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