Felicity Loveshot - Jump Out

This anim turned out pretty close to the blocking actually. I just wish I'd explored more ideas with other people before starting on the piece. There were a lot of good suggestions thrown around from altering how she might jump out, to alternative ideas on her final pose. I guess that's the beauty of these tests, I learn a little more with each one! :)

Felicity Loveshot - Jump Out (blocking)

Having done my last few anim tests using models I'm not allowed to show publically yet doesn't really make much for a blog... = S
So I decided to do another one using Felicity! Some thumbs and a blocking pass will do for now...

Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo videos

I really love hearing and reading stories about Milt and the other eight old men. I'm only half way through, but there's an intresting set of vids based on the Milt Kahl tribute over at The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Felicity Loveshot - Walk Cycle

Meet Felicity Loveshot!

Some friends at Blitz put this character together in a couple of days, therefore it's completely Blitz owned. I just rigged and prepped it for animation in MotionBuilder ("Why not Maya?!" Well, I wanted to develop my hand key skills in the app). I think she's such a great, appealing character!

I had a lot of fun animating this cycle. I tried to give her a sexy walk with a little attitude to try and fit her character. Admittedly I'm not completely happy with it, but I probably won't take it much further as I'd like to get started on the next anim test. = D

- Felicity character courtesy of BlitzGamesStudios.

Sergio Pablos Line Tests

This honestly makes me wanna give up and cry...
But I'm not gonna do that. Instead, I'll continue to strive to become this good. Amazing, beautiful work done on Disney's Treasure Planet.
I absolutely adore line tests like this, there's still SO much to learn.

Find more at the Pencil Test Depot.

BlitzTechRobot - Fight Combo 01

I remember working on the pre-dev for Invinsible Tiger being so much fun! Which is why I decided to try an anim test based around a similar theme but in a vastly different style. The test was just a bit of personal fun really, so I only decided to take it so far without it looking too crappy. Not completely happy with it and a few things stand out as not being very effective, but it'll do for now. Learnt a couple of useful things from it which is good enough for me!