Have you ever gone through your favourites gallery and noticed a strange similarity between them and you're own work? Must be that weird influence thing going on again...

Anyway, back to the sketchpad!

I just finished my first animation! Its just a test, but I'm proud of it. You can download it here: [link]

I've been reading quite a few blogs of professional animators recently, picking up the basic principles of animation and hints and tricks etc. From what I've read, good animation is all about the subtle details that the audience doesn't pick up on, yet if absent would make the sequence look strange and unrealistic. That's what I tried to achieve here. If you look you'll notice his body and head compress and stretch out as he moves, adding another layer of realism (or exaggerated realism) to the movement.

Any way if you have any criticisms or ideas please don't hesitate to tell me!