12.31.2015


Animation Time! - Dog .2 Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I have to confess that from all the things that I've done, very few things, very few things I like.

this is what drawing is. Is not to limit yourself ... is a matter of expression, that´s all.

- Alberto Breccia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Breccia
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/breccia.htm

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Dog .2
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/dog

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Mall Bicycle - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Mall Bicycle Rig.
Front Wheel - leads with a little recoil
Back Wheel - keeps moving forward with a little stutter
Handle Bars - drop down and flop then swing up and out
Seat - bounces down with a little overlap in the tip
Pedals - swing forward and back



12.29.2015

Animation Time! - Mall Bicycle Rig


Today's Inspiration:
we see things our way, if i saw them differently i would have drawn them differently.

- Eduard Visan
http://eduardvisan.deviantart.com/
http://eduard-visan.blogspot.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Mall Bicycle
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/mall_bicycle

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Ball King - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Ball King Rig.
The ball king reaches up, misses, and reaches again. When he realized he can't reach, he droops back down, with delay and swing back in the arms extending out to the fingers.






Animation Time! - Ball King Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I’m not really sure what goes in my head having those kind of ideas although it seems to me that it looks really cool and I guess the whole concept is unique in some ways, so I give it a try then end up creating something like this.

- Reynan Sanchez
https://www.artstation.com/artist/artizako
http://artizako.cgsociety.org/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Ball King
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/ballking_otto

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Dumb Man - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Dumb Man Rig.
Head - light tilt and sway side to side
Chest - bent over, light sway and twist
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low backwards steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little flop in the toes
Arms - hang down and drag
Hands - grasp the pole light keep alive and regrip



12.28.2015


Animation Time! - Dumb Man Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Yeah. Nothing was ever good enough. Therefore it couldn't be seen by anyone because it would reflect poorly on him.

- David Raboy on his father Mac Raboy
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/raboy_mac.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Raboy

Wayne Gilbert - Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation
http://www.anamie.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Dumb Man
http://www.creativecrash.com/downloads/dumbman/bugs/174#tabs

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Rhino 3D - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Rhino 3D rig.
Head - medium sway with overlap and drag in the horns
Chest - extra flop side to side
Hips - drag and swing with extra bounce in the belly
Front Legs - medium heavy steps
Back Legs - lighter steps with a wider gait



12.27.2015


Animation Time! - Rhino 3D Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Much work remains to be done. The advantage is that I have left all other work to take care only to finish this book.

- Oscar Martin
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/martin_oscar.htm
https://www.facebook.com/oscar.martin.39

Program - Maya 2015
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Rhino 3D
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/3d-models/animals/mammal/land/c/rhino-rig-3d-model

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Santa Claus - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Santa rig.
Head - light bounce and tip
Chest - hunched over, light twist and sway
Hips - light up and down with a little sway side to side, rotate to offset the chest
Legs - low medium steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little flop in the toes
Arms - hold the bag, with a little bounce and give
Hands - clasp the bag, light keep alive and bounce



12.26.2015


Animation Time! - Santa Claus Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Form and shape and appeal are important, but not as much as the message they serve.

- Sergio Pablos
http://www.thespastudios.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0655053/

Klaus Teaser
https://vimeo.com/126287950

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Santa Claus
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/santa-claus

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Machhar - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Machhar Rig.
Head - light bounce and tip
Chest - light up and down and back and forth
Abdomen - slight flop in and out
Wings - medium up and down
Front legs - low bounce
Middle legs - light swing and bounce
Back legs - flop and bounce from the flap of the wings



12.25.2015


Animation Time! - Machhar Rig


Today's Inspiration:
What I want is to explore my own mind until I find something that was so hidden that it shocks even me.

- Seth Fisher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Fisher
http://www.floweringnose.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Machhar
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/machhar

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Mr. Brightside - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Mr. Brightside Rig.
Head - light dip up and down
Chest - light sway side to side with a little twist
Hips - rotate to offset the chest with a little bounce
Legs - medium upward climbing steps
Feet - swing out on the passing position, lift up and plop down with a little overlap in the heel
Arms - medium upward climbing moves
Hands - hold each rung, drag and swing out then flop onto the next rung, with overlap in the fingers and thumbs



12.23.2015

Animation Time! - Mr. Brightside Rig.


Today's Inspiration:
It's all intuitive. I just move the paint around, or whatever I'm working with, until it starts to reveal the story in the way I see it.

