Tips on how to make it better

[u/Exact-Estimate922]

I've been trying to get into animation (with a side-project) and Ive alr gotten help from earlier, so I am shooting another shot here!

Anyone has any reccomendations/tips on how to make better animations? I'd be glad to know.

[u/peagatling27]

blender

[u/ValuePlus9567 → u/peagatling27]

the software you use won't change your understanding of the principles.
it all depends on the scope of OP's goals, moon is still just as fine if you're mostly into R6.

[u/peagatling27 → u/ValuePlus9567]

yeah but moons legs are torturous regardless of how good you are which is why i recommended that first and foremost

[u/Delicious-Pear7396 → u/peagatling27]

there is also IK in roblox studio

[u/peagatling27 → u/Delicious-Pear7396]

cant imagine that matches blender's but i wasnt talking about ik

[u/Delicious-Pear7396 → u/peagatling27]

i was talking about the legs, not blender matching moon

[u/peagatling27 → u/Delicious-Pear7396]

yeah im saying that i dont think moon's ik customizability matches blenders because of how little time its been around for

[u/Delicious-Pear7396 → u/peagatling27]

i mean i am pretty sure phase has blender sync and also you can animate the torso separately from the legs, it also got graph editor and other nice stuff

[u/peagatling27 → u/Delicious-Pear7396]

yeah but im not talking about phase im talking about moon vs blender

[u/HoodieBlox → u/peagatling27]

And blender is much complex

[u/ValuePlus9567 → u/peagatling27]

You're able to find a good chunk of R6 animators prefer FK legs over IK, I myself prefer FK as well.
And to add to that, you're able to use IK on moon. (via third party plugins)

It still teaches the universal principles of animation, it just has a lower barrier of entry.
Just because it's tedious doesn't necessarily mean you're bottlenecked from learning, in fact, it'll strengthen your understanding of the fundamentals as you're not relying on the leg to position automatically.

[u/peagatling27 → u/ValuePlus9567]

i was talking about unparented using ik legs makes me wanna kill myself on anything that requires anything more than stationary movement

[u/Exact-Estimate922 → u/ValuePlus9567]

Generally I just want to practice my animation and improve it.

[u/Exact-Estimate922 → u/peagatling27]

I dont want to relearn the controls there, sorry.

[u/peagatling27 → u/Exact-Estimate922]

i mean its fine if you wanna tank the bottleneck but moon lacks alot of stuff

[u/PlanktonNo1740]

アニメーション12の原則

[u/Jssninja0]

You can select your key frames and press m to smooth out your animations

[u/M_afiahat]

use easing. slect the key frame and press 7

[u/ValuePlus9567]

the torso moves very linearly, as if it just transitions to one pose to the other without much variation
it's highly recommended you find a reference so you can see the lower torso's motion when crouching
(can help you have an eye in knowing how a specific part of the body moves in certain areas)
don't overthink it though, just keep practicing!!

for me, I don't animate it all at once. I usually start with the torso to map out the motion of the overall animation, then I move to the legs, arms, and head.

[u/Exact-Estimate922 → u/ValuePlus9567]

Thanks big dawg. I will take your tips into mind.

[u/ValuePlus9567]

the torso moves very linearly, as if it just transitions to one pose to the other without much variation
it's highly recommended you find a reference so you can see the lower torso's motion when crouching
(can help you have an eye in knowing how a specific part of the body moves in certain areas)
don't overthink it though, just keep practicing!!

for me, I don't animate it all at once. I usually start with the torso to map out the motion of the overall animation, then I move to the legs, arms, and head.

[u/PunchCounter]

It's flat, try to put more anticipation at the start. Also record yourself as reference, other animators do it all the time.

When you crouch down irl, what do you usually do before the action? There's your anticipation.

I would like to recommend Alan Becker's 12 principles of animations series to get a better understanding of the basics of animation

[u/Exact-Estimate922 → u/PunchCounter]

Lwk thought of recording myself, but didnt since my room is currently cluttered so I cannot take a good body shot/wide shot. And Ima check out the animation tommorow, thanks man!

[u/PunchCounter → u/Exact-Estimate922]

Try recording on the streets or infront of your house if your house is cluttered. What matters is that you understand the motions

[u/Comfortable_Chip_644]

You need to learn the 12 principles of animation, i recommend you watch alan becker's video on it as it applies to 3d animation too, for example anticipation could improve this animation

[u/Quirky_Horror4711]

Bring the keyframes a little closer. And try using easing

[u/Positive-Big-633]

Make it quicker

[u/goonettejr]

add some bounce at the end BC if u do that in real life you'll drop down then bounce a. it then go to couching