Week 1 - Week 6/24.9.2024 - 29.10.2024
Sim Jian Xiong (0356498)
Bachelor
of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Exercises
LECTURE
Week 1 - Briefing
- To install Blender 3.6 LTS/4.2 LTS (Long Term Support)
Exercise: To animate ball bounce with different weight:
- Super Light - Balloon/Beach Ball
- Light - Ping Pong
- Basic - Football
- Heavy - Bowling Ball
Exercise: Flexibility, Fluidity & Clarity
- Squash/Stretch + Animating Pendulum (Chain/Tail)
- Good Poses
Project: To animate a walk cycle
What to expect in Week 6:
Project: To animate a jump
What to expect in Week 7:
Project: Action Animation
Week to expect in Week 10:
Project: Performance Animation
"The best lip sync is without lip sync."
- Richard William
Week 2 - Timing, Spacing, Arcs
3D Animation
- Pose the object/character - treat pose like
drawing
- puppet control
Week 3 - Flexibility
INSTRUCTIONS
Exercise 1: Bouncing Ball Series
Our very first exercise is to animate a series of balls bouncing based on
their physical property.
Starting from the smallest to the heaviest:
1. Ping Pong Ball
2. Beach Ball
3. Football
4. Bowling Ball
Fig 1.3 is in the video so I don't have to sketch it.
PING PONG
Beach ball bounces up slowly and low bounces before stopping.
FOOTBALL
Football is similar to Beach Ball but bounce lower and rolls forward a little before stopping.
I found these references from Pinterest, except for the last one. That's from a first-person shooter game.
It seems that when one is really happy, the body is stretched out wide like a T. I also a bit of yellow lighting - the colour of joy.
SAD
I'm making him look like he's about to fight someone, really shows off the anger. And then a bit of red lighting.
FEEBACK
Week 3
I like Exercise 3 because animating and posing characters is something I want to do in the future. I realised that the lecturer didn't have enough time to give feedback to all students and I'm too much of a lazy coward to ask for feedback myself after class, opting to go home immediately. Perhaps that's something I can improve in the future?
5. Squash & Stretch
Additionally, we have to animate one with squash & stretch.
REFERENCES
We were provided reference videos and were asked to observe the timing,
height, movement and number of bounces. I watched and planned out for the
movement each ball by drawing it on paper.
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| Fig 1.1 Ping Pong Movement Sketch, Week 4 (7.10.2024) |
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| Fig 1.2 Beach Ball Movement Sketch, Week 4 (7.10.2024) |
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| Fig 1.3 Football Movement, Week 4 (7.10.2024) |
Fig 1.3 is in the video so I don't have to sketch it.
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| Fig 1.4 Bowling Ball Movement Sketch, Week 4(7.10.2024) |
PING PONG
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| Fig 1.5, Ping Pong Blender, Week 4 (7.10.2024) |
Ping pong has high energy, jumps high and bounces a few times on the spot
before stopping completely.
BEACH BALL
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Fig 1.6, Beach Ball Blender, Week 4 (8.10.2024) |
FOOTBALL
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Fig 1.7, Football Blender, Week 4 (8.10.2024) |
Football is similar to Beach Ball but bounce lower and rolls forward a little before stopping.
BOWLING BALL
Bowling Ball has low, little bounces and rolls forward a little before
stopping.
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Fig 1.8, Bowling Ball Blender, Week 4 (8.10.2024) |
SQUASH & STRETCH
I chose football to apply squash & stretch. This is probably the hardest of the series to animate due to having to animate the rotation correctly. Sometimes, I would forget to save Movement, Location and Scale.
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| Fig 1.9 Football Squash & Stretch, Week 4 (8.10.2024) |
I chose football to apply squash & stretch. This is probably the hardest of the series to animate due to having to animate the rotation correctly. Sometimes, I would forget to save Movement, Location and Scale.
FINAL SUBMISSION
Exercise 2: Pendulum Swing
Our next exercise has us animating a pendulum.
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| Fig 2.1 Pendulum Blender, Week 5 (15.10.2024) |
I tried to be organized by using markers to know where to start, where to
stop and where the "tail" will swing and drag. It helps a little.
FINAL SUBMISSION
Exercise 3: Emotion Poses
Our third exercise starts with us downloading a rigged character named
Snow. We have to find references and animate these four emotions:
1. Happy
2. Sad
3. Angry
4. Scared
The emotions comes with the character, the important part is to animate
the body language.
REFERENCES
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| Fig 2.2 Happy Reference, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
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I found these references from Pinterest, except for the last one. That's from a first-person shooter game.
I then observed each reference and drew a line of action over the
silhouette.
HAPPY
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| Fig 2.6 Happy Silhouette, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
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| Fig 2.7, Happy Blender, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
It seems that when one is really happy, the body is stretched out wide like a T. I also a bit of yellow lighting - the colour of joy.
SAD
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Fig 2.8 Sad Silhouette, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
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| Fig 2.9 Sad Silhouette, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
I tried to make him appear small, like all curled up and sad. Then a
light blue to give off more of a sad feel.
ANGRY
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Fig 3.1 Angry Silhouette, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
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| Fig 3.3, Anger Blender, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
I'm making him look like he's about to fight someone, really shows off the anger. And then a bit of red lighting.
SCARED
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Fig 3.3, Scared Silhouette, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
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| Fig 3.4, Scared Blender, Week 6 (20.10.2024) |
I tried to twist his body, recoiling back. I also added a spotlight as
if he's been caught.
FINAL SUBMISSION
For our final submission of this exercise, we have to compile everything
into a PDF form.
Fig 3.5 Emotion Poses PDF Form, Week 6 (21.10.2024)
FEEBACK
Week 3
Specific Feedback: If the frames don't contribute to anything,
delete them. Must use and control bottom part as well, not just the top.
Week 4:
Specific Feedback: Submit one only. First one is good, the other
two not so. Timing is random and inconsistent. Fix timing, find the middle
and add drag.
General Feedback: Maps must be in the same folder with the character.
REFLECTION
General Feedback: Maps must be in the same folder with the character.
REFLECTION
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