My First 2D Animation (using Spine)

MontrayDavis

Here is my first 2D animation (using Spine, of course)

Any pointers, suggestions, etc? How did I do for a first sneak-walk animation?

MontrayDavis

Sinisa

Hey @MontrayDavis!
Thanks for using Spine for your first animation! For a first try, this is a great effort. Now the biggest problem with this animation is that is too fast. The sneaks are way slower. What is important is the planting of the foot and the weight shift on the planted foot. Your body just goes up and down right now, so you are missing that rotation in the body and forward-backward movement.
But sneaks are super hard tho!
If you are completely new to Spine and animation, I recommend starting with simple exercises, really nailing them, and then moving to more difficult ones. We have a tutorial series focused exactly on that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEXq8TCfQ9I&t=273s All the exercises in these videos are versions of exercises I went through while learning animation from animators from Pixar, Disney, Sony, etc. They are really worth your time. Check it out! I will be glad to give you more feedback!