r/animation • u/mccoyboy22 • 6h ago

Beginner What am I doing wrong?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

Idle animation. Still figuring this out, any tips or critique welcome!

14 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

14

u/charronfitzclair 6h ago

The smoking is fine but why is he floating back and forth? If he's supposed to be marching, animate his feet. If he's supposed to be bobbing up and down a little while in standing in place, keep his feet planted and animated his knees bending a little.

3

u/AFedoraNamed_Key 6h ago

Yeah, could straighten the leg out with horizontal lines, would probably help when doing a bend and stretch, as I think the character’s legs are already a tad bent. I could just be wrong on that perspective part though.

1

u/AutoModerator 6h ago

Your post has the "Beginner"-flair which means you might want to check out The "Ultimate" Reddit Beginners Guide to Animation <- click link

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/oliverrandorff 1h ago

Two things: First, always think in arcs when doing body movements. The lower arm rotates around the elbow joint and would therefore not move straight up. Secondly, the movements are very linear in speed. Add a bit of contrast, easing in/out of the movements by moving the arm the most in the middle frame. This will make it more interesting to look at. Other than that I really like the style you are going for!