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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:43 pm
by scimaster
Well, How did you like it? :?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:46 pm
by McGinge
well... it was ok i suppose!! the problem is that you wanted to do them quickly, so the stickman didnt seem so fluid. How did u get the dillo into the animation??

PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:51 pm
by scimaster
yeah, sorry about the stickman. i got the dillo into the animation by pressing Print screen on the keyboard and then pasting that into paint. then I just copied only the armadillo and deleted the rest of the photo. I also got the ring in that way.

P.S. the file is included for those of you who will not download because of viruses. just click on the photo.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:32 am
by McGinge
Heres ANOTHER one I made... I get sooo bored!!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:38 pm
by McGinge
And another... I've managed to hone smooth animation I think.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:53 am
by jimbojetuk
McGinge wrote:And another... I've managed to hone smooth animation I think.


How did you get the huge stone?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:58 am
by McGinge
Go to figure editor; I think its file > create figure type. There should already be a line there. Then just click the toggle segment kind button which just looks like a stop sign on the menu bar on the left. This should change it to a circle. Then there are 2 arrows below it. Click and hold down the one facing upwards. This changes the thickness of the shape. Keep holding it down, and it will start to look like a massive stone. Then if u want it bigger then you can just stretch the circle by moving the red node around.

Hope that helps!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:07 am
by jimbojetuk
lol, shall help a great deal! thanks.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:11 am
by McGinge
Glad to be of service!! :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:15 am
by jimbojetuk
Also, how do you guys do these? Just out of thought? Cause i made a few but the walking is a bit slow and stuff. Is there any vids that i could base these on?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:20 am
by McGinge
Well check my starter one on page 1; its a shocker. The animation was crap and wasnt fluid! I just developed my style etc. You can see how I've progressed though if you download the ones I've made through the pages. However, I think the guy that made the Pivot program included some animations to watch. There is a walking one, but its with the stickman rather than the cooler looking "man". Just go file > open animation and then into animations and he made one called walking.piv. I'll try and make a good one for you in due course!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:34 am
by jimbojetuk
You have improved immensely! its fantastic , how you started off pretty bad (like everyone does) but now those are really good. I particularly liked the acrobatics one lol.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:37 am
by McGinge
I'm halfway through making the walking one. And thanks by the way!! :oops: :oops: I'll have to finish it tonight though. The trick is to keep the movements small but regular, then play it on a fairly high speed. It looks smoother that way!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:43 am
by jimbojetuk
ok thanks again. il try make something now. At school i made a fantastic one, where he climbs out of a window, but just as soon as i played it for the class, a wire came loose or something and it turned off MHH sounds fake but its true... :(

PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:45 am
by McGinge
i believe you!! how old are you by the way and where in uk are you from?? i'm 16 from sevenoaks, which is kinda south east england...