Heading, weight, and balance

Let’s review the remaining animation channels for Seat that need our attention:

• X Euler Rotation makes the unicycle seat unicycle rock back and forth, which is necessary for conveying weight and balance as the unicycle moves backward and forward.
• Y Euler Rotation makes the unicycle lean left and right. As the unicycle turns right from frame 120 to 150, we want it to lean rightward.
• Z Euler Rotation turns the unicycle, determining its heading (or at least what ought to be its heading). We animated this one a bit already from frame 120 to 150 but it needs adjustment.

For our unicycle to show convincing balance, weight, and direction, all of these channels will need to be animated and/or have their animation corrected in the Graph Editor. Exactly how we animate them will depend on a careful study of the existing motion that we’ve already created.

Motion paths as a visual guide

How much our unicycle ought to lean in...