- Jon J Muth
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/muth.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_J_Muth

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Mr. Brightside
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/mr-brightside

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Elephant - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Elephant Rig.
Head - light tilt and swing side to side with overlap and flick in the trunk
Chest - twists to allow for the front legs to lift
Hips - little bounces and tilt side to side
Front Legs - lift up and flick out then pound back down
Back Legs - light give from the bounce of the hips
Tail - medium swing and bounce




Animation Time! - Elephant Rig



Today's Inspiration:
I go instinctively on what some call the " first flash ". In other words you instantly see it in your mind and you just know how you have to play it. It's a pure gut-feeling. Not to say that you don't re-design and tweak things here and there. Some of my best ideas come in the sub-conscience ;

- Paul Gulacy
http://www.gulacy.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gulacy

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Elephant
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/elephant

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Great Dane - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Great Dane rig.
Head - light bounce and flop
Chest - light up and down and twist to allow for the next step
Hips - extra sway and bounce, rotates to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Font Legs - medium high steps
Front Feet - drag back and lift up before flopping down
Back Legs - low small steps
Back Feet - drag back on the passing position land with a medium toe flop
Tail - swishes and sways back and forth



12.22.2015


Animation Time! - Great Dane Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I’m frequently thinking ahead, when I’m working on an illustration. When it is going well I want to be able to carry the ideas and momentum straight onto the next picture, or series of illustrations, but as soon as I finish one I found myself at the bottom of the hill again with all the research and other preparatory work ahead of me before I can get back into the flow.

- Alan Lee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lee_(illustrator)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496769/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Great Dane
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/great-dane

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Shoeless Joe - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Shoeless Joe Rig.
Shoeless Joe pulls back and anticipates the swing. Then he steps forward and swings out. His body then continues the motion of the swing and the back foot steps forward to help maintain balance.



12.21.2015


Animation Time! - Shoeless Joe Rig


Today's Inspiration:
And my own style was different from Wayne's, just as Wayne's was from Joe's. I don't think any of this was intentional; each artist just had his own way of drawing.

- Curt Swan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Swan
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=creators/c-creators-swan

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Shoeless Joe
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/shoeless-joe--2

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Max - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Max Rig.
Head - focused forward, light tilt and sway side to side
Chest - bent over rotates to allow for the next forward arm movement
Hips - curled up, rotate to offset the chest and keep the legs up
Legs - low small side to side movements
Feet - overlap and drag from sway of the legs
Arms - low medium forward movements
Hands - drag down and back on the passing position, land with a little scrunch in the fingers and thumbs



12.20.2015


Animation Time! - Max Rig


Today's Inspiration:
We're always pray to our influences and sometimes wish we could shake them off. But we are what we are. I guess you build on what you learn and start doing more of the things you like and less of what you don't like.

- Dave Gibbons
https://twitter.com/davegibbons90
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gibbons

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Max
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/max-for-maya

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Kidoo - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Kidoo Rig.
Head - light bounce and drag
Chest - puffs out and flops up
Hips - bounce up and down, light delay with a little squash and stretch
Legs - low small bounce steps in and out
Feet - drag back and flop out with overlap in the toes
Arms - swing up and down
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs



12.19.2015


Animation Time! - Kidoo Rig


Today's Inspiration:
There’s nothing I hate more than drawing a straight line or skyscraper that needs to have correct perspective. I love everything to look like it’s made of melted butter. Jumping into the creator-owned world, you try to add to the landscape in a way that wouldn’t fit at the other publishers.

- Skottie Young
http://skottieyoung.com/
https://twitter.com/skottieyoung

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Kidoo
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/kidoo

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Chilli 3D - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Chilli 3D Rig.
Head - sways and flops side to side with drag and overlap in the stem
Chest - extra sway side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest with extra bounce in the tip
Legs - low medium steps
Feet - pull back, and flop on the contact with overlap in the toes
Arms - bounce and sway side to side
Hands - bounce and flop up and down with a little side to side and tilt extending into the fingers and thumbs



12.18.2015


Animation Time! - Chilli 3D Rig


Today's Inspiration:
drawing skill and speed is of the greatest importance, as well as a sense of story telling and continuity. Above that would be a faith in yourself, or a very strong stubborn streak.

- Richard Corben
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Corben
http://www.corbencomicart.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Chilli 3D
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/chilli-3d-maya-rigged

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Toon Boy - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Toon Boy Rig.
Head - tilted upward with a light bounce
Chest - puffed out and pulled back with a little compress and release
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - medium low kick out steps
Feet - drag back and kick out before landing down with a little overlap in the toes
Arms - left arm hangs down with a little swing, right arm perched up by the chest
Hands - left hand dangles down and overlaps from the sway of the arm and forearm extending into the fingers, right hand rests on the chest with a little bounce and keep alive



12.17.2015


Animation Time! - Toon Boy Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Drawing is the art of observation and communication... the most important consideration in making pictures... if you're able to draw you can devote yourself to saying what you think and feel.

