9.30.2015

Animation Time! - Billy Barker Rig


Today's Inspiration:
art is the most revealing manifestation of human activities and that it is the one that will most easily give us a clue to the nature of man and to his outlook upon the world

- Edmund Dulac
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Dulac
http://dulac.artpassions.net/

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

Rig - Billy Barker
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/billy-barker

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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Scorpio Ship - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Scorpio Ship Rig.
Base - light up and down and tilt side to side
Legs - front legs lead the movement, middle legs follow,  back legs offset the front
Arms - light push out and forward with extension and twist in the blades
Blades - spin and twist at a medium pace
Tail - coils back and lashes out
Missiles and Bottom wheel - bounce and drag from the movement of the base




9.29.2015

Animation Time! - Scorpio Ship Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Well, I do expect a lot of myself. I'm a harsh critic because I know what I'm capable of. I have hit those occasional peaks amongst the valleys, but the peaks are so few-things like genuine flashes of virtuoso brush inking, like I've never executed before or since-I can count on one hand the number of jobs where I've been able to hit that mark. The same with penciling. Sometimes it just flows, but more often than not, it's pure physical and spiritual torment just to get something decent on paper. I often get very discouraged with the whole creative process.

- Dave Stevens
http://www.davestevens.com/

The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures
http://www.amazon.com/Rocketeer-Complete-Adventures-Dave-Stevens/dp/1631402277/

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

Rig - Scorpio Ship
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/scorpioship

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Ultra Zero - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Ultra Zero Rig.
Head - light tilt and turn side to side, with a little bounce and flop
Chest - puffed out, light squash and stretch with a little twist
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, light bounce and twist to favor the next step
Legs - low medium steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position land with a little overlap on the toes
Arms - medium swing
Hands - drag down, pull out in the middle and in on the extremes





9.28.2015

Animation Time! - Ultra Zero Rig


Today's Inspiration:
one has to cease being a ghost and become a leader or innovator

- Bob Kane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kane
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004170/

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

Rig - Ultra Zero
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/ultra_zero

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Frog - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Frog Rig.
Head - light dip down and stretch out
Chest - pulls back and up then presses down to allow for the movement of the arms
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, lift up to allow for the swing of the leg movements
Legs - medium low hop steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position land toe first
Arms - medium high, forward movements
Hands - press against the ground drag back on the passing position, land with a little compression in the knuckles




9.27.2015

Animation Time! - Frog Rig


Today's Inspiration:
my pictures are my children... even if I’m gone, my art lives on. I’m glad, and I hope that it finds recognition in future generations

- H.R. Giger
http://www.hrgiger.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger

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

Rig - Frog
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/frog

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Scorpy - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Scorpy Rig.
Eyeball - Light blink
Root - medium bounce and tilt side to side
Front Legs - medium high steps with a little drag on the passing position
Back Legs - low medium steps with a little drag and settle on the feet
Tail - light bounce and sway side to side




9.26.2015

Animation Time! - Scorpy Rig


Today's Inspiration:
back in those days no one was looking over your shoulder to make sure your work was PC. You made cartoons to entertain yourself, not the suits at the studio.

- Friz Freleng
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friz_Freleng
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293989/

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

Rig - Scorpy
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/-scorpy-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Crysis Nanosuit - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Crysis Nanosuit Rig.
Head - focused forward light look right then left
Chest - bent over and crouched down, light compress and tilt
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step, light bounce
Legs - low small steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - bent down, light swing
Hands - loosely held out, overlap from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs





9.25.2015

Animation Time! - Crysis Nanosuit


Today's Inspiration:
Like all great things, Kley’s work gives more than one can take. The further one delves into, learns from, studies, abandons, argues with, capitulates to, embraces, and honors his work, the more one feels justified in paying even closer attention to it.

