character sketch – Ville Westermark https://villewestermark.com game animator Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:20:30 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://villewestermark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ben-150x150.png character sketch – Ville Westermark https://villewestermark.com 32 32 Centipede https://villewestermark.com/character-sketch/centipede/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:35:08 +0000 https://villewestermark.com/?p=227 A centipede procedurally animated using UE5’s control rig. Eyes and fangs are playing a regular looping key frame animation but the rest of it is all procedural.

I think characters of this sort that is very slithery and long or has tons of legs is a prime example of when a procedural solution probably is best to animate it for gameplay.

This character is really fun and responsive moving around with!

The very minimalistic ABP where a fang animation and a eye animation is looping, going through the control rig and outputting the final pose.
A small overview of my functions in the control rig to make the animation happen. First applying animation to the spine and then to the legs.

]]> Hammer https://villewestermark.com/character-sketch/hammerman/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:35:57 +0000 https://villewestermark.com/?p=145 A small personal project of a platformer character. Had focus on making snappy gameplay with accompanying animation that has good feel.

Using the hammer both as a tool for traversal and combat.

]]> A tall little wizard https://villewestermark.com/character-sketch/a-tall-little-wizard/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:50:41 +0000 https://villewestermark.com/?p=84

Had a idea of a very tall wizard. Did this one day.

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