Character Walk- Initial Walk

This is my Character for the character walk part of the unit. In this animation I just made an initial walk cycle, i tried to experiment and see what it would look like with an actual character walking. I found that it was better for me to set it at 12 fps as the character was walking at a much better pace which suited his character, I plan on animating the belly as the body bounces up and down with the walk. I can then include the 3 items the character has to interact with.



Lip Sync 3rd attempt- Flash Version

Here is my third attempt at the lip sync I made this one using flash, Again I need to add a facial expression and make the eyebrows move, The eyes close on this one, I am quite pleased with this, I can now work on this as a Flash version, I found this easier and quicker than drawing the character out on a light box. Overall i think this is a good animation and something I can easily go back to and work on for improvements.

Lip Sync: 2nd Attempt

This is my second attempt at the lip sync, this time I tried to include a tongue and facial expressions, such as the eye brows moving up. I think the basic mouth shapes work well, but the movement of the eyebrows isn't fluid enough and therefore isn't convincing. The head seems to wobble like the 1st attempt. Other than that i am pleased with the rest of the animation.

Lip Synch Character Designs

 

These are my Character Designs for the lip synch, they include a stylized Lion character and Gollum, in these designs, I aimed to capture the mouth shapes for the vowels: A, E, I, O, U and the most important constanants: B, M, P, F, T, V

Lip Synch First Attempt

This is my first attempt at the Lip Synch, my character is a stylised lion.  I wanted to include tongue and teeth in my lip synch. I tried to exaggerate the mouth on various parts, I am pleased with this for a first try, I have noticed various changes throughout the animation such as the nose shape and size and the eyes. These are obviously going to be improved with further attempts.

Ball Bounce 5

This is my 5th Ball Bounce, I have improved on a previous version but making sure the ball has a consistant shape and size, I have also included the squash and stretch technique, I am pleased with this ball bounce, I think I have successfully improved on the previous one by making the changes mentioned above.

Walk Cycle 3

Here is my third walk cycle with the arms included, I am pleased with the way the character bobs as they walk, i also think there is a good rythm to the arms as the character walks, Overall I am very pleased with this walk cycle and i think it is a big improvement from my previous attempts.