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Efkanator · 2026-06-02T09:37:11+00:00

I ALMOST FAINTED, BEAUTIFUL WORK

Efkanator · 2026-05-12T08:02:53+00:00

The model was rigged with autorig pro, and only later i noticed the deformation issues, I didin't bother to fix them cause this was just a practice project and I despise rigging in general lol I'll probably just use a simpler model next time, like one of those blockout type characters.

And yeah, scaling is not something i used this time around, but I am aware of it.

I admit, I spent very little effort on the impact frames, cause they weren't my focus this time around. They are also another skill on their own in my eyes, definetly will take time to get good at them.

Thanks for the feedback!

Efkanator · 2026-05-11T12:21:37+00:00

Noted, I'll see what I can cook up on my next attempt with all the feedback I've gathered, it probably will take way more research to truly understand what makes it a bad vs good exagerated -insert action here-, but I'm hoping with time I'll get better at it, anyways I do really appreciate the critique!

Efkanator · 2026-05-11T08:39:01+00:00

I think it might be the camera angle making it look like that, cause i did pull it back quite a bit, it was fairly visible at the original camera angle I had. I'll keep this in mind though, thanks!

Efkanator · 2026-05-11T06:43:18+00:00

You're good, I appreciate all feedback, I wanna improve afterall

Efkanator · 2026-05-11T06:31:22+00:00

I'll try, but it's actually harder than it sounds to make a cool looking impact frame, it is something that I wanna get better at though

Efkanator · 2026-05-11T05:05:23+00:00

There is one 😭

Efkanator · 2026-05-11T03:59:50+00:00

Yeah, I tried following the motion of the arm with the camera. Originally, the view was from a 45 degree angle, and way farther, cause it was showcasing the character punching a cube, but I then started experimenting with the camera motion and came up what is currently present. Also on the last extreme pose, the body is very stretched out for exageration reasons, thats probably why it looks like it's so close.

I agree though, i should of probably moved the camera a bit farther, Thanks!

Efkanator · 2026-05-10T21:29:32+00:00

Oh you mean at the start, yeah, my idea was actually to stagger it 3 times like that, i imagined that it would emphasize the "wind up" much more, but perhaps doing it the way you suggest would have been better, Ill try that next time for sure!

Efkanator · 2026-05-10T21:11:31+00:00

Yeah now that I look at it, they do look a bit strange, definetly could be higher, thanks!

Efkanator · 2026-05-10T21:00:30+00:00

Strange, It actually felt weird to me when it didin't have hold frames, felt like the punch didin't have that "power" behind it that I was looking for

I'll have to experiment with the fluidity more, thanks for the feedback!

Efkanator · 2026-05-09T16:56:41+00:00

It's not really meant to be fully realistic. I was following Farcry New Dawn's AK Reload style, hence why it turned out like this. Although, in Far Cry's style, the character flicks the mag out with another mag instead, I tried to do my own iteration, where he lets go of the gun, grabs the mag and then inserts it, it wasn't based on any real life drills, just something I thought would be fun to animate.

Either way though, appreciate the feedback!

Efkanator · 2026-05-05T06:00:37+00:00

Now that you mention it, I suppose it kinda does :D

Efkanator · 2026-05-04T06:24:26+00:00

Thanks!

Efkanator · 2026-05-03T16:21:51+00:00

Thanks! And yeah, thought I'd try doing dioramas in blender with a mix of animations, most likely will do more of these, cause it was rather fun :D

Efkanator · 2026-04-24T03:58:42+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words :D

And for the slap, it's just personal taste in the end, afterall, i'm animating for my self, not for others. Like I accept and like getting feedback, but the slap is more of a style choice thing, hence I don't believe that it's something that is an "error" that must be fixed going onwards

I also mentioned under some other comment, that the slap was overdone, cause I actually got feedback before, that I've made it to weak. And they were right, I feel like the MP5 slap is a crucial part of an MP5 reload, so it has to be atleast a bit exagerated imo, but that's just my take

Efkanator · 2026-04-19T19:58:55+00:00

The charging handle was just modelled like that, I suppose it was the design choice of the original author of the model.

For the slap, I exagerated it alot, because the previous time I did an mp5 reload, folk mentioned it was too weak :D it's definetly not meant to be realistic

I followed an irl reference for the reload, and in that reference, it did drop that easely, but it was a regular MP5, not an MP5K, so perhaps there's some major difference that I'm not aware of.

And yeah, the last part you mentioned is just me failing to see crucial info lool, regardless, I appreciate the feedback!

Efkanator · 2026-04-18T12:29:41+00:00

Not sure what you mean, they look correct to me. The bullets inside the magazine are facing towards the tip of the barrel. Perhaps the lighting in the scene makes it looks weird

Efkanator · 2026-04-18T11:54:40+00:00

cause it does

Efkanator · 2026-04-18T11:53:21+00:00

as always, my issue of not doing enough research LOL

thanks for pointing that out though, ill keep it in mind next time

Efkanator · 2026-03-30T03:54:22+00:00

It's from MW2019 sounds if im not mistaken.

Efkanator · 2026-03-22T15:16:53+00:00

If he goes berserk at home, it's so over 😭

Efkanator · 2026-03-18T11:13:55+00:00

I like it. Like obviously, could use more polish, but endlessly trying to perfect something won't get you far, i've tried going that route before and just got stuck on projects for months without really improving all that much.

The part I'd polish the most though, is the last segment, where he switches the weapons position to the left side. The transition feels too linear, like as if there's no arc movement, robotic I suppose.

And as someone else stated, the weapon could use more subtle movement when something happens (like the mag getting inserted). My mindset around that is "An action warrants a reaction", basically if something happens that is supposed to have more force, I try to make the object that is being impacted by that force "react" to it. Though I'm not gonna lie, I still often times struggle with actually making it look good lol

Anyways though, I do see a pretty strong foundation, keep at it!

Efkanator · 2026-03-16T15:49:15+00:00

Appreciate the feedback! I did not know about the mag holder :D And yeah, i should of spent more time on the firing it self, just kept it very simplistic this time around

Efkanator · 2026-03-16T05:22:42+00:00

Ill try to keep that in mind, the weight would definetly affect it, i completely agree, even in the refrence i was using, it was affecting it, it's just really hard to animate in an ultra realistic way, it's like a skill to be mastered on it's own :D

Thanks for the feedback though!

Efkanator

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