Paper Mario animations

[Valo]

I think my main issue with your Mario, and its been one thats been nagging me but i couldn't really figure out exactly how to place it so i said nothing, is that his posing is very, very stiff compared to the real deal. None of the demo poses you've shared have that characteristic exaggeration. For a quick example. and since it is readily available on this page, lets dissect the duck.


Right off the bat we can point out where the pose diverges. On most of the poses you've put together his head is pushed back more than it should. aside from that his arms are posed really close to their pin points, this makes his arms far stubbier than they should be and causes the pose to be a lot more static. if you lower his arms you can have a better silhouette too, since we cant really make out his far arm. You should also remember that marios hat is fabric(even in paper) and thus should stretch down lower on his head when pulled on.