- Michael Wm. Kaluta on Heinrich Kley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Kley

Lost Art of Heinrich Kley - Volume 1
http://www.amazon.com/The-Lost-Heinrich-Kley-Volume/dp/0982927657

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

Rig - Crysis Nanosuit
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/crysis-nanosuit-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Robotron - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Robotron Rig.
Head - light dip and bounce with overlap and flop on the top antennae
Chest - extra bouncy with overlap and flop in the stomach
Hips - bounce and rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low small steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - medium swing
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs






9.24.2015

Animation Time! - Robotron Rig


Today's Inspiration:
A master creator of fantasy. In his whimsical imagination all things were possible.

- Walt Disney on Albert Hurter
http://animationresources.org/biography-albert-hurter/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403757/

He Drew as He Pleased
http://www.amazon.com/He-Drew-Pleased-Sketchbook/dp/B0007ECTPI

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

Rig - Robotron
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/robotron

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Chopper - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Chopper Rig.
Base - light drag down then lifts off presses forward with a little bounce and side to side
Main Propeller - revs up then continues at a medium pace
Back Propeller - reverses then spins forward and a fast rate
Wheels - press down then drag with a little bounce and drag during flight
Doors - open then slam shut before take off




9.23.2015

Animation Time! - Chopper Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I never tried to make a cartoon for a certain age bracket. I just tried to make entertaining pictures.

- Walter Lantz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lantz
http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/

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

Rig - Chopper
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/chopper--2

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Animation Time! - Mamooth Rig

Today's Animation Time features the Mamooth Rig.
Head - light dip and sway with a little bounce on the ears
Chest - puffed up and out, light up and down, rotates to allow for the next step
Hips - dipped down, light raise and lower rotates to offset the chest
Front Legs - low medium steps with a light drag and raise
Back Legs - drag back on the passing position
Trunk - medium successive swing with a little overlap and drag on the tip
Tail - light swish and sway side to side




9.22.2015

Animation Time! - Mamooth Rig


Today's Inspiration:
“As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.”

- Will Eisner
http://www.willeisner.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner

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

Rig - Mamooth
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/mamooth

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Triceratops Creature - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Triceratops Creature Rig.
Head - hung down, light sway and tilt side to side with a little overlap in the jaw
Chest - bent down, rotates to offset the hips and allow for the next backward step
Hips - held upward, light bounce and twist to allow for the next backward step
Front feet - low small backwards, steps with overlap in the toes
Back feet - medium wide gaited backwards steps with a little toe flop
Tail - light bounce and flop side to side with successive overlap and bounce






9.21.2015

Animation Time! - Triceratops Creature


Today's Inspiration:
have something to say that’s unique or different—something that’s especially “you.”

- Jim Davis
https://garfield.com/jim-davis

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

Rig - Triceratops Creature
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/triceratops-type-creature-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Bull Creature - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Bull Creature rig.
Head - tilted up, light sway and tip with overlap in the jaw
Chest - pushed down and puffed out, rotates to allow for the next forward step
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, light bounce and lean into the next step
Front Legs - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Back Legs - drag back, lift up and land with a little overlap in the toes
Tail - overlaps the swing of the hips with a little extra bounce and recoil




9.20.2015

Animation Time! - Bull Creature


Today's Inspiration:
Simplicity lies not in omission, but in synthesis

- Koloman Moser
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koloman_Moser

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

Rig - Bull Creature
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/bull-creature-rig--2

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Simple Fish - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Simple Fish Rig.
Head - leads the movement, light tilt down and upward with a little side to side sway
Body - light up and down with a little tilt and weave side to side
Fins - pump up and down
Tail - slight swing side to side




9.19.2015

Animation Time! - Simple Fish Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I'm a firm believer in that the day you feel you're the best you can be, you stop growing and you're never going to get better, so always be on edge and always feel, I can do better.

- Marc Silvestri
http://marcsilvestriart.com/
https://twitter.com/Marc_Silvestri

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

Rig - Simple Fish
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/simple-fish-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

The Box - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Johnny The Box Rig.
Top - light tilt forward and flop down
Middle - extra squash and stretch overlapping from the movement of the top
Bottom - drags back and flops down with light jumping steps




9.18.2015

Animation Time! - Johnny The Box Rig


Today's Inspiration:
We want a vernacular in art. No mere verbal or formal agreement, or dead level of uniformity but that comprehensive and harmonizing unity with individual variety which can be developed among people politically and socially free.

