Seducement animation [not for the little kids]

[DonB]

This is for my action button Seduce,
Crit it please;
-without mentioning the bad shoes of the character..
-without mentioning the hair, it ain't right in the animation i know..
-without repainting shadows, since I ain't using shadows on my characters

Appreciated..




newer version:

-faster
-blink-eye
-other face

I ain't got much animation experience.. but I just feel there's something very wrong with it..

By the way; she ain't flashing you, she flashes me, she doesn't know I putted her up hereÃ, 

[Chicky]

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[DonB]

Lol.. tbh.. I already thought of an other view being much more attractive..

But please keep in mind my character is gonna "Seduce" from each view, so front, back, left side and right side, there just has to be a front side, how "unattractive" it may seem..

I also do understand that looking shy would be a seducement tactic as well. but I have chosen for this, more direct way to seduce, which is indeed easier for me to paint too..
What about this.. horny/seducing face by it:



Any comments on it for improvements from being a front side?

[Squinky]

That poor girl in the picture needs someone to fix her wedgie...


On the art, the animation is too slow fo rwhat you want I think. And her facial expression dosen't fit the mood...

[DonB]

Squink what about this speed?
And don't you think the newer face is better towards the animation?
Maybe the face is a little.. tired.. like; ..again I'm doing this do get some info.. but maybe that's a good thing..

[Chicky]

Atleast i tried.

[DonB]

Good job Chicky, you hit the spot.. only this will be a verrrrrrrrrrrry difficult job to animate (as you already mentioned)

Tho I definetely will pick some things from this pica in my new edits..

[MrColossal]

here's a tip, skip a majority of frames in the middle, have her grab the shirt, start lifting the shirt and then skip to her with the shirt up and just ease out by 2 frames, our brains will fill in the rest.

[DonB]

I made two, like these?



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[MrColossal]

Pretty much, your old animation was about 18 frames and the new [second one] is 8 and looks fine. Unless you wanted a really slow unveiling...

[DonB]

Actually 6, 8)Ã,  thanks for the tip Eric!!

EDIT: Hehe.. I didn't knew if I could call you like that here, saw your real name on your website.. well.. Eric it is..

[MrColossal]

Hehe you were right the first time, my name is Eric... It's ok!

[big brother]

Chicky,

I feel like I've just had a long talk with Eugene Levy from American Pie. You know, that scene where he gives the magazines to Jason Biggs.

Cold-shower inducing.

[Helm]

I made two, like these?



..

I just want to say that watching this post for long times is amazingly interesting. They go out of sync with each other... then in sync... then out... a mechanical, stark automation out of a 'seduction' animation. Wonderful!

[DonB]

Lol.. what the..

[Kinoko]

I think for a computer game character, the old sheepish reveal of the shoulder is a little more attractive. This is more the "I'm at a football game and I'm gonna show the blokes my cahoojas!" sort of thing. Yeah, I just made that word up. Cahoojas.

A turn to the side, some winking, or fast eye blinking... it would be a little more feminine, I think. Even a little lift of the leg. Stereotypical, but classic too. You could still have her do a front/left/right/back version, but have her turn slightly to the side in each of them.

This is the best I could find off the cuff: http://dev.newtontalk.net/~tokimi/avi/anime/lum.jpg

Its not exactly what I means, but it's just to show that a bit of a turn and feminine charms have that real sexy look.

[InCreator]

Well, I don't think that original "seduce" animation is good.
It's kind of childish... or drunk-high-school-cheerleader type

I suggest this (but the anim should be slow and smooth!):

*Roxy slowly changes pose so she's supported by her left foot, revealing bottom and figure more
* Places left hand onto hip (somewhat suggestive)
* This should also extend her breasts, pulling stomach back
* does something sexy with her right hand, like correcting hair maybe
* eyes could change too, maybe halfway-closed

It's quite weird if explained like this  :. Actually this is the oldest and most popular pose. All beauty contestants use this, if you're ever happened to see any shows (Miss whatever).

I threw together a quick sketch of final pose:



And random google came up with this:



If she's animated slowly and smoothly into this pose from original, well, quite seductive could that be

[DonB]

Thanks all for your new detailed and helpful reactions about this topic, tho.. this is a kinda old topic, like you all know the entire roxy changed.. anyways.. i will not do the same animation i have shown in this thread with the new roxy, i will do like you guys say, slowly turning aside and.. blabla.. u guys already told it.. seems like i got work to do

..and again, my good afternoon world of warcraft is ruined cause u guys bring me on new, better inspiration for ideas for my game.

[Sam.]

i sense an excuse for porn.

I dont think that animation is at all appropriate for seduction, unless you plan on her being a hooker.

maybe some kind of undoing of buttons, if you dont want to switch the perspective.

I advise switching the perspective though, or some kind of close up anim, along the shoulder lines previouslky suggested.

[TerranRich]

To keep it simple while still trying to seduce, I say do one or more of the following:

- Have her turn away from the target, wiggling her butt a little
- Show some shoulder so it's not completely trashy
- Playfully unbutton a few buttons of her blouse (then button them back up quickly) - could be done easily, move her hands around on each button, having it open a bit more each time, slowing down the further down she goes, or something like that.
- Stretch back, play with her hair, stretch arms in sexy manner

There are so many possibilities to try. What you have now, Donb, is a potential "Girls Gone Wild" girl (Mardi Gras flasher). Just pulling upthe shirt to show half of her boobs isn't the best way to "seduce". "Flash", maybe, but not seduce.

That having been said, I think the idea of a "Seduce" action is very unique, original, and creative. I can't wait to play your game when it's released.