center-of-gravity changing animations like sitting or laying down can be quite rough. The run cycle was refreshing to make afterwards.
#Some Animation Practice :)
gray dawn
tender hemlock
They came out really well! 😁
I really love the run cycle
And yeah, center of gravity stuff is a huge pain
stray cipher
the laying down animation is so clean (these are all clean)
gray dawn
They came out really well! 😁
Thank you!
gray dawn
the laying down animation is so clean (these are all clean)
Thank you. That one was easier because I made sure that the character's center of gravity goes straight down. In the sitting animation where they turn around the limitations in Blockbench become quite noticable.
slim basin
Can you teach?
gray dawn
Can you teach?
I've update the run cycle some since posting! Here is the newer version and it slowed down so you can use it as a reference!
tender hemlock
I'm curious, what's your rig look like?
quaint fox
center-of-gravity changing animations like sitting or laying down can be quite r...
The sitting is a bit jittery
Then again it's blockbench so what can I say 🫠
Other than that, everything is amazing
gray dawn
The sitting is a bit jittery
Yes. Sadly this was the best I was able to do with 5 hours of key-framing and interpolation mapping.
quaint fox
Yes. Sadly this was the best I was able to do with 5 hours of key-framing and in...
It's still great for blockbench animation
gray dawn
This type of movement is especially difficult due to the lack of interpolation swapping. Otherwise I would gladly prefer to use IK.
quaint fox
Blender is honestly the way to go for animation
quaint fox
This type of movement is especially difficult due to the lack of interpolation s...
Indeed
quaint fox
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1219828467005259838/1407367451087208519/p...
The run is so clean though
gray dawn
Blender is honestly the way to go for animation
Yea but sadly I don’t know how to rig models like this in Blender, and there doesn’t seem to be any resources online available.
quaint fox
Yea but sadly I don’t know how to rig models like this in Blender, and there doe...
Yeah, there is very limited knowledge on youtube for rigging.
If you find one, they aren't the best
quaint fox
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1219828467005259838/1407367451087208519/p...
I would say maybe make the backpack move a little as he hits the ground, but you probably wouldn't be able to tell playing at full speed
Did you model this?
gray dawn
Yes it’s my model. The backpack isn’t rigged because the skeleton isn’t specifically for that model.
Do you animate in blender?
quaint fox
Yes it’s my model. The backpack isn’t rigged because the skeleton isn’t specific...
It looks amazing!
quaint fox
Do you animate in blender?
Yeah, but I prefer Blender
gray dawn
I would also prefer Blender.
quaint fox
Blockbench animation drives me crazy xd
tender hemlock
Yea but sadly I don’t know how to rig models like this in Blender, and there doe...
Oh, it's not too hard! Infact if you wanted you could even export the blockbench model into blender and animate it like that.
The real issue with making a rig is always weight painting, but since Cube based models like this are much simpler it'd be pretty easy.
gray dawn
Oh, it's not too hard! Infact if you wanted you could even export the blockbench...
I've attempted this, but haven't been able to figure out a process that makes it any easier than Blockbench.
tender hemlock
Oh, I never asked @gray dawn , what does this character rig look like?
Here's what mine looks like, though this is for a Minecraft character obviously. Yours has joints.
stray cipher
😼
gray dawn
gray dawn
Here's what mine looks like, though this is for a Minecraft character obviously....
My rig. Your's looks a lot different. Mainly, I don't understand why your hands and feet are parents of the arms and legs?
tender hemlock
My rig. Your's looks a lot different. Mainly, I don't understand why your hands ...
The reason they're parents is because I found it more useful for them to be above rather than below. When you click on a cube in Blockbench it checks what bone that cube is inside, then selects that bone. Most of the time, when I click on a leg or an arm, I want to move the leg or the arm. But what happens if the pivot point that I'm rotating the leg or arm from isn't where I want the rotational energy to be coming from?
It allows you to do stuff like this. The legs remain stationary and simply rotate to follow the hips as they move.
Sure, I could try and find the precise rotation values to try and make it seem like the feet are properly affixed to the ground, but that's difficult and time consuming
So this is a bit of a cheat. 😁
It works best for characters without joints though. For jointed characters like yours I use a much more similar rig to what you are.
gray dawn
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stray cipher
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