- Walter Crane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Crane

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

Rig - Johnny The Box
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/johnny-the-box

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Bork - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Bork Rig.
Head - light sway and bobble side to side
Chest - puffed out, light twist to allow for the next forward arm movement
Hips - dipped down, rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - medium wide gait, low steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little overlap on the toes
Arms - pressed down, medium low forward movements
Hands - pressed against the ground, drag back on the passing position land with a little overlap in the fingers and thumbs



9.17.2015


Animation Time! - Bork Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Search and fight for the things you want don´t give up and try and try and try and try all the times you need.

- Francisco Herrera
https://twitter.com/herrerabox
http://herrerabox.com/

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

Rig - Bork
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/bork

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Animatik - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Animatik Rig.
Head - tipped forward, light bounce
Chest - puffed out and pulled back, light twist and bounce
Hips - pushed forward, rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low medium steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little overlap on the toe
Arms - stretched out and down
Hands - grip the box, light keep alive and adjust on the fingers and wrists



9.16.2015


Animation Time! - Animatik Rig


Today's Inspiration:
all the hosts of imagination found in me a willing disciple

- John Richard Flanagan
http://bluemountain.princeton.edu/bluemtn/cgi-bin/bluemtn?a=d&d=bmtnaaq19160701-01.2.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-----#

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

Rig - Animatik
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/animatik-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Buckid - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Buckid rig.
Head - pressed against the box, pushes further, light shakes and clench in the jaw
Chest - puffed out and pressed against the box, pushes up and out further
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the movement of the legs, light slip forward and up
Legs - press back, small quick slippery steps
Feet - rotate back, light quick steps with overlap in the toe
Arms - propped up against the box,
Hands - press against the box, light slide upward, readjust then press again, with overlap in the fingers



9.15.2015


Animation Time! - Buckid Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I just pretty much did it the way I wanted to do it.

- Bernie Wrightson
http://www.berniewrightson.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Wrightson

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

Rig - Buckid
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/buckid

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Bender Ghost - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Bender Ghost rig.
Head - focused forward, spins around, wobble in the teeth
Chest - light bounce, door flops open
Tail - wobbles down throughout, light bounce and tilt side to side
Arms - bounce up and down
Hands - drag down, overlap and flop from the movement of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers


9.14.2015


Animation Time! - Bender Ghost Rig


Today's Inspiration:
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

- Michelangelo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Art of the Figure
http://www.amazon.com/Leonardo-Michelangelo-Figure-Michael-Cole/dp/0300208200/

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

Rig - Bender Ghost
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/bender-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Flower Character - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Flower Character Rig.
Head - bobs side to side with a little dip down and tilt
Petals - wave back and forth alternating front and back
Top Leaves - bob and bounce up and down
Bottom Leaves - light bounce and recoil
Pot - light tilt and sway side to side




9.13.2015


Animation Time! - Flower Character Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I think a lot of my ideas just float up from my subconscious mind like a bubble from the bottom of the lake.

- Ralph McQuarrie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_McQuarrie

Art of Ralph McQuarrie
http://dreamsandvisionspress.com/

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

Rig - Flower Character
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/flower-character-rig?os=windows

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Kio - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Kio rig.
Head - light bob and sway side to side with a floppy mouth
Chest - light tip side to side with a bit of raise and lower
Hips - rotate to offset the chest with extra squash and stretch
Arms  and Legs - Dangle downward with successive movement and drag
Wings - flap up and down with a little overlap in the tips



9.12.2015


Animation Time! - Kio Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Sometimes you have to believe the better thing is out there even though you can't see it yet.. but only desire it.

