is it a meerkat? either that or a little monkey

p.s. gotta tell u the more i watch your clip, the more i actually like it.

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Kai wrote:

Here it is~

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I think I failed this completely.. LOL... Make a guess.. what animal is this?? Its unreadable.. =_=
almost giving up this MC.. hehe.. Anyway.. C&C are most Appreciated!!

cheeers

kai

Meerkat! Thats my guess lol

Something that can stand on two legs so could be even a squirrel, chipmunk, or prairie dog.

By the way, how long do these go for? I wander if I shoud try some of these mini challenges because I find I need more practice and wander if there would be a good one for weight? For example, a guy lifting some big heavy weight.

Good luck to those that are doing this mini challenge.

Last edited by Raccoon Rezillo (09-11-2011 4:56 am)

@Raccoon Rezillo Thank youuuu Racoon~ I look at it for so long.. he just appear meerkat to me.. But when I shown it to some frens.. they thought its monkey/dogs~ haha so ya... Im glad you guy reads it.. wheww~~ thanks!!

cheers!
kai

Last edited by Kai (09-11-2011 7:46 am)

Hi guys, more updates.. i tended to focus more in the  body mechanics
maybe i'll try some facial stuff later..  is it working ? Any thoughts ?


@Kai  Hii Kai you did very funny scene, my guess was also a meerkat ahhaa
You did not fail, just need to fix a few things here and there..
I tried to implement the tips  you gave me with a few more ones that came into my head..
Where do i use the breathing for excitement ? when he goes up and look side to side ?

Anyway, thank you again !

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Hi guys, this is my final entry for MC 15.

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I gave the last pose some slow in and removed the snap-into-pace, eased in the head and added light, render and a story tag to it. I love back-story. i try to put into even the smallest of places. Thanks for all the help everyone, i think am moving on to my next shot, now. want to do some tailor/flying fox shots to practice timing, spacing, arcs and overlap. (and duh! come up with more stories )

I hope this is it. (Fingers crossed)

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Hey, Blackbird. I REALLY like the froggy turn he does after the first jump. The part that doesn't look right to me is the position of his hands during the fall of his second jump. They are very rigid, splayed out, and give us a weird silhouette that sticks out, especially around frame 113-117ish. This might just be me, but I would loosen those fingers up a bit and bend them back on the way down. And maybe bring the hands in towards his center a little?
   Also, you have a little spacing issue on the second landing, frame 117-120, he's slowing down before he makes contact.
   That's my two cents. I really like your piece and I think you've made a lot of progress since the first blocking. Overall I'd say really good job.

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My final.. i am proud of my puppy, we learned many things together in this mc !

Hi @blackbird you did a great job bro, congratulations !
And thank you @Kai for your thoughts and patience


valeu amigos !

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Hey odoada,
Looking at your piece, there are some awesome poses in here. Really nices poses.

My main issue with the clip though is the arcs and flow of the animation. Of particular note, watch his back foot when he first picks it up. It follows no clear arc. The rest of the animation, I am wondering how your splines look in the graph editor. It judders a lot. I know you probably didnt expect to hear this response, but am saying it in order to try to help.

You have another day so if you have the experience to clean it up please do. If not, don't be afraid to ask for help. Its not all bad because you look to have some really nice ideas.

Hi Everyone,

I hope I'm not late to enter the challenge.  I was unsure if it ran until today or it ran till Sunday... I had a good time animatiing on this challenge.  This was my first time finally submitting to an 11 second challenge.  I worked on this piece for about 16 hours, since I am currently in crunch time at work. 

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