Animation Time! - Tiny Rig

Today's Inspiration:
“Happiness is anyone and anything that's loved by you.”

- Charles M. Shulz
http://schulzmuseum.org/
Peanuts Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6xxe0Yr6P4

Program - Maya 2014

Rig - Tiny Rig
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/tiny

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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Bonus Day!

Had a busy couple of days, and I've been wanting to try a bunch of new stuff at the same time. For some reason lately my Preston Blair study has been rather intimidating to me. I think I'm just building it up too much in my head. Still staying consistent though and working on knocking out my 10,000 hours.

Thinking about doing a monster series of Gilligan and I came across a Charles Schultz collection the other day so I had to mess around with some Peanuts style.


Claude and his turtle studying and practicing magic.


Little Hero paying homage to Frazetta, and getting squished by a gorilla. You know it's just like any normal day.


I started a new sketchbook that I'm only using Pen in. Trying to challenge myself not to be a perfectionist, just do it perfect the first time.


Quick little perspective sketch.


Ultimate 5!


A mutant chicken.


Like I mentioned earlier I was looking at some Charles Schultz work, but what got me there was Bill Keane. Not only is he the father of the great Glen Keane, but he's the creator of the Family Circus. From reading a bit about him he really had a great idea behind his drawing career. He kept his focus on drawing, but also on his family. I think that attention to family really showed in his artwork and was one of the factors in making his work great, popular, and timeless. Thanks for the inspiration!

Double Double Turtle and Trouble!

I've been having a great time designing my own characters. It's just so much fun. Worked on some more sketches of Claude and his turtle.

I've received a few name suggestions for Claude's turtle. So far the nominees are Simon, Tinker, and Cuthbert. I'll have to set up a poll. If you have any ideas for a good name for him please comment!

Finished with gnomes and elves, at least for the time being. I've now moved on to Preston Blair's Witches. I like how dynamic he makes the hands, at the same time he seems to be exaggerating their anatomy a bit too much (ie he drew them with only 4 fingers and at times they look more like claws human hands). That is of course in my, hope to be professional someday, personal opinion. I tried to find a happy medium of keeping an over-exaggerated gesture and a somewhat realistic anatomy. I also have noticed lately that I tend to not stick to what I start off drawing. I'm having a hard time staying with a set size for my drawings. Also if I draw a great arm or hip or foot that may not be exactly true the pose I'll change the pose rather than redraw the limb or feature. I need to learn to stick with what I started out to draw.


Gilligan the The Giraffe's adventures for the day.


Today's inspiration is Charles Schulz. Ever since I was a little boy I've loved his style. In third grade I did a report on the famous creator of the Peanuts. His drawings are so simplistic, and yet capture perfectly real feelings and emotions that bring true heart to his stories. Take a minute today and watch Schulz's Peanuts Dance. They have so much energy and life to them!



With even more passion than the real men of genius, here's to you Charles Schulz.