- Glen Keane
http://www.glenkeane.com/

Step into the Page (3d Drawing)
https://vimeo.com/138790270

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

Rig - Kio
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/kio_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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Triceratops Skeleton - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Triceratops Skeleton Rig.
Head - hung down, light lift and bounce with overlap in the jaw
Chest - crouched downward, light compress and twist side to side
Hips - raised, rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Front Legs - low small steps
Back Legs - medium wide gaited steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position land with a little flop
Tail - light sway and bounce



9.11.2015


Animation Time! - Triceratops Skeleton


Today's Inspiration:
Every great painting I see, I say to myself: “Why didn't I think of that?”... But that is what keeps it fun and keeps you interested always thinking: “The next painting will be a good one”!

I loved to draw as a child and I love to draw now. I tell people that art chose me, I didn't choose art!

- Larry Elmore
http://www.larryelmore.com/

The Complete Elmore Artbook
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1488741362/larry-elmore-art-the-complete-elmore-artbook

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

Rig - Triceratops Skeleton
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/triceratops-skeleton-rig-from-joel-anderson

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Koko - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Koko rig.
Head - light tip side to side, with a little drag on the ears and keep alive in the nose and mouth
Chest - stretched out forward, allows for the next forward movement in the legs
Hips - drag behind, rotate to offset the chest
Front Legs - lead the movement
Front Paws - drag back on the passing position land with a little flop
Back Legs - drag and scoot behind
Back Paws - light bounce and drag
Tail - medium side to side swish and flop



9.10.2015


Animation Time! - Koko Rig


Today's Inspiration:
You get an education in school and in college. And then you start to work, and that’s when you learn!

- Mary Blair
http://magicofmaryblair.com/

The Art and Flair of Mary Blair
http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Flair-Mary-Blair/dp/0786853913

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

Rig - Koko
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/koko

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Ryan - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time feature the Ryan rig.
Head - light dip down and pull up
Chest - puffed out, light twist and compress side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the movement of the legs
Legs - medium swing kicks
Feet - drag and overlap from the swing of the legs and shins extending into the toes
Arms - Pull out and inward in a circular motion
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing and swim of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs



9.09.2015


Animation Time! - Ryan Rig


Today's Inspiration:
The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope that humankind will draw together and that the better we understand each other the easier this will become.

- Alphonse Mucha
http://www.muchafoundation.org/

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

Rig - Ryan
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/ryan-s-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
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Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Tonga - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Tonga rig.
Head - light tilt side to side, with a little bounce
Chest - puffed out, light compress and twist side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low, medium steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - medium swing
Hands - loose clench, overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs
Tail - light swing and sway side to side



9.08.2015


Animation Time! - Tonga Rig


Today's Inspiration:
It’s all about communication. There’s a good word. If my stuff fails to communicate, then it has failed, no matter what I did or how I did it.

- Barry Windsor-Smith
http://barrywindsor-smith.com/

Barry Windsor-Smith Interview
http://www.tcj.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-interview/

Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/47-346/The-Barry-Windsor-Smith-Conan-Archives-Volume-1-HC

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

Rig - Tonga
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/tonga-fox-rig-for-maya

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Dumbu - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Dumbu Rig.
Head - swung down, dips further down then shoots upward
Chest - bent over, compresses further down, then puffs out
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, dip down then fly upward
Legs - bent, light keep alive then drag upward
Feet - rest, then drag upward
Arms - drag down, then shoot upward, leading the movement
Hands - pressed down, light keep alive, then punch upward



9.07.2015


Animation Time! - Dumbu Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I took a lot of pride in my work, and I hated to do a mediocre job.

- Joe Shuster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Shuster
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795975/

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

Rig - Dumbu
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/dumbu

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Cyborg - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Cyborg Rig.
Top - light bounce and flop with a little successive movement
Base - slight rotate forward and back with a little up and down
Front legs - lead the movement, light drag back on the passing position
Middle legs - follow the front, medium high raise with a little tilt outward on the passing position
Back legs - lag behind, light drag and lift on the passing position



9.06.2015


Animation Time! - Cyborg Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Just do it, do the best you can, don’t drive yourself crazy, just KNOW that when you look back on it you’re going to hate it. It can’t be helped. The next one will be better.

