aight, I made this in like 4 hours hAh and decided I'd give a sort of walkthrough thing?? idk- So basically just space / click to go to the next frame, and read the explanations for each frame down below vvvvv 1: This is just a starting frame, a simple background with no character in view - I didn't really put too much detail into the background because it was just a quick test 2: ok, so I used a method of animation called "straight ahead" animation when I was making this. What that is is basically instead of having keyframes / key poses first, I just animate "straight ahead" and just follow the line of action as I go. This frame has the character just starting to jump over the little hill in the background. 3: The character's head moves faster than the body and just sorta raises up as they look at something in the distance 4: Now the legs are coming into visibility, and the body is starting to curve slowly downwards. The head stays up as the character looks at whatever they're looking at 5: Now you can see the full body of the character as the body straightens out fully, and the front legs start to extend down to the ground. The head gets dragged behind the body because the body has more weight than the head 6: The legs stretch even more towards the ground, and the head is being pulled forward by the momentum of the body 7: Now the front legs hit the ground, and the rear end / legs as well as the head follow that downward motion 8: The front legs compress as the weight of the body falls onto them, and the head moves for a turning jump 9: More turning, and the front legs lift up for another jump. The rear legs hit the ground. 10: The head pulls the front part of the body upwards in another jump, and the front legs start to life off the ground 11: The jump begins, and the rear lags behind while the rest of the body goes up 12: The jump arcs and the rear legs follow that shape 13: Gravity pulls the character down again, the front legs extend for landing, the rear gets pulled behind, yada yada yada- 14: aaaand yeah at this point the character is off the screen again 15: the rear legs are the last to disappear 16: lil tail 17: done! press 'a' to see the full animation if you have further questions feel free to ask! :D All art by @-RedWolf in Procreate
