Draw bow

An archer's shot: side-on, the bow arm straight out to the target, the string hand drawn back to the cheek and held, then let go, the hand flicking back.

Use it in a cartoon Change it in the move maker The pack file (JSON)

What it is for

An archer shooting: the long draw is the warning a player watches for before they roll.

The principle it shows: the held moment

The draw is long and the hold is still, so a player can read it: that pause before the release is the tell. The release is quick, the string hand flicking back past the cheek.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  at the same time:
    — 1:
      glide right arm 40, part:arm:1~out 15, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0 s
      glide right arm 90, part:arm:1~out 40, part:arm:1~twist -10 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide right arm 90, part:arm:1~out -55, part:arm:1~twist -10 over 0.45 s (in)
      glide right arm 95, part:arm:1~out -75, part:arm:1~twist -10 over 0.07 s (out)
      glide right arm 40, part:arm:1~out 15, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0.38 s
    — 2:
      glide right forearm 60 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 120 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide right forearm 150 over 0.45 s (in)
      glide right forearm 130 over 0.07 s (out)
      glide right forearm 60 over 0.38 s
    — 3:
      glide part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.3 s
      glide part:hand:1~fist 0, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.52 s
      glide part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.38 s
    — 4:
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide left arm 90, part:arm:-1~out 90, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.9 s
    — 5:
      glide left forearm 75 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 0 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide left forearm 75 over 0.9 s
    — 6:
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 1, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 1, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.3 s
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 1, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.9 s
    — 7:
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0 s
      glide part:hips~twist 55 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0.9 s
    — 8:
      glide part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0 s
      glide part:torso#1~twist 35 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0.9 s
    — 9:
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0 s
      glide head 0, part:head~twist -80 over 0.3 s (out)
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0.9 s
    — 10:
      glide right leg 27.8, part:leg:1~out 25 over 0 s
      glide right leg 27.8, part:leg:1~out 25 over 1.2 s
    — 11:
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0 s
      glide right shin 32.4 over 1.2 s
    — 12:
      glide left leg 0.8, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 0 s
      glide left leg 0.8, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 1.2 s
    — 13:
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0 s
      glide left shin 28.1 over 1.2 s
    — 14:
      glide dy 15.625 over 0 s
      glide dy 15.625 over 1.2 s
    — 15:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx 0 over 1.2 s
    — 16:
      glide torso 0 over 0 s
      glide torso 0 over 1.2 s
    — 17:
      wait 0.78 s
      set flag_hit to (tau)
      set flag_let_go to (tau)

0 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand a fist grip, left arm 25 out -20, left forearm 75, left hand a fist grip, hips twist 15, chest twist -8, head 4 twist -6, right leg 27.8 out 25, right shin 32.4, left leg 0.8 out 20, left shin 28.1, the body up -5, the body forward 0, torso 0.
0.3 s — hips twist 55, chest twist 35, head 0 twist -80, left arm 90 out 90 twist 0, left forearm 0, left hand a fist grip, right arm 90 out 40 twist -10, right forearm 120, right hand a fist grip.
0.75 s — right arm 90 out -55 twist -10, right forearm 150.
0.78 s — the moment marked hit, the moment marked let_go.
0.82 s — right arm 95 out -75, right forearm 130, right hand open.
1.2 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand a fist grip, left arm 25 out -20, left forearm 75, left hand a fist grip, hips twist 15, chest twist -8, head 4 twist -6, right leg 27.8 out 25, right shin 32.4, left leg 0.8 out 20, left shin 28.1, the body up -5, the body forward 0, torso 0.

Try this

Slow the draw from 0.3 s to 0.5 s: a longer, easier-to-read aim.
In the program: ramp · over 0.3 → 0.5
Raise the bow arm to 117 degrees instead of 90: shooting upward.
In the program: ramp · to.part:arm:1 90 → 117

How it differs from the others

Throw also draws back and lets go, but with one arm and no hold.

Works on

The two in the film above, and what the move turns on each: worked out by the build, which plays the move on each body and checks what moves. Nobody types this table.
Who	Moves?	What moves
Sunny (one of the six people)	yes	whole body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, head, front legs, back legs, ears

c4c:beh:draw_bow · version 1.0.0 · c4c-free · by Jabbertoon