Early Finisher?

Think i like this one for my final. It's gone through a few phases of terrible animation, and it might still be terrible.
But im happy with it as is.

Could tweak bits. Timing is one of the things that could possibly improve, but i think it's quite fun as is.

Tails Again.

Made a quick test with the Ball&Tail rig.
Just jumping on the spot.

Took a little while, though sparse on keyframes.
Think the real one is going to be tough to add emotion and spacing...

Cracked.

Think i have it cracked now.
I like this one for the final hand-in.

Also enjoying the little moment it stops at the edge. It's not completely realistic, but i like it.

3D-ness...yeh.

Had a quick play with maya today.
Went all out with the light and shadows, though will give this amiss when its not a test :)

This one was with just keyframes, no tweaking frames, and was all done with the splines in the Graph Editor.

See..

Final Animations

These two are the final animations for the Bouncing Ball, and for the Ball with Tail.
Bouncing Ball.

Ball with Tail.

No Fancy Frills :)

Was told the bouncing on the screen edge wasn't allowed.
Also tweaked quite a bit of the tail, and the pacing.

Getting Closer

The animation is getting refined, with a few extra pauses and some better roll at the end.

Not sure if the tail is actually long enough..i'm trying to think of things to change, and that might be hte most beneficial...though i think the tail is in relation to the ball.
Might do another test with this included...