Bouncing Ball

meltedtoons · Post by **meltedtoons** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:15 am

I made for the first time

This isn't the first me using Anime Studio though

First Attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Zpf68kxB0&hd=1
Second Attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8xZa4VcAUM
Final Attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDpxRB-NFKk

any feedback on how to improve would be great

*Created on Anime Studio 6 Pro*
Vector animation

-Melted Toons

dm · Post by dm » Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:14 pm

put some air in the ball, and don't have it skid.

look at this:

http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lesson ... ceball.htm

meltedtoons · Post by **meltedtoons** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:22 pm

thanks! gonna make another one when I have more time

meltedtoons · Post by **meltedtoons** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:41 pm

okay here's my second attempt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8xZa4VcAUM

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:42 pm

Much better now that it's not so deflated. It kind of "hangs" at the top of its first arc and then looks like it get actually gets pulled to the ground. There's some kind of odd delay there that disrupts the flow of motion.

dm · Post by dm » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:13 pm

Ball should be round, then vertical oval, horizontal oval, vertical oval, round. Your path needs some work, and the ball's shape changes strangely. How are you animating this?

dueyftw · Post by **dueyftw** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:19 am

Take a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLBmqffCdM

Then with the background layer of three circles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emXAAHKhoqE

I moved the ball first to top and to then to bottom for 6 frames. Then I corrected the path on each frame. To slow it down add more key frames, then tween them frame by frame.

Now its up to you to add the squash and stretch.

Dale

sbtamu · Post by **sbtamu** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:25 am

Here is a ping pong ball using follow path tool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rvfpjSeTFo

meltedtoons · Post by **meltedtoons** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:26 am

Ball should be round, then vertical oval, horizontal oval, vertical oval, round. Your path needs some work, and the ball's shape changes strangely. How are you animating this?

I'm going frame by frame,

Also, thanks to everyone for the input, I'll make another one and hopefully, that one looks better

amyweaver29 · Post by **amyweaver29** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:21 am

Melted Toons, I am encouraged to do my own animation. I hope I can mine make as beautiful as yours.

Regards and God bless.

dm · Post by dm » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:50 am

Note that there is no anticipation in any of the linked videos (pre bounce oval). Follow through could be a little better too (post bounce oval).

Remember: Anticipation, action, follow through. (Squash and stretch). Try doing things in slow motion too, it accentuates the action.

dueyftw's circles stay circles through the whole thing. Not a good animation practice.

sbtamu's ping pong ball at least squashes, but doesn't stretch.

For frame by frame, make sure onion-skinning is on, and use it to guide where and what your ball should look like.

meltedtoons · Post by **meltedtoons** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:16 am

I'm going to make another one by tweening.

meltedtoons · Post by **meltedtoons** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:41 am

okay, made my final and last attempt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDpxRB-NFKk

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:20 am

its improving every time, but before adding side momentum, maybe do the bounce up and down first? get that right with the volume transfer and then try spreading it? you might be trying to correct to many things in one go and confusing yourself (that's what i do all the time!)

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:25 pm

Looked MUCH better. Nice job!