Animation practice.

[uyersuyer]

http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/091008/1 8237_skateboard.php

I've been trying to improve my animation skills lately, so I decided to try to animate a kickflip. Comments? Suggests? Hit me with your best shot, Newgrounds.

[blindsniper]

Actually this wasnt bad at all, i guess that wouldnt look displaced in a good movie.

ps. dont forget about the voice acting :P

[uyersuyer]

At 10/9/08 06:36 AM, blindsniper wrote: Actually this wasnt bad at all, i guess that wouldnt look displaced in a good movie.

ps. dont forget about the voice acting :P

I'm gonna take a few creative liberties with the script to "Americanize" it a bit, then I'll record it and get it back to you. Expect it sometime today; not sure what time it is for you, but it's about 7am in my timezone.

[SwanLi]

Too much acceleration on the kickflip. Think of the move. It's really just a glorified ollie really, a quick pop up and then land, the board turns in mid-air. So it shouldn't disrupt the momentum on the board. Plus, the speed is a little regular, and if you really wanna be anal about it, have the board wobble a bit, to make it seem more like a manual.

Best of luck.

~Emma

[Lochie]

At 10/9/08 06:50 AM, SwanLi wrote: if you really wanna be anal about it,

Haha, a girl said anal. :D

Watch this and/or this a few times. They have good movement and physics..

Or you could join the SFC (Skate Flash Club).
You can find it in the club section of newgrounds, it somewhere there, I am positive it's in my signiture too. :D

[uyersuyer]

http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/091008/2 9432_skateboard.php

I added a little stick dude. He doesn't look too good. :(

[Skask]

did you make the skateboard yourself? if you zoom in you can see that its sprited.

it also slows down too much when is tilts up

[Alpharius120]

At 10/9/08 04:03 PM, Skask wrote: did you make the skateboard yourself? if you zoom in you can see that its sprited.

it also slows down too much when is tilts up

that's definately a sprite, nice find! So as far as I can see right now, you're a stealer.

[uyersuyer]

At 10/9/08 04:03 PM, Skask wrote: did you make the skateboard yourself? if you zoom in you can see that its sprited.

Guess I should have mentioned that. Yeah, I found and edited a sprite on Google. It was like 7am and I'd been up all night; sue me. I was practicing the animation, not the art.

[Jaex]

At 10/9/08 06:34 PM, uyersuyer wrote:

At 10/9/08 04:03 PM, Skask wrote: did you make the skateboard yourself? if you zoom in you can see that its sprited.

Guess I should have mentioned that. Yeah, I found and edited a sprite on Google. It was like 7am and I'd been up all night; sue me. I was practicing the animation, not the art.

In my experience, art is a huge part of animation. If you practice art, you'll be getting better in both art and animation, and you'll build a foundation for your animation skills. If you practice and focus only on animation, then you're only improving slightly.