[NukleoN]

Comments\crits welcome! I know it is 3D, but I would like feedback. This is a simple biped performing a nice bow.

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http://www.nukleon.com/assets/images/DeepBow2.avi

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Well, before it crashed my browser, it looked great.

[FlushablPet]

Nice work m8, but I cant help thinking everytime I see a bare basic biped in max moving, that someones just pasted a custom *.bip file into it.

I know yours is purely hand done, I can tell by the motion, but try whacking a model onto the biped mesh, looks a lot more effective mate that just a basic skeleton, belive me.

Time to pimp my 3D anim
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[NukleoN]

Hi there..

GreenPeach: I am sorry it crashed your browser...mine works fine. Does it happen everytime? Thanks for the feedback!

FlushablPet: Ah yes typically I'd prefer to slap a model on the Biped, but I am purposely just sticking to animation, to make sure the motion is believable. The good thing is that I can still save this as a BIP file and put it on a model later.

Yep, it's hand done with FreeForm Mode in Character Studio. Thanks for the comments!

[William H. Daniels]

Hey NukleoN, try one with BOTH arms sweeping back. I think it will have more "flourish". I tried it myself, and though I don't know what kind of character this will be, a thirty-year old in sad physical condition doesn't have to brace on his knee to do a deep bow. (That's me!)

I'd love to see one like that.

Great work. Love the gesture of the head at the end.

[BlackPool]

I would say overall the movement is good. It's nice and fluid and that's really cool. It does seem a bit odd to me that once he bares his weight down in the bow position, he slowly rises again for one final drop. I understand what you were going for and perhaps you might try it with just the upper body using the same timing but with a smaller movment. Also it seems odd that the foot scoots out and rotates outward a little. It seems he would have done that before droping his weight on it. But that's just me.

[NukleoN]

WIlliam, Blackpool

Hey thanks for the great comments and crits.

William: I think two arms back might be a bit awkward if he's kneeling, tho that would be great if he were standing and bowing deeply. Yeah I sorta liked the head coming up too...this will be followed by him standing up again. Thanks.

Blackpool: Thanks...ya I think I need to smooth out his movement near the end, and have him really plant that weight better on that knee..the foot comes out for adjustment (his left) but I think it sort of looks fussy, so I will either make it super subtle or remove it..plus I plan to add some subtle spine movement the whole way through, and possibly decrease the time between bow and where he looks up again.

Thanks for the comments guys!

[William H. Daniels]

Nukleon..

You ever look at any of Victor Navone's stuff? or Thad Clevenger? Victor did the alien singing Gloria Gaynor and Clevenger does the "pete the demon" shorts. They both have a really nice feel for movement. None of that jerky Toy Story stuff. I can't wait for the Final Fantasy movie. The previews make it look worth seeing. I just hope the plot can match the rendering.

Excelcior!

[NukleoN]

William...

Hey I loved Victor's Blit animation to 'I will survive', he's already given me some great advice on this piece. Thanks man..