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I got a lot of criticism on this video for overdoing the hand movements. I'm starting to animate next episode in the series and I wanted to get feedback on my new approach. Here's some bits I did last night. Let me know what you think. .mov
Hand movements were great. 
Hand movements generally look bad because they're not used how people would in real life. I think you nailed it here - it was very natural.
I would just slightly move the arms a bit instead.
that looked great!
I would just slightly move the arms a bit instead.
I'm not sure I get what you're suggesting. 
Are you saying that i should only move tha arms and not have any hand twisting? Or are you saying that my movements are too exaggerated in general?
As far as timing and the nature of the gestures it looked pretty good to me. It could always be a little smoother but with the chair moving and such I imagine that is challenging. This was definitely much better than the original video.
I do agree, though, that arm movements tend to 'feel' a little off because people don't do that in real life. It can help liven up a conversation, though, and mouth animation is a lot more difficult.
I do agree, though, that arm movements tend to 'feel' a little off because people don't do that in real life. It can help liven up a conversation, though, and mouth animation is a lot more difficult.
Yeah, I've never been a believer in mouth animation on minifigs (in something like Little Guys, though, I'm all for it). Minifigs are not humans, and while I do want them to act life-like, mouth animations usually push them into the uncanny valley for me. 
I once animated a figure who's headpiece (long female hair) restricted head movement, so I had to give her expressions through her hands.
That looked really good. Good animation. Well done!
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