[2018] The Animations of Ilustrada (GIFs) [SEE DESCRIPTION]

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[GIF] Mira - Idle Animation

Mira is the protagonist of a stealth-fantasy mobile game. It was a challenge how to visually communicate and emphasize her traits and movements on a smaller screen...

[GIF] Mira - Walk/Crouch, Standby Animations

...I tried to make her movements exaggerated, stylized, and feminine. Her hair was especially fun to animate.

[GIF] Mira - Twirl/Cast Animation
This is my favorite animation! At the top of her jump, she makes a graceful, swan-like, ballerina flourish with her hands and skirt,

[GIF] Mira - Assassination Animations

I also animated the guards for these scenes. Their rigs were made earlier and were more rigid than Mira's, so I couldn't really bend them too much without distorting the models.

[GIF] Mira - Climb, Upward Animation

The climbing animations were the most difficult to do, because the hands/feet do not snap to the "bricks" and had to be adjusted every frame Mira moved.

[GIF] Mira - Climb, Sideways Animation

I had to make the illusion that she was really latching on to the bricks / handles.

[GIF] Mira - Climb, Drop Down Animation

I like how gracefully she lands on her feet.

[GIF] Donya - Flight (Front View) Animation

It was a challenge on how to make an optimized, low poly harpy-like model/rig for this character that also animated well. I think we achieved it. The wings, like Mira's hair, were flexible to animate!

[GIF] Donya - Flight (Back View) Animation

I had to look through a lot of bird flight references to make this animation feel right and smooth.

[GIF] Donya -Flight (Takeoff, Glide, Dive) Animation

[GIF] Donya - Close Range Attack Animation

[GIF] Donya - Screech/Standby Animation

[GIF] Donya - Weakened Animation

CREDITS:
Models - Kim Israel Berces
Rigging/Skinning - Kim Israel Berces and Matthew Aquiatan
Character Designs and Concepts - yours truly and Shaira San Jose

[GIF] Game Teaser

[GIF] In-Game Demo
Apologies for the low-qual footage.

[GIF] In-Game Demo
Apologies for the low-qual footage.

[GIF] In-Game Demo
Apologies for the low-qual footage.

[GIF] In-Game Demo
Apologies for the low-qual footage.

[GIF] In-Game Demo
Apologies for the low-qual footage.