I'm in! atleast i'll try to be. I need a fat small character rig for this... Someone knows where I can find good one??

the chef rig?

Hi guys, spent a few hours on this the other day but annoyingly have breached the time limit by about 15 frames. I like how it's going but it seems a little fast for something involving a heavy weight, what do you think?

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hey patob215. Looking good buddy. I really think your poses need to be pushed. By this I mean, consider what the body is doing and ensure this area is pushed for clarity.

Look at your drawings also just of your pelvis area (which you have represented as a ball). You have your poses mapped out, you know how far you want your man to travel. So work on a layer involving just this ball. It may provide ideas for settles, weight shifts etc.

@ Dance_Commander, there is no strict time limit. Its a recommendation which we strongly advise sticking working within so that you can focus on the more on the movements. Sometimes when people try to animate a long 11 Second clip, the amount of movement can be overwhelming.

With regard to your piece, have you shot video reference? You may not need a weight for this, just a pole and two piles of books. With this I'd advise looking into the hand poses. Look into the arcs that the hands are rotating. Also look at the rotation of the head at the end. Where this this movement begin? It will certainly affect more of the body.

Again its a matter of tweaking what you have. For instance, when he takes the first step, is that weight shifted sufficiently onto the standing leg?

Thanks for the feedback littlepenguin and cjgallagher. I am using your advice on tracking the hips and pushing the poses more. I will post an updated version soon!

really like it mayalina!!

The only thing is the payoff feels a little week...you just gets knocked back a couple of feet. I would have it shoot him all the way up in the air...off screen...then hold for a bit and have him fall back and slam down on the ground

Hi guys here is my Entry for the mini challenge. i haven't had much experince in the 2d world but i find drawing a lot of fun Much to learn, any feedback would be great. thanks for your time

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Hello geekbot,
I think the issues I have at present is clarity with the idea in the work. There are parts that I am not sure what is going on. These include the poses when he when the pole is in a ) shape. I can understand the concept that he is too heavy, but the arm swinging... Whether its timing or posing, the idea needs more definition.

Also, the pole used to vault is taller than the height beam. So how does it pass through the gap after being fully erected?

P.s. Love your reel by the way. I have been a fan of your hunter shot since it first appeared in the AM showreel.

Hi there!

Thats my update for the piece, would love to hear crits!

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Cool, great progress from both of you. I'll give people till saturday to finish off then post it on the 11 SC blog. Will try and leave more notes on by the weekend too, just for future ref. I

New challenge has started. Hope people are keen. I'm tempted to animate a bamboo peashooter ....ziiiitt!

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Hey Guys,

Sorry for bringing this topic up again since the mini challenge is over and done with but I want to show my final version of my discuss throw animation that I've done on and off for a couple of months. I would like to hear your thoughts on it don't know whether or not I am going to make any changes to it depending on the feedback I get but we'll see.

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