Character Design Updated - Added Animation

Case 2 was about adding a running, resting and jumping animation to the character. The animation is done by using tweens and in some cases frame by frame. The main part of the character is animated simply moving, rotating and a little bit of scaling of the movie clips. Only the feet changes movie clip, which i tought was necessary in making the animation just a little believable :)

One of the things i quickly realised was that when the animation was to change to another animation, the feet, hands, head etc needed to be in a position where the next animation could start, so the transition would be smooth. had to do most of it over because i isolated the animation without thinking about the flow of movement in that respect.

The animation have turned into 5 different movie clips: walk, rest, jump up, fall down and land.



I have changed the design to make it more charming and cartoony and i think it have turned out great. The character is also more fun to look at, plus its a little easier to animate than the previous chunky design. Using the bone tool would have made it easier but i think i have come up with a result.