Flea - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Flea Rig.
Head - light bounce, extra flick in the antennae
Thorax - twists and tilts to allow for the next forward movement
Abdomen - bounces and dips overlapping the movement of the thorax
Front Legs - lead the movement with low medium steps
Back Legs - wider gait, drag back on the passing position
Middle Legs - push forward and pull back with a little drag on the passing position

Animation Time! - Flea Rig

Today's Inspiration:
Creating good art is mostly hard work and only a small portion raw talent. So practice, practice, practice!

- Dan Scott
http://danscottart.format.com/
https://www.facebook.com/danscottart/

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

Rig - Flea
http://www.3dfiggins.com/Resources/FreeRigs/index.html

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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Stenopelmatus - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Stenopelmatus Rig.
Head - light tip side to side with extra chop and chew in the jowls
Thorax - slight up and down and twist to allow for the next leg movement
Abdomen - medium bounce and successive movement throughout
Front Legs - drag back and reach outward with a little overlap in the toe
Middle Legs - drag back and press forward just missing the front legs
Back Legs - low small steps with a little overlap in the toe

Animation Time! - Stenopelmatus Rig

Today's Inspiration:
we learned that the best returns came from the mutual sharing of our various abilities.

- Haddon Sundblom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddon_Sundblom
http://www.americanartarchives.com/sundblom.htm

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

Rig - Stenopelmatus
http://www.mothman-td.com/portfolio_items/stenopelmatus_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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Thresher - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Thresher Rig.
Head - light bounce with extra drop in the jaw and clasp in the tusks
Thorax - medium up and down with twist to allow for the next step
Abdomen - rotates to offset the thorax with a little bounce
Front Legs - medium high reaching steps
Middle Legs - drag back and tilt forward during each step
Back Legs - lift up and drag back during each step
Tail - medium whip back and forth

Swarm - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Swarm Rig.
The swarm curls back and anticipates the jump. He then leaps up and forward with back legs dragging. Landing heavily his body recoils and settles with overlap and drag in the abdomen.

Animation Time! - Swarm Rig

Today's Inspiration:
No tips, no hints ! Never ! Find your own ! Go your own way. Do what you want and what you like.

- Denis Bodart
http://www.denis-bodart.com/
http://denis.bodart.over-blog.com/

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

Rig - Swarm
http://dharmindoshi.com/blog-posts/spider-free-maya-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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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

Animation Time! - Machhar Rig

Today's Inspiration:
What I want is to explore my own mind until I find something that was so hidden that it shocks even me.

- Seth Fisher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Fisher
http://www.floweringnose.com/

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

Rig - Machhar
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/machhar

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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Little Big Ant - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Little Big Ant rig.
Head - tilted up, light bounce with overlap in the jaw and flop in the antennae
Thorax - puffed out and pulled back, light twist with a little compress
Abdomen - extra bounce and flop offsetting the movement of the thorax
Arms - held upward, light bounce and drag
Back legs - low medium steps
Front legs - lead the movement, medium high steps

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

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

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Metal Fly Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Metal Fly Walk.
Head - light sway and tilt side to side
Thorax - sway and tilt side to side, with extra up and down
Abdomen - overlaps and bounces from the movement of the thorax
Wings - Quick rapid flaps, with a little overlap on the inner wing
Legs - sway and bounce, dragging from the movement of the thorax