Animation Time! - Cavalry Rig Part 2

Today's Inspiration:
Often I think how wonderful it would be if I could just take a reel of film out of my head!

- Kenichi Sonoda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi_Sonoda
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814476/

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

Rig - Cavalry
http://www.cadnav.com/3d-models/model-23365.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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Animation Time! - Cavalry Rig Part 1

Today's Inspiration:
planning and solving problems ahead of time... I try to do that as often as I can, sometimes I just take a chance

- Val Mayerik
http://www.valmayerik.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Mayerik

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

Rig - Cavalry
http://www.cadnav.com/3d-models/model-23365.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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Artlover - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Artlover Rig.
Head - tilted upward with a minimal bounce and drag
Chest - puffed outward light up and down
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low very straight legged steps
Feet - overshoot the contact position drag with a little flip up and overlap in the toes
Arms - perched behind the back light keep alive and follow the movement of the hips
Hands - pressed against the lower back light keep alive and move to stay in place with the hips

Animation Time! - Artlover RIg

Today's Inspiration:
[it] has become a matter more to see and understand...

- Timofey Stepanov
https://www.artstation.com/artist/mrfr2eman
http://mrfr2eman.deviantart.com/

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

Rig - Artlover
http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

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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Female Tourist - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Female Tourist Rig.
Head - slight angle downward, with a little tilt side to side
Chest - hunched, light twist with a little bounce in the belly
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low small steps
Feet - rotated inward, drag back and out on the passing position, land with a little overlap in the toes
Arms - pushed inward, light sway and keep alive
Hands - helping avoid a potty emergency, light up and down and drag from the movement of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Animation Time! - Female Tourist Rig

Today's Inspiration:
The artist must understand the WHY

- Terryl Whitlatch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terryl_Whitlatch
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926041/

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

Rig - Female Tourist
http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

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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Animation Time! - Businessman Rig

Today's Animation Time features the Businessman Rig.
Head - looking down at the phone
Chest - slight hunch with a little twist and bounce in the belly
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low medium fast steps
Feet - light flop before the contact with a little overlap in the toes
Arms - left arm holds the phone with a little keep alive right arm medium downward dangling swing
Hands - left hand grips the phone light keep alive and thumb tapping
right hand hangs down, overlaps and drags from the swing of the arm and forearm extending into the fingers and thumb

Animation Time! - Businessman Rig

Today's Inspiration:
It is the organ of his sense of wonder and wonder can be stirred not only by the strange and new, but by rediscovering the accustomed. In fact the value of the artist's gift centers about the fact that he sees what other people see, but he sees in an enhanced way.

- Henry Pitz
http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/12/henry-c-pitz-versatile-illustrator.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clarence_Pitz

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

Rig - Buisnessman
http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

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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Felix - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Felix Rig.
Head - light bounce and up and down
Chest - puffed out slight twist and bounce
Hips - extra double bounce, rotates to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - medium slower steps
Feet - drag back and lift up before planting down with overlap in the toes
Arms - medium bent arm swings
Hands - loose clench with a little drag from the movement of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Animation Time! - Felix Rig

Today's Inspiration:
I try to focus on the image I see in my brain.

- Kim Jung Gi
https://twitter.com/KimJungGiUS
http://www.kimjunggius.com/

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

Rig - Felix
http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

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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Animation Time! - Red Fish Rig

Today's Inspiration:
We NEED to be uncomfortable, so that we can feel the urge to keep
searching until we find new and better solutions.

- Eduardo Vieira
http://eduardovieira.deviantart.com/
https://twitter.com/eduardovieirart

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

Rig - Red Fish
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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Animation Time! - Lina Rig

Today's Inspiration:
Keep your eyes open, think before you draw and practice, practice, practice.

- Florian Satzinger
http://paperwalker.blogspot.com/
https://www.instagram.com/floriansatzinger/

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

Rig - Lina
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=187943419

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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Mouse - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Mouse Rig.
Head - light tip and bounce with extra flop and bounce in the nose and ears
Chest - light up and down with extra bounce
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step and hop
Legs - small steps with a little hop in between
Feet - drag back on the passing position, lift up on the hop with a little overlap in the toes
Arms - slow medium swings
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms

Animation Time! - Mouse Rig

Today's Inspiration:
You have to work hard every day to reach what is in your mind and express it correctly.

- Simon Loche
https://www.artstation.com/artist/simonloche
http://simonloche.blogspot.com/

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

Rig - Mouse
http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

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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Old Blind Man - Animation Time!,

Today's Animation Time features the Old Blind Man Rig.
Head - focused forward light bounce and flop in the ears
Chest - hunched over, light up and down with extra bounce in the belly
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, with a bit of extra up and down
Legs - medium low small steps
Feet - drag back, then flop up, and plant down with overlap in the toes
Arms - Right arm reaches out with a little sway side to side
Left arm holds the glasses, raises up then back down
Hands - Right hand light sway and move side to side, Left hand holds the glasses lifts them up with a little tilt and overshoot , holds, and then plants them back down

Animation Time! - Old Blind Man Rig

Today's Inspiration:
it is actually really really emotionally hard to sit down and work sometimes – and that more often than not you just have to put your butt in the chair and DO.

- Rebecca Guay
http://www.rebeccaguay.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Guay

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

Rig - Old Blind Man
http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

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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Conejo - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Conejo Rig.
Head - medium bounce and drag with extra overlap and jiggle in the jaw and ears
Chest - light lean forward with a little compression in the chest
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low medium running steps
Feet - drag back, lift up and slap down with overlap in the toes
Arms - bent up and inward, light bounce and compress
Hands - dangle downward overlap and drag from the movement of the arms and forearms
Egg - spins under the movement of the rabbits feet

Animation Time! - Conejo Rig

Today's Inspiration:
Ma che me frega (What do I care?)

- Niso Ramponi
http://kremos.com/
http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2016/03/kremos-life-and-art-of-niso-ramponi.html

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

Rig - Conejo
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/conejo

Rig 2 - Egg (Chicken)
https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/chicken_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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Generic Dude - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Generic Dude Rig.
Head - light bounce and drag
Chest - slight hunch with a little compression and twist
Hips - extra up and down rotates to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - high medium heavy running steps
Feet - drag back and slap down
Arms - bent medium small swings
Hands - loose clench, overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Monkey - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Monkey Rig.
Head - light bounce with with extra flop in the hat
Chest - bent over, leans to favor the planted foot and hand
Hips - little bounce, rotates to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low small steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - move on the same side as the moving leg
Hands - planted on the ground drag back on the passing position land with a little flop in the wrists and fingers
Tail - light sway and bounce