a lot. It's a little difficult to see at the moment, but I think you are heading in the right direction. Good work.

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arran3D

arran3D blog

I like the inclusion of the table/debris at the bottom that the character hits, it gives it some cool action
Can't really see what the character is doing at the beginning though - has he been hit backwards or is he falling backwards?

Si

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He shoots some one but gets shot first heres a close up of the start plz bear in mind that this is not the final character

https://media.putfile.com/Balcony-Shot

I am working on a gun for him/her to carry and looking for a suitable model still so as not to have do do much skin weighting as i hate it!

Thanks for the possitve feedback

Ha ha - And why isn't this your final character?

I like this idea a lot and I think the inclusion of the fence / debris is a great addition and really adds some life to the scene as would maybe some flying blood and guts on the final character.

I might wait just a touch longer after he fires his gun before you send him over the edge, but I really like the way you have animated the character falling. It looks pretty realistic to me at least. Well done.

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arran3D

arran3D blog

yeah, this could be the latest of the stickmen fighting movies that are all over the internet

you might want to consider that if he got shot then whereabouts and how would his body initially react before hitting the fence?
if it was a stomach shot then he might hunch while falling back
if it was a head shot then he might fall back faster or his legs might give way as he fell back.
Its looking good though

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Mar/Apr Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
Jan/Feb Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
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Sep/Oct Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P
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Very nice management of dynamics.
Like the others said, Stickman is a cool character that we can see in a lot of short film. You can use it like that.

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Heres another link to my finished playblast all comments welcome this is also viewable from my final animation post

thnaks for all the comments i have got

https://media.putfile.com/Simplymaya-final-entry-MayJune

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