Can I have some feedback on this backflip animation?

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#1

Hey developers.

I’ve been animating I made a backflip. It looks so weird though, so can you guys tell me what’s wrong? I don’t know why it’s so unnatural.

Thanks, Pig.


Oops. I think I made the video too fast. If you need a slower version, tell me.

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#2

The animation itself has the right design, legs carry through to arms to body.

The reason it appears unnatural is because:
A. The avatar itself does not move at all. It spins mid-air but does not move any further backwards.
B. There’s no buildup of momentum. No swing of the arms or lean forward or anything in preparation at all.

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#3

I believe you posted this topic (exactly the same) twice, I’d remove one of them.

Else, it isn’t too bad but translate the avatar - without it (causing it to be on the spot) makes it look unnatural.

For the first rotation, it just goes into it, have a build up, or something before hand to build up to it.

I would tuck the head into the body more, it hands out and that’s also a little unrealistic.

Otherwise, wonderful work!

#4

I accidently posted the same topic three times actually. My bad…

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#5

Hmm. Thanks for the reply! So you think I should make it go backward? Also, it does have some momentum, I’m just crap at animating. :man_facepalming:

#6

I have to disagree. :wink:

For momentum, I mean the buildup. Rather than starting off from resting and just launching straight into a backflip, you could have the charcter swing their arms once before leaving the ground just to add a bit of realism. [without it, momentum is generated from nothing which isnt that accurate]

If you (like me) struggle with making animtions appear natural, take reference from a video of somebody doing a backflip or something in order to figure out what it is the animation is missing.

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#7

Alright, thanks for the advice! I will keep in mind next time I make an animation!

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#8

Its a good animation! The only thing about it is it looks a bit un-natural. You could make the legs move as well as the arms, making it look more lively! Otherwise its a very nice animation!

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#9

Thanks! I’m rather new to animating, so excuse my mistakes!

#10

looks like there’s no gravity taking places and the body is just floating
Maybe make it like jump and then spin and then land

#11

I’ve been told to make the character jump a lot xd. Thanks for replying!

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