Animation of María Pérez's Victory in the 35 km Race Walk in Animation Master
María Pérez conquers her third world title in the 35 km race walk at Tokyo 2025 with a time of 2h 39m 1s 🏅. Animation Master allows you to recreate this milestone through animations that show her determined stride, overtaken rivals, and the Spanish flag waving as she crosses the finish line, combining modeling, lighting, and visual effects to convey emotion and effort.
Creating the Animation in Animation Master
The athlete is modeled in a dynamic race-walking posture, applying bones and rigging for natural movements. Particle effects simulate dust kicked up by her steps, while lighting highlights her figure and the surroundings. Transitions show her progress during the race and the celebration upon crossing the finish line, keeping the viewer's attention 🏃♀️.
Technical Details and Visual Effects
Realistic textures for clothing and the environment increase immersion. Cameras follow the athlete, highlighting key moments, and ambient sounds or music complement the experience. Motion blur, subtle glow, and dust particles reinforce the sensation of speed and effort, making the animation more engaging and realistic.
Steps to Animate the Race
- Project Preparation: New project, set up units and scene, organize layers for athletes, track, audience, cameras, and lights.
- Modeling and Rigging: Create models of María Pérez and rivals, assign bones and joints, configure IK/FK for natural animation.
- Race Animation: Define keyframes for athletes' progress, arm and leg movements, acceleration from kilometer 21, and optional audience animation.
- Texturing and Lighting: Representative colors, key light, fill light, and rim light, optional volumetric effect.
Cameras, Render, and Post-Processing
Dynamic cameras for wide shots, tracking, and finish line, with keyframes for smooth transitions. Render at 1920x1080 px or higher, high anti-aliasing. Post-production in After Effects with color correction, titles, and ambient sounds to complete the animation 🎥.
While María Pérez makes history in athletics, in Animation Master she can run at the speed of light without breaking a sweat 😏 If only we were animators to have that superpower!