Animation Blocking - Cheat Sheet - part 2

How to block out your animation, how to plan your animation blocking, what to avoid, what IS animation blocking, all these questions are the basis of this new series and a topic that's really important for new animation students.

Part 2 gives you an animation checklist of the most important items you should be able to cross off before you show your first blocking pass to whoever needs to see it.

This animation cheat sheet, as I like to call it, looks like this:

PREP
plan your animation
test your rig
create a pose library

QUICK CHECK
act out your playblast
use sound as reference

WORKFLOW
make a list of notes
do a technical & visual proof-watch:
*pops & arcs
body mechanics
silhouette
mirror shot
work in chunks
don’t loop shots (except for fixes)
avoid repetition (pose & timing)

BONUS:
rotoscope your reference

There you go! The next upload is going to take a look at each of these items in detail.

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