Well, work continues to be intense as we finish up on Sims 3, but I managed to finally get a refinement pass on this thing. I went from step to spline and I think the biggest challenge was trying to retain the overall feeling that I established in my blocking. It’s easy to start losing the essence of what you set up if you’re not careful. I really focused on the hip/torso/head relationships to make sure the mechanics of these were working as best as possible. After that I moved on to the legs and arms. I like where things are going, but the animation still needs LOTS of work. Here are a few things that I noticed right off the bat:

1. Beginning walk is still a little off. Legs are popping all over the place.
2. The anticipation around frame 56 is a bit too quick; pops a little too much.
3. Offset the arms more going into the pose around frame 72. Right now they hit at the same time.
4. Lots of arcs to be tracked and fine-tuned.
5. The end walk still needs to be pushed farther to feel more determined.
6. The face can be pushed more and with more asymmetry – Needs more details.

Well, that’s what I have at the moment. Check it out and see what you think. As always, feedback is gladly welcome and appreciated!

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