Lip Sync Test

I'm getting there. I'm happier with how the arm is moving, although it's still not quite there yet. I'm very pleased with the general movement of the head to exaggerate parts of the audio, I really think that's coming together nicely. The tough part is squeezing out the unnecessary frames, because I still have trouble with too much action in too short of a time space. Like I said though, I'm beginning to get there. I delete frames I don't need, and realise it looks a lot better without them. It's just a case of trimming away the fat now.

Lip Sync Test

Lip syncing test again! I tried to have more focused head movement, and tried to do a bit more with the arm. I don't like how this one came out very much, however. The head movement is more or less a good progression, but the arm doesn't seem to add much, other than look a bit wonky.

Lip Sync Test

I tried moving the head around more on this lip sync, and I'm quite happy with it. Again, the timing and spacing is a little shaky, but I think I'm definitely heading towards the expressive movements that I want to put forward.

Lip Syncing Test

Another go at the same lip syncing. I'm a lot happier with how this one came out, I think I'm getting the hang of shaping the mouth now. There are some very obvious timing issues with both the mouth and other moving parts of the character as he talks, but for the most part, the gist of it is there. I'm getting there, slowly but surely! I need to learn how to slow things down I think, it still looks like it's moving at a million miles an hour.

Lip Syncing Test

Another lip syncing test. Today's lesson gave me a better understanding of what I need to do, although I still found this very difficult. I'm still suffering from the problem of putting too much action in where it isn't needed, I think. Everything wobbles around without any real timing to it, which is completely wrong. I need to keep practicing until I get it nailed down.

Lip Syncing Test

Oh dear. This is my first proper lip sync I've attempted, without any prior knowledge of how to really do it. This is just giving it a go! I'm not really very happy with it all, it all moves a bit too fast and doesn't have much difference in the mouth, other than opening and closing. Hopefully tomorrow during the lesson I can learn a bit more about what I'm supposed to do, and then practice with some audio clips more.

Walk Cycle Test - Working on hands

First attempt at getting the hands to have some movement to them as the arms sway. I'm not very happy with how these came out, and I'm not too sure how to fix that. There doesn't seem to be enough time to get the hands swaying without it looking very jerky and out of place. I'll have to practice a few more times and see what I can change to get it looking how I want.

Walk Cycle Test

I think I've finally managed to get the arms to the point where I'm happy with them. I focused on keeping them in one area for the most of the animation, rather than staggering them in keyframes. Because of this, I can concentrate on the timing of making them swing back and forth. I know what to do from now on, so I don't think I'll have trouble anymore with them jarring in places. I can try to make the hands swing now I don't have to worry about the arms.