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Fights can be tricky. I usually start by blocking ...

2009-10-13T20:04:57.181-07:00

Fights can be tricky. I usually start by blocking out the main beats in stepped..so say if character A punched character B I may have a pose of A with his arm back and then a pose with the fist punching and making contact. Perhaps another pose or two of character B flying backwards.

Now if the camera is moving while all this is happening that adds another layer of complexity. I would still block out the poses in stepped but the characters themselves would be moving in space along with the sweeping camera. This way its easy to follow the flow of the action.

Hope that helps!

Ray

hi, i am an animation enthusiast. This blog has be...

2009-10-12T10:29:19.366-07:00

hi, i am an animation enthusiast. This blog has been priceless to me so far. My shots now rocks. If i may ask, how do you animate a fight. Do you animate both characters at the same time, on one then the other?

so good article again. thank you guys...

2009-10-01T00:07:43.204-07:00

so good article again. thank you guys...

Hi Amanda, Thanks for your suggestion! In the fut...

2009-09-29T14:22:48.512-07:00

Hi Amanda,

Thanks for your suggestion! In the future we will try and include a sketches to help illustrate our point. In the meantime, we have some webinars that include sketches and drawings.

http://www.animationmentor.com/webinar/past.html

Maybe you'll find these helpful!

Happy Animating!
Animation Mentor Staff

I like these articles but sometimes I feel it woul...

2009-09-29T14:06:43.975-07:00

I like these articles but sometimes I feel it would be good to have a little sketch to illustrate your point. Just a suggestion :)