- Albert Dorne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Dorne
http://www.americanartarchives.com/dorne.htm

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Toon Boy
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/toon-boy-rig

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Teddy 1.0 - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Teddy 1.0 Rig.
Teddy anticipates the kick then hops up and kicks out. When he kicks out his arms pull in and flap out as the foot beings to drop. The hips then shoot down and recoil back up with reverberations extending throughout the body.






12.16.2015


Animation Time! - Teddy 1.0 Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I’m a full time student. The goal is to be the best that I can be given the time I have here and to see how far the experience takes me.

- Arthur Suydam
http://www.arthursuydam.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Suydam

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Teddy 1.0
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/teddy

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Human Male - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Human Male Rig.
Head - tilted down and focused forward, with a light bounce
Chest - bent over, light compress and release
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - Right leg leads, Left leg drags
Feet - Right foot drags back and lands heavily, with a little overlap in the toe, Left foot drags back and scoots forward with a little slide flop
Arms - left arm hangs down with a little swing, right arm bent upward with a little swing and keep alive
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs


12.15.2015


Animation Time! - Human Male Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Like with everything I do, it's just a question of seeing it work in my mind and spending as long as it takes to make it work on paper.

- Frank Quitely
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Quitely
http://www.dccomics.com/talent/frank-quitely

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Human Male
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/humanmale

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Flex - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Flex Rig.
Head - light dip down and flop back
Chest - bent over, carrying the brunt of the weight
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow fore the next step
Legs - low medium labored steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - hold up the box
Hands - press against the box light slip and keep alive



12.14.2015


Animation Time! - Flex Rig


Today's Inspiration:
When I draw, I think of nothing but what I do, at the moment I do it.

- Régis Loisel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gis_Loisel
http://www.regisloisel.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Flex
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/the-flex-rig?os=windows

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Mannequin 0.2 - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Mannequin 0.2 Rig.
Mannequin leans forward and flops back. He then hits the pole and slides down with arms dragging and a little kick and slip on the feet. He finally plops down with a little recoil in the head chest feet and hands.


12.13.2015


Animation Time! - Mannequin 0.2 Rig


Today's Inspiration:
A picture, in the final analysis, is a synthesis of feeling, intellectual craft, and passion.

- Austin Briggs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Briggs
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/briggs_austin.htm

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Mannequin 0.2
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/mannequin--5

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Fuzzy - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Fuzzy Cartoon Rig.
Head - medium dip and bounce, with a little bounce and drag on the chin
Chest - pushed forward, light twist and puff out
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - swing out on the passing position, low medium steps
Feet - flip out and drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - flop in front and in back of the body, light swing out on the mid position
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs



12.12.2015


Animation Time! - Fuzzy Cartoon Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I like individual characters. It shows in my personality. I’m not good in crowds and avoid groups a lot yet eye the movement and actions of others from afar and cast judgement... Yes, I live in a fantasy world in my mind, yes, yes…I know, I know..but the voices in my head sing so well together.

- Tim Vigil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Vigil
http://timvigil.blogspot.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Fuzzy Cartoon
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/fuzzy-cartoon-rig

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

http://www.caseyturbos.com
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Laddoo - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Laddoo Rig.
Head - bent down and tilted up and forward, light side to side shift
Chest - bent over twists to allow for each next forward arm movement
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low medium movements
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe overlap
Arms - medium low forward movements
Hands - press against the ground, drag back on the passing position land with a little compression in the fingers



12.10.2015

Animation Time! - Laddoo Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Always follow your dreams no matter what!

- Tom Grindberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Grindberg
http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=867

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Laddoo
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/laddoo-rig

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Megatron - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Megatron Rig.
Head - light tip and tilt side to side
Chest -puffed out, twists to allow for the next movement of the arms
Hips - drag and swing from the movement of the chest
Legs - swing and sway from the movement of the hips
Feet - overlap and drag from the swing of the legs extending into the toes
Arms - hold up the body and propel the movement forward
Hands - grip the lines, dip down and drag before clamping back down




12.09.2015

Animation Time! - Megatron Rig


Today's Inspiration:
"I haven't grown up myself and I don't intend to."

