6.09.2015

Soldier Walk - Walk a Day



Today's Inspiration:
My style comes from my years of animation, so all I could say is if you wanted to ape my style,
spend thirty years or so animating.  But basically a style comes from all the influences of your particular life,
all your enthusiasms, your inspirations.  So that should make everyone’s style unique.
And it’s very important to develop your own style.
In my own case, I try to keep in mind the simple directive:  Draw better!
I’m not at all sure that comes close to answering the question, but there it is.

For a pure literary quote, though, since it’s a hard time out there these days, this one comes to mind,
and maybe it’s apt:  “We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde

Dean Yeagle
http://www.khuantru.com/2011/09/interview-with-dean-yeagle/

http://www.cagedbeagle.com/

Program - Maya 2010

Rig - Soldier
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/soldier

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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Meever Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Meever Walk.
Upper arms - raised up light bounce and sway
Hands - overlap and bounce from the movement of the arms extending into the fingers and thumbs
Head - light sway and rotate side to side with a little up and down
Body - offsets the movement of the head, rotates to favor the back steps
Front Legs - lead the movement
Back Legs - follow, extra straight leg
Antenna - light sway and twist side to side




Animation Time - Meever Rig



Today's Inspiration:
"You want enough realism to be convincing, but you don't want so much that you ask - why don't you take a photograph?"

Richard Williams
http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html

The Animator's Survival Kit
http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/index.html

Program - Maya 2010 

Rig - Meever
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/meever

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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Spiderbot Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Spiderbot Walk.
Base - extra bouncy, light side to side and rotate to favor the next step
Top - overlaps and drags from the movement of the base, with light side to side twist
Legs - medium quicker steps
Cannon - bounces and overlaps the movement of the top with a little squash and stretch