-
Kaijynn
2018-07-04 16:53:25 UTC @ralph
I tried again at non-tweening, and I took your advice about the easing bit. This time, I made a little fight to test how well I can animate a fight without tween, and I’d say it’s pretty good for my second major non-tweened project. Whaddya think? Also, I want your opinion: Do you think my animations are better WITH or WITHOUT tweening? (I know you’ve seen my work in both categories, so please answer honestly)
Stick Nodes®
A stickfigure animation app created for mobile devices!
Create your own stickman animations on your Android or iOS device!
as for tweening vs non, it’s tough to say, it’s really up to you
I like the smooth look of tweened animations, but it can actually increase the amount of work you need to do ironically
I see some non-tweened dudes animate, and while their animations would be considered “choppy”, it works well with their style and they wouldn’t be able to do things they do if it were tweened, it just wouldn’t look right, it’s their style
anyway
this is def better though, and not even just the animating it’s got a good flow of action, you didn’t fall into that trap of lots of standing around posing after 2 hits, slows down the pace
Thank you! Honestly, between the two, I can’t decide either. With non-tween, I have more control of what’s going on, but the animation goes faster, looks choppy, and takes much longer to make. With Tweening, I can make smoother movements, but it can make camera movement look awkward sometimes, and can actually make me a lazier animator. For example, when I animate a walk/run cycle, I can get lazy with tween and it looks sloppy, and example of this is in Episode 0 of my series StickNodes: War for Freedom.
I’m just so confused at which I should use more!
yeah exactly, just focus on your own style and it will work out, if you’re more comfortable with non-tween
honestly if you look at cartoons and such, they’re 24 fps (not 60) and not “tweened”, there’s barely even easing if you really pay attention to movements – but it’s just animated well enough where it just works
Yeah, but that’s the problem. I can’t figure out which I prefer, both have a fair roster of ups and downs!
I think I personally would go for non-tween, just because I want to be able to have more control over my animations
but because I really don’t have the time to try new things and learn (lolol) I just stick with tween
Honestly, I sucked at non-tween until I watched Heckray’s newest video, where I learned a sneaky, but clever technique that works REALLY well in non-tween. All it is is when a stickfigure moves, you make a copy of it from the previous frame, and set it to .20 opacity. that adds somewhat of a motion blur and makes it a little less choppy.
Also, your tweened animatings are AWESOME! Your “part” series is super smooth, and outstandingly funny, too!
lol that’s a good way for some movements to portray speed, but good luck doing that every frame lol
Yeah, it does take time, but as long as it comes out good, and my fans like it, then it’s worth it.