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

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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

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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