- Frank Godwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Godwin
http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/godwin.htm

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Megatron Classic
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/megatron-classic

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Character B - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Character B Rig.
Head - light bounce and tip
Chest - Hunched over, light compress and release
Hips - rotate to offset the chest
Legs - light bounce
Feet - light drag and dip, following the movement of the legs
Arms - held out to the side light bounce and dip
Hands - held out, overlap and drag from the sway of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs




Animation Time! - Character B Rig


Today's Inspiration:
This was a lesson to all the students to interpret the things around them when painting.

- Frank Schoonover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Schoonover
http://www.schoonoverstudios.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Character B
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/character-b

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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AgentX - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the AgentX rig.
Head - light up and down with a little looseness in the jaw
Chest - slight hunch over, with a little twist side to side
Hips - open to camera, light up and down, rotates to offset the chest
Legs - low medium backwards steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - left arm stretched out and back, light relax and stretch further, right arm relaxed at the side moves with a little swing
Hands - left hand stretched forward relaxes slightly and stretches out further, right hand hangs down, overlaps and drags from the movement of the arm and forearm extending into the fingers and thumb



12.07.2015

Animation Time! - AgentX Rig


Today's Inspiration:
After I decided that was what I wanted to do, that's all I ever wanted to do.

- Arthur Adams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Adams_(comics)
http://arthuradamsart.com/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - AgentX
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/agentx

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Marie - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Marie rig.
Head - light tilt and tip side to side
Chest -slight hunch, with a little compress and release
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, light side to side
Legs - low small steps
Feet - rotated inward, drag back on the passing position, land with a little overlap in the toes
Arms - left arm grasps the right, right arm dangles at the side
Hands - left hand cups the right arm, with a little keep alive, right hand lays on the thigh, slight overlap and drag from the swing of the arm and forearm extending into the fingers and thumb




12.06.2015

Animation Time! - Marie Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Do your own thing, show the world your vision.

- Mike Dubisch
http://mikedubischart.webs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MikeDubischArt/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Marie
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/marie-rig

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Golden Fish - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Golden Fish Rig.
Head - light bob
Chest - puffs out and pulls back
Hips - light up and down and side to side
Front Fins - light paddle and swim
Back Fins - sway and pump back and forth




Animation Time! - Golden Fish Rig


Today's Inspiration:
My work in the pages of Mad, matured apace with my historical efforts. Indeed I believe the former strongly complemented — even aided — the latter.

- George Woodbridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Woodbridge
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940161/

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Golden Fish Rig
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/golden-fish-rig

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Bruise - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Bruise Rig.
Head - focused forward, light tilt with a little bounce in the hat
Chest - bent forward and over, light tilt side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - left leg leads, low medium steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - held out front, light swing and sway
Hands - held out, light overlap and drag from the sway of the arms and forearms, light clench and release in the fingers



12.04.2015

Animation Time! - Bruise Rig


Today's Inspiration:
You got the love there, and that’s all that counts. You can dazzle them with footwork, but if you don’t love what you’re doing, what the hell.

- Al Williamson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Williamson
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28503

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Bruise
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/bruise-slap-on-rig

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Spaceman Stan - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Spaceman Stan Rig.
Head - light tilt to the side with a little drag back and swing forward
Chest - light twist and lean to allow for the next step
Hips - open to camera, rotate to allow for the next step
Legs - medium side steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little overlap in the toe
Arms - left arm light bounce and recoil, right arm dangles back with a little swing
Hands - drag down overlap and delay from the movement of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs




12.03.2015

Animation Time! - Spaceman Stan Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Now it is the peasant who is the judge and so it is necessary to represent his interests.

- Ilya Repin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Repin
http://www.wikiart.org/en/ilya-repin

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Spaceman Stan
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/spaceman-stan-v-1-beta

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Sergio - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Sergio Rig.
Head - light tilt side to side, with a little bounce in the hat
Chest - puffed out, light twist side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low medium steps
Feet - drag back and flop forward, with overlap in the toes
Arms - hang down and out, move with a medium swing
Hands - dangle downward, overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs




12.02.2015

Animation Time! - Sergio Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I consider myself a storyteller with a brush. I try to place myself back in imagined situations that would make interesting and appealing pictures. I am intent on producing paintings that relate to the human experience.

- Tom Lovell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lovell
http://www.pulpartists.com/Lovell.html

Program - Maya 2014
http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Rig - Sergio
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/sergio

Animator's Bibles:
Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life

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Frank - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Frank Rig.
Head - light sway side to side
Chest - twists to accentuate the swing of the arms
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - medium low steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - hang down with a medium swing
Hands - dangle downward, with overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs