Some advice - updated X2

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:39 pm

His legs never go even close to straight, making him look short.
i mean think about it, do you stand/walk semi-crouched? no, a lot of it you have your leg straight, i mean, mainly walking is based off leaning on one leg while moving the other and vice-versa. now im not saying anything drastic where his whole body tilts when he leans on his leg. i say what you do is walk then stop at random intervals and see what your body is like and mimic that.

Also the arm movements look robotic and seem like there's a hydraulic system running it, again, just walk around and mimic the human body.

Also the actual lifting of the heel on the down stroke doesn't happen until much later and happens right before you lift your leg, and its not so long and drawn out.

Also the leg goes much farther back in real life and doesn't depend as much on the knee as you might think.

also move the head back and put the chest out, he's MC ffs! he needs to show some superiority!

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:35 pm

See below post by me

Ok, sorry for bumpage...I haven't wanted to boot up Flash for this stuff in awhile - I just didn't like being stuck.

Anyway, I'm here again with an update. Do you think this new chest is better suited for walkig etc?

(Sorry, I don't have a animation or anything to base this off... Besides, too many of you were focused on the animation itself, rather than my problem, which was whether the MC [specifically the chest] looked correct doing tasks like walking.
http://img4.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads ... 2b4dc2.png

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:40 pm

#2 I think it goes with the arms better.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:42 pm

#2 as in the right? Or bottom?
Anyway, I gotta fix up this image already >_>

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:46 pm

Assuming your post meant which chest piece looks better and you were showing two poses(traditional pose on the right, walking on the left) I said I think the bottom set looks better. That is what you were asking right? Or were you just asking if those poses on the left look better than the right?

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:02 pm

Sorry if I wasn't clear

Anyway, I got the new chest on the left, the old one on the right. I'm trying to see if the new one on the left looks natural for the MC. the bottom two are just the same thing with Recon on board to show that the chests can still be applied.

Here's an updated image to better demonstrate what I mean:
Does the new chest on the left suit the design of the MC?

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:10 pm

That looks really weird with the lower body. Not sure how to explain it well, but it doesn't look like he is facing the same angle as his lower body is. Looking at it more it seems like the pelvic area is the main problem.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:12 pm

Haha! Yeah I see that now. Torso one way, crotch the other.

INSANEdrive · Post by **INSANEdrive** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:33 pm

For some reason... I feel that if you made an animation spinning that it would help you. Meh... Weird.