- Mike Mignola
http://www.artofmikemignola.com/

Hellboy Vol. 1
http://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Vol-1-Seed-Destruction/dp/1593070942/

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

Rig - Cyborg
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/cyborg-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Blik - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Blik Rig.
Head - light tilt side to side with a little look right then left
Chest - light hunch over, with a little compress and tilt side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, light side to side sway
Legs - low small outswinging steps
Feet - wide gait, drag out and back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - held out and down, light swing and sway
Hands - light sway overlapping the movement of the arms and forearms, fingers twitch and swing out and curl back in




9.05.2015


Animation Time! - Blik Rig


Today's Inspiration:
All I'm thinking on each thing was the best I can do that satisfies me in its appearance, and still working within the confines of what's required by those who want the work...

- Ed Benedict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Benedict
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/08/ed-benedict-1912-2006.html

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

Rig - Blik
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/blik

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Blok - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Blok rig!
Head - stretched out and up, with a little tilt side to side
Chest - puffed out and pulled back, light side to side and compress
Hips - held up rotate to offset the chest with a little side to side sway
Legs - sway and tilt side to side
Feet - overlap and drag from the sway of the legs
Arms - prop the body up, low medium forward movements
Hands - press against the ground, drag back on the passing position land with a little flop on the fingers and thumbs




9.04.2015


Animation Time! - Blok Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

- Salvador Dali
http://www.salvadordali.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD

Modern Art Discussion Video
https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/927804983929025/

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

Rig - Blok
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/blok

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Zybot - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Zybot Rig.
Body - light bounce with a little tip and lean side to side
Antennae - Swivels and sways with overlap and successive movement
Arms - light drag and sway side to side with a minimal bounce
Orb - spins around the main unit with a small orb orbiting the larger
Root - shoots out a small orb then sucks it back in




9.03.2015


Animation Time! - Zybot Rig


Today's Inspiration:
7 Principles of a Good Artist
1. Concentration
2. Study
3. Diligence
4. Observation
5. Patience
6. Integrity
7. Willingness to Work

- Robert Crumb
http://www.crumbproducts.com/

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

Rig - Zybot
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/zybot-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Fox - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Fox Rig.
Head - tipped back, light bounce and sway with overlap and flop in the jaw and ears
Chest - puffed out and pulled upward, light compress and sway side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest light side steps
Legs - low small side steps
Paws - drag back on the passing position land with a little compression
Front Legs - held up, light side to side swings
Front Paws - overlap and drag from the sway of the front legs
Tails - light floppy bounce with a little side to side sway



9.01.2015

Animation Time! - Fox Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Don't just look at other illustrators for influence. Take influences from all aspects of the arts.

Take what you've learned, apply it to your work, and make it your own.

- Kevin Cross
http://www.kevincross.net/

Monkey Mod
http://monkeymodcomics.tumblr.com/

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

Rig - Fox
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/fox-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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Raa Spider - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Raa Spider Rig.
Head - light sway side to side with a little up and down
Fangs - quick little alternating flicks
Front Legs - held up, light bounce with overlap
Second Legs - lead the movement
Back Legs - follow successively
Abdomen - light bounce and tilt side to side




Animation Time! - RAA Spider Rig


Today's Inspiration:
Select the one that seems to tell the story most clearly and has an interesting design.

- J.C. Leyendecker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Leyendecker

American Imagist
http://www.amazon.com/J-C-Leyendecker-American-Laurence-Cutler/dp/0810995212

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

Rig - Raa Spider
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/raa-spider

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
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyturbos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseyturbos
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/caseyturbos

Quatchi - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Quatchi rig.
Head - light tip side to side with overlap and drag in the headphones and hair
Chest - light compress and tilt side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - medium low quick moves
Feet - drag back on the passing lift up and flop down
Arms - hang down with a medium swing
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs