Ball Animation

Ball animation

Before beginning to animate my ball, I began by using different balls ranging from tennis balls to footballs, to see how they bounce; I will be using this research for future reference. I found the tennis ball most intriguing as it had a hole in the bottom. This meant the ball lacked bounce. This has become my focal for my animation.

For shape referencing when beginning to animate I have used a tennis ball I had at home. To ensure it had the same effect as the one from my university session, I pieced a hole through it.

I have struggled with this animation, maybe due to my focal design, as I found it hard to make it look realistic. This meant I spent a lot of time using trial and error to perfect my final animation, as well as referring back to my references (tennis ball and dope sheet)  However on reflection I feel it could still be improved.