12 / 2D Animation / 2025
Basketball Character Animation
A hand-drawn basketball performance built around clear anticipation, dribbling rhythm, a jump and a readable landing.
- Role
- Key poses, breakdowns, cleanup & timing
- Deliverable
- Hand-drawn action study
- Tools
- TVPaint · Photoshop · Premiere Pro
- Production window
- Estimated 1–2 weeks
The brief
The challenge
Preserve convincing weight and personality with economical linework, a fixed camera and very little visual decoration.
The response
The approach
The motion was solved through strong key poses first, then refined with breakdowns and timing passes that keep the ball and character acting as one system.
Why it matters
Value in practice
Clear motion studies translate to character animation, previs, explainer work and any production where action must communicate before final color or rendering.
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