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

Animation Time! - Ryan Rig

Today's Inspiration:
The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope that humankind will draw together and that the better we understand each other the easier this will become.

- Alphonse Mucha
http://www.muchafoundation.org/

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

Rig - Ryan
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/ryan-s-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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Tonga - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Tonga rig.
Head - light tilt side to side, with a little bounce
Chest - puffed out, light compress and twist side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest and allow for the next step
Legs - low, medium steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - medium swing
Hands - loose clench, overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs
Tail - light swing and sway side to side

Animation Time! - Tonga Rig

Today's Inspiration:
It’s all about communication. There’s a good word. If my stuff fails to communicate, then it has failed, no matter what I did or how I did it.

- Barry Windsor-Smith
http://barrywindsor-smith.com/

Barry Windsor-Smith Interview
http://www.tcj.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-interview/

Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/47-346/The-Barry-Windsor-Smith-Conan-Archives-Volume-1-HC

