Anim test - Hammer and nail

Artwork Blender Tests
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trying to get a handle on the principles of animation. here’s my take on the familiar ‘hammer and nail’ example.

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haha… I’ve had couple ruined nails that way myself:)

It looks like the hammer slows down before it hits the nail, this give it kinda a weird “hesitant” feeling, but its kind of hard to tell because I can’t go frame by frame on youtube.
I really like the bouncing of the board, that looked really good to me.

Good job.

–
Kevin

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Bouncing ball animation tests:

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another bouncing ball test. this time i’ve tried to make the ball look as though it is jumping of its own volition.

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  • Hammer and nail was imho excellent. Keep up the good work.
  • The bouncing was a bit off. And too much squashing. It would move about half that much. You might not even see it squash if it was rubber. Bear this in mind.
  • The effect is definitely there. I can “feel” the strength of the ball.

keep it up!
=]

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It appears that the nail starts to bend before the hammer even has hit it. You might want to tweak the timing a bit.