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neutronenstern88
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April 23, 2024
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Animation looks stiff

  • April 23, 2024
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Hi, I'm currently practising with Animate. My experience is therefore not yet that great. For our shop I should animate a figure that waves.

 

I got the waving "reasonably" right, but the figure is still extremely stiff. How can I work on the figure so that it doesn't look so stiff? Do you have any tips and tricks or tutorials for me? Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything in the media centre that really addresses my problem. I don't want him to move any further, but "just" not look so stiff. But when I do something with the scaling, for example, it looks even more unnatural than usual.

 

I would be very grateful for a few professional tips.

 

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    Correct answer n. tilcheff

    For a more organic feel you will need a fully-functional rig with articulated joints.

    A gesture of an arm requires a subtle change in the whole pose.

    Only then your character will look properly animated and not stiff and unnatural.

     

    Here is a quick exaggerated sketch I did to illustrate my point:

     

    These are the four key poses in the animation:

     

    Hope this helps!

     

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    n. tilcheff
    n. tilcheffCorrect answer
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    April 23, 2024

    For a more organic feel you will need a fully-functional rig with articulated joints.

    A gesture of an arm requires a subtle change in the whole pose.

    Only then your character will look properly animated and not stiff and unnatural.

     

    Here is a quick exaggerated sketch I did to illustrate my point:

     

    These are the four key poses in the animation:

     

    Hope this helps!

     

    Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation
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      neutronenstern88Author
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      April 23, 2024

      Oh, thank you so much for your examples! That helps me a lot! I will give it a try. The moving the body thing makes complete sense to me. How could I have forgotten that.

      Many thanks again! I'll get in touch if I have any further questions.

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