Hi gang.. heres a lil quicktime.. had this setup and animated in 3 hours. Hope ya like the little skit.. its only 3 and a half megs.. This animation stuff keeps getting more and more fun..
Brad
http://www.essence3d.com/motion/test5.movhttp://www.essence3d.com/motion/test5.mov
I like it. It has a Luxo Jr. feel. You get across a lot of emotion through the little sphere. The only thing I would change is the first interaction between the little and big sphere. I think the tap should be very subtle, like checking to see if someone is asleep. Currently, the tap has a lot of build up and then does not seem to move the big sphere. Maybe the little sphere has less build up and the big sphere has just a little more movement on the first interaction. Hope this is clear? Good stuff.
DS
I like it. Glad to see more animation on this page. I think you subject matter provides good insight into why animation is so important. It's not something you do after you model, it's the whole reason for doing 3D.
Anyway, if I had to offer criticism I would say-
(1) As the first response said, the first contact between the balls seems too extreme. In my opinion, the little ball has much less mass and his first attempt to move the larger, would only end in his frunstration in not being able to budge the other.
(2) The tragectory of the little balls jump defies gravity. At the end of the jump, he sort of moves horizontally to make the kick. I would simply let him roll longer before he starts his jump, so he can end up were you already have him making the kick.
A good habit is to look at the function curve for his altitude on his jump. It should be a nice smooth/symmetrical arc.
Again, it's nice work.
Urp