FH Canine Animation W.I.P (UPDATED 11/26/15)

Thanks to a few wonderful people to help me get a start on this, I was able to begin making my own animations for the game FeralHeart, which I plan to release to the public once finished (please do not ask when they will be done as I already anticipate months of work and therefore cannot give an exact due date).

Decided to take a break from the feline model to work on the canine model, and this is what I've got for the run sequence so far. I do believe there are some errors in this, the back legs bother me a little, and it's only 9 frames for an entire cycle (whereas the feline is 15 frames). The animation itself is NOT slowed down, I was actually able to slow down how fast the .gif plays. Not really too much for criticism BUT IF you feel a must to say something then say it, but I please ask it be something that will help me better perfect it ("I see a problem with the tail" or "Fix the back paws a little in a couple frames" or something of the like). All other comments NOT criticising my OR ANYONE ELSE'S work are welcome, but if I find someone has commented on this comparing my animations to ones someone else has made I'll hide the comment, because it's not fair to others.

EDIT 1 10/30/15: Fixed the back legs, gave the back and rear a bit more lift, as well as the chest too. Now it doesn't look at awkward as before.

EDIT 2 11/26/15: Fixed up a few things like the tail and a little bit of the back legs, also tried to eliminate as much jitteryness in the head as I could. Have yet to add an ear bobbing motion. Enjoy the little update and have a Happy Thanksgiving !

EDIT 10/20/16: I HAVE AN UPDATED VERSION HERE! Fixed up A LOT of things, completely changed the animation so now it should move differently, but much more fluently and, hopefully, realistically.


The amazing floofs who helped me begin this project:

Unnuk
AquaChocobo - she also as a video tutorial explaining the process of animating, so go HERE to check it out!
spxcepirate

Thanks so much for the help! Much appreciated!


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