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Animation Idea: Sword and Shield moves01_Jan2012

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If you want to see a similar example to this in 3D, look here:
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Another of my pose drawings for m 3D animation. I shot footage of myself performing the moves, and took key action poses, upon which I am basing my latest animation on. There is plenty of exaggeration, but really its not meant to be stellar, it is more for my benefit so i know what the poses are, how the weight is distributed etc. I tend to push the poses a lot more in real time when I am in Maya2011 animating.

It is coming along nicely and just thought I'd share.

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Ruskul's avatar
So, I like this compilation, though you should be careful when using yourself as a reference without also finding expert reference(I am assuming you haven't fought with a sword an shield full contact).  Hollywood and the gaming industry is an echo chamber of bad western martial form.  Exaggeration is good, as it helps with character and readability, but I see some shield as a counter weight to the sword going on in some poses which is super popular across all media.  It looks nice, but that would get you killed in real life.  A shield belongs in between you and your opponent at all times.  You also hold it high so that it is already partially blocking your face.  You keep it up tight, almost like a boxer, but you dont keep the shield in close.  The further you push it towards the opponent, the more of you it blocks.