7.01.2015

Animation Time! - Ultimate Bony Rig


Today's Inspiration:
You've probably always believed that you needed talent before you could learn to draw. Consequently you've wished that you had some. Well, I've got a surprise for you - you have enormous stockpiles of talent stored away.

- Mark Kistler
http://markkistler.com/
https://youtu.be/C0j6Thmr5Yw
http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Kistlers-Draw-Squad-Kistler/dp/0671656945

Program - Maya 2014

Rig - Ultimate Bony
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/ultimate-bony

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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Forge Spirit Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Forge Spirit Walk.
Head - light bobble and shake, with an extra floppy jaw
Chest - light compress and bounce, with a little side to side
Tail - light side to side and successive bounce and compress
Hands - grasping outward, light up and down with a little grip and bounce in the fingers






6.30.2015

Animation Time! - Forge Spirit Rig



Today's Inspiration:
"All I want to do is be a good animator someday”

- John Lounsbery
https://50mostinfluentialdisneyanimators.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/12-john-lounsbery/
http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2011/06/john-lounsbery.html

King Louie Pencil Test
https://youtu.be/V9viFQO1YUM

Program - Maya 2014

Rig - Invoker Forge Spirit
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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Teddy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Teddy Walk.
Head - focused forward, light tilt and sway side to side, with a little twitch and rotate in the mouth and mustache
Chest - puffed out, light sway and twist side to side
Hips - light up and down, rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low small steps
Feet - rotated outward, drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - left arm bent upward cradling the chin, with a minimal sway, right arm supports the left, with a little keep alive
Hands - left holds the chin, light keep alive and tap on the fingers, right hand holds the left arm, light overlap and drag from the movement of the arm and forearm extending into the fingers and thumb