Animating a smooth punch

*Link to final product is broken, sorry. D:* COMBO TUT COMING SOON, ITS GOING TO BE A CONTINUATION OF THIS TUTORIAL. Feel free to ask questions. Or request some tutorials, but i warn you, i don't know how to do EVERYTHING really well.
Step 1: draw a stickman fighting stance
Step 2: Free transform the stickman forward a little bit (to start easing)
Step 3: Start off slow, have the stickman raise his arm slightly.
Step 4: draw the stickmans arm at the point before he punches, (Allign his fist above the shoulder and elbow directly lined up with the shoulder.)
Step 5: Draw the punch.
Step 6: Dont drop the punch down yet, make the stickman lean in a little.
Step 7: Bend the stickmans elbow.
Step 8: Bend his elbow more, and draw his feet touching the ground.
Step 9: Ease, ease, ease the stickman. Slow him down keeping him relatively in the same position. (RELATIVELY)
Step 10: Reaction, draw the opposing stickman, (the one taking the punch) on another layer.
Step 11: You want to position the reacting stickman on the frame where the arm is extended. (shown better in the video.)
Step 12: The frame before the attacking stickman punches, freetransform the reactor stick pivoting back.(still on both feet though.)
Step 13: The reaction, bend the reactors back, then have his arms flail back a little.
Step 14: Draw the reactor flailing back more than the last frame.
Step 15: Then slow him down still flailing back, but easing.
Step 16: Then animate the stickman returning to position, reading him for another blow :3.
Product: http://filebox.me/view/f0jbwv0s9 Theres no force or anticipation in this, but the next tutorial will include how to add in another blow, making it flow smoothly in with the last attack.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Stickman
• tutorial

[xcc133]

good tutorial man!Btw whats the song at 4:24 ?

[InternalStryke]

@xcc133 Rush by UVERworld

[sasawedx]

hey, how many frames per second did you choose in this animation?

[InternalStryke]

@sasawedx 14, you can do any frame rate you want to though.

[jbkrule]

that looks terrible who the hell has arms as thick as their heads.

[InternalStryke]

@jbkrule Its a stick figure cartoon you imbecile.

[jolt998]

@InternalStryke i know people are so judgmental

[ZagonFULL]

good tutorial thanks

[sasawedx]

@InternalStryke okay, thanks! by the way... nice video! keep it up! :D

[Super88Daniel88]

@lopasas are you tired??? hey if you still animating in flash 8 use pencil and change the the options into smooth you can foudh the option below the tools