This was my favourite out of all the Maya exercises, not just because the little tail ball is cute, but it allowed me to practice my squash and stretch, tail movement and animal characteristics all in one! It was a lot of fun making a small obstacle course too!
The tail ball was really hard to animate at first, especially when trying to get my head around how the tail should move. I didn't do this, but I would watch how different animals tails move before animating them, to know if you want them to replicate that look or make it look completely different.
I was proud of myself for getting the squash and stretch right along with the timing of the tail ball, making him anticipate before jumping and moving his tail swiftly to make him look really happy! I also loved how I made him slide on the obstacle course (it looked really cute!).
One thing I would change however is during his brief pause on the obstacle course, he's completely frozen. I would have to make him move slightly in order to show he's still alive!
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