How to Make free Animations - Pivot Stickfigure Animator

Step 10 Speed Bursts

My all time favorite: Speed bursts.

You know, that Dragon Ball Z style moment where the characters throw thousands of lightning fast punches and kicks at each other in a matter of seconds.

To make Speed bursts, There are two methods:

Method 1: Skip some frames:

• This method is much easier. Simply create a punch scene in one corner.
• In the Next frame, create another punch scene, far away from the original one. Repeat.
• It will look like the characters moved all the way to the other side in the blink of an eye.

Method 2: Quick frames:

• The key to this kind of speed burst is to make movements that only last one frame, and repeat them a lot
• For example, make a left punch, then a right punch. Repeat that sequence 25 times, and you just made a speed burst.
• Since you will repeat various positions a lot of times try this. Make a stick man in a left punch position. Save him and add him to the animation. Name him Left.
• Now make another stick man in a right punch position. Save him and add him to the animation. Call him Right.
• Now alternate them between frames. Make frame one have right punch guy and the second frame have left punch guy.

*Repeat this and youve made a speed burst

*You have to be patient. Speed burst often take a lot of time, but the outcome is very much worth the wait. Don' get frustrated if you don't get it the first couple of times

Remember to move the characters in correct positions, you dont want your guy to be punching randomly into the air!

Pic 1 is method 2

Pic 2 is the first method

Note that it took me SO long for this 3 second thing using the second method

Comments

[Megageektutorials]

I can't figure out how to make one punch left and one punch right.!?!
They look the same?!?

[Keith-Kid]

I can think of two things that could help.

1) placement. If you put one punch, and then put the other one slightly above or below it, it might help.

2) The legs would be the most helpful thing here. The placement and movement of the legs can help give a sense of direction.

Thats really all I can think of thats not too difficult.....

[Duct Tape Dude]

You should add spriting to this insructable!!!

[dudemanvango]

is there away to make there little be slower or little bit faster like when you make a guy jump faster but then you want the fight scene slow like the matrix right after the jump besides using the speed control thing. because when you make fighting scence not fluent and fast it makes it look like a spaz attack.

[Keith-Kid]

Sorry, no. At least not on pivot itself. You have to make 2 separate clips, and then mix em. You could do it, however, by making the clip in normal speed, then editing it with a program such as Windows Movie Maker.

[The Jamalam]

there is no pic 2 on this step

[Keith-Kid]

I removed it.