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kinddoggofwar 26-07-2007 10:12 AM

Chess Animation
 
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Im creating a small animation using a King and a Queen chess peice hopping into a pawn shop. It will only be about 10seconds long. Heres what i have so far, im in the process of making small electronic props for the pawnshop. I will also make surrounding stores to go along with the Pawnshop!
Comments and crits are always welcomed! I put a sky in the backround just for the hell of it.

marlonjohn 26-07-2007 06:01 PM

hehe awesome so far Kinddog, only crit is that is the shop in mid air? lol or is it the camera view thats making it look like it is :p you might want to rescale the chess peices smaller as it looks like one of them is the size of the actual door haha ...

Cheers, Marlon

kinddoggofwar 27-07-2007 04:47 AM

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I resized the chess pieces and added a couple more stores which are not yet done. And it also is just the lighting and camera view that makes it look like its floating. I dont know why its doing it... :p

kinddoggofwar 27-07-2007 07:19 AM

Ok heres the update! Ive got the stores i want, i might add one more but not positive.http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8...wnshop3sb7.jpg

marlonjohn 27-07-2007 06:34 PM

Haha nice job!

Only crit is the sky, looks abit odd as it is going directly 90degree's down in to the ground ... try if you want, just a plane with a imaged attached to it such as a desert, heres a really cool High-resolution desert i found on the net ...

(3607 x 2364)

http://gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/plac...-dunes-SMO.jpg

cheers, marlon

louis56 27-07-2007 09:34 PM

is the joke the "Pawn" shop. How theres Pawns in chess.

:D i like it

arran 28-07-2007 01:08 AM

ha ha - nice idea kinddog. Looks like you've made a good start.

mirek03 28-07-2007 08:40 AM

has a great animation, a sort of disney look.., good one
M:)

kinddoggofwar 28-07-2007 09:00 AM

Thanks alot!:attn: :attn:!! Iive finished the stores and am now working on the animation part! That sky isnt going to be the one for the animation, ill probably have a sunrise looking sky for the main animation and dim down the lights. that link isnt working for me...:confused:

kinddoggofwar 28-07-2007 12:08 PM

Heres a sample of the Hop cycle that ill be using!
ChessHopCycle

mirek03 28-07-2007 01:03 PM

very well done mate.., I think you should have the 'heads sway back a little just before they jump and again as they land. you know, think about if you are travelling in a car and it stops suddenly.., you are thrown forward and then back a little.., I hope yu know what I mean

M:)

kinddoggofwar 29-07-2007 04:03 AM

Honest to god i did try that at first. I had his head sway forward when he landed and back when he was taking off. But it made him look like rubber as he was constantly jiggling. So i tried to give him more of a Solid landing, he lands on the back edge of his bottom then evens himself out. thats a great suggestion and Should work but didnt with chess peices:p im trying to tweak it a bit but theres only so much you can do with chess peices... thanks for the help, its highly appreciated.

gster123 29-07-2007 04:09 AM

I would give them a bit more backward an forward bend, before and after the jump as the main jupm looks great, but it needs more "power" to get them going.

kinddoggofwar 29-07-2007 04:31 AM

i lowerd him 14degrees more and it seems to work great! I already fixed the scene, thanks!

kinddoggofwar 31-07-2007 08:38 AM

Heres the hop cycle ill be using for the animation! It looks a little odd at some points but only because i made some hops differ in speed (plus youll be seeing it at different angles in the animation.)Updated Hop Cycle


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