For the body mechanics assignment, we were told to understand how a body works mechanically focusing on posture, centre of gravity, weight shifts etc. It is a foundation to understand how to animate as they make movements feel believable and grounded.
We were given many options but I chose ‘Standing to Sitting on a Chair’. For that, I first started to find references on the internet to find a version that I liked. After going through a lot of videos, I decided to shoot one myself.
I tried to make it a stylised version where a woman comes from the side of the chair and sits on it gracefully. I shot the reference and sketched out a 2D trial animation to see how it would look. Then I planned out the key and contact poses to analyse the reference and help me in the blockout.
This helped me prepare for the blockout I will be doing next week by breaking down the actions and analyse the references.