Cat’s Pounce Bounce (Animation Assessment 1)

After a few touches here and there, here is the final product of my animation. Thank you for joining me on my journey. 🙂

Final Pass

Once I had added the bounce motion and momentum along with the tail movement, I was able to give the character some, well, Character! It was a chellenging exercise that required going through each of the rotation controls and the joints of the tail. Time consuming but very worthwhile. I encountered many little stumbles thinking about the bounce motion continues and what I could do to enhance subtle movements. Just a little polishing to go!

Blocking

This is the first step within the animation process of my animation. Using the reference I made, I got my ball to bounce across, chasing the light. I added a few smaller bounces after the large pounces to create a sense of wanting to slow down.

Reference for Advanced Ball Rig

For my short animation, I wanted something playful and fun. This is why I chose a cat chasing a red dot. This animation has proved quite difficult because it involves big, long bounces as well as small, skidding jumps and, stops and turns.

1st Jump

2nd Jump

3rd Jump

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