Muskelunge - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Muskelunge Rig.
Head - light tip and raise with a little clasping in the jaw
Chest - slight up and down with a little sway side to side
Tail Fin - Medium swish and sway side to side
Front Fins - pull out and push back helping to propel the movement
Middle Fins - medium pump back and forth to help the momentum

Animation Time! - Muskelunge Rig

Today's Inspiration:
most of the knowledge I now have I acquired on my own

- Leonard Starr
http://www.leonardstarr.com/
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/starr_leonard.htm

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

Rig - Muskelunge
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/fish-rigs-25-rigs-in-total-final-version

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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Red Fish - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Red Fish Rig.
Head - light up and down and tilt to direct the next movement
Chest - medium sway side to side with a little up and down
Back Fin - whips back and forth propelling the movement forward
Front Fins - light splay out and pull back to help push the movement forward
Middle Fins - light pump up and down

Azary - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Azary Rig.
Head - leads the movement light bounce and tip
Chest - light pull back and push out
Hips - overlap and drag from the sway of the chest
Legs - kick forward and pull back
Feet - overlap and drag from the swing of the legs extending into the toes
Arms - light circular movements
Hands - drag back and pull in overlapping the movement of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Animation Time! - Azary Rig

Today's Inspiration:
so you have to learn also with real life

- Xavier Houssin
https://www.artstation.com/artist/xaxa
http://xa-xa-xa.deviantart.com/

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

Rig - Azary
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/azary

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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Jon - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Jon Rig
Head - light bob
Chest - slight twist and sway side to side
Hips - small bounce and rotate to offset the chest
Legs - medium fast kicks
Feet - overlap and drag from the movement of the legs extending into the toes
Arms - big overarching circular moves
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Animation Time! - Jon Rig

Today's Inspiration:
Beckhoff understood that the design comes first. Everything else flows from that.

- Illustration Art on Harry Beckhoff
http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/02/harry-beckhoff-illustrator-you-should.html
http://wulibraries.typepad.com/mghlnews/2011/12/artist-spotlight-harry-beckhoff.html

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

Rig - Jon
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/jon

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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Simple Fish - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Simple Fish Rig.
Head - leads the movement, light tilt down and upward with a little side to side sway
Body - light up and down with a little tilt and weave side to side
Fins - pump up and down
Tail - slight swing side to side

Ryan - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time feature the Ryan rig.
Head - light dip down and pull up
Chest - puffed out, light twist and compress side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the movement of the legs
Legs - medium swing kicks
Feet - drag and overlap from the swing of the legs and shins extending into the toes
Arms - Pull out and inward in a circular motion
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing and swim of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Air Swim Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is an Air Swim Walk.
Head - lowers and raises on 12s
Chest - puffed out and compress and release with a light side to side twist
Hips -minimal bounce in both rotate and translate
Legs - circular push to propel the movement
Feet - rotate up and back with a delay on the toe
Arms - push down and out to push the body forward
Hands - overlap and drag from the movement of the arm extending into the fingers