Competition

 I finally got around to the stair-competition-scene. I had to come up with a whole new climbing movement for the spider-like walking umbrella Umb because I wanted his movement to be a bit different while climbing. I suppose a real spider would just not care and walk up the stair rail but it might have been awkward and it gives his long neck something to do. For the jumping umbrella Ella I simply reused the jump-cycle and animated the gloable control in order to move her forward. I animated the her eyebrows a bit stiffer with less follow through because in this scene she’s very tensed in order to beat Umb.

NCLoth has been awkward as usual but considering Umb’s climbing THROUGH the stair rail it was actually alright. It helps a lot that I've got my preset down now and know exactly how to connect the canopy through the legs. I think I might actually get the hang of it… I feel like a nerd!