Wave goodbye

See you: the arm goes up high, the forearm upright, and waves big and slow side to side; then the hand comes down as the chest and the head turn away to go.

Use it in a cartoonChange it in the move makerThe pack file (JSON)

What it is for

Wave goodbye ends a meeting: a friend leaving, a character setting off on a trip, the last moment of a scene. It ends turned away, so the next move can be a walk off.

The principle it shows: timing tells the feeling

Its swings are slower and wider than a hello's, and the arm is higher. Nothing else changes, yet a slow wave reads as a farewell and a quick one as a greeting.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  show the front view
  at the same time:
    — 1:
      glide right arm 0, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide right arm 125, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 75 over 0.45 s (out)
      glide right arm 125, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 45 over 0.4 s (inout)
      glide right arm 125, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 100 over 0.4 s (inout)
      glide right arm 125, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 45 over 0.4 s (inout)
      glide right arm 125, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 100 over 0.4 s (inout)
      glide right arm 125, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 75 over 0.2 s (inout)
      glide right arm 0, part:arm:1~out 80, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.45 s (inout)
    — 2:
      glide right forearm 8, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 60, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 0.45 s (out)
      glide right forearm 60, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 1.8 s
      glide right forearm 8, part:forearm:1~twist 0 over 0.45 s (inout)
    — 3:
      glide part:hand:1~fist 0, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:1~fist 0, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 2.25 s
    — 4:
      glide torso segment 1 0, part:torso#1~twist 0, part:torso#1~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide torso segment 1 0, part:torso#1~twist 0, part:torso#1~tilt 0 over 2.25 s
      glide torso segment 1 0, part:torso#1~twist -12, part:torso#1~tilt 0 over 0.45 s (inout)
    — 5:
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 0 s
      glide head 0, part:head~twist 0, part:head~tilt 0 over 2.25 s
      glide head 0, part:head~twist -22, part:head~tilt 0 over 0.45 s (inout)
  wait 0.2 s

• 0 s — right arm 0 out 80 twist 0, right forearm 8 twist 0, right hand open, chest 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0.
• 0.45 s — right arm 125 out 80 twist 75, right forearm 60 twist 0.
• 0.85 s — right arm 125 out 80 twist 45.
• 1.25 s — right arm 125 out 80 twist 100.
• 1.65 s — right arm 125 out 80 twist 45.
• 2.05 s — right arm 125 out 80 twist 100.
• 2.25 s — right arm 125 out 80 twist 75, right forearm 60 twist 0, right hand open, chest 0 twist 0 tilt 0, head 0 twist 0 tilt 0.
• 2.7 s — right arm 0 out 80 twist 0, right forearm 8 twist 0, chest 0 twist -12 tilt 0, head 0 twist -22 tilt 0.

Try this

1. Make the first swing of the wave in 0.2 seconds instead of 0.4. A quick, cheerful "bye!" instead of a slow farewell.

   In the program: ramp · over 0.4 → 0.2

2. Turn the head 50 degrees away at the end instead of 22. The character is already on its way.

   In the program: ramp · to.part:head~twist -22 → -50

How it differs from Wave hello

Wave hello is quicker and turns toward the other character; Wave goodbye is slower and ends turning away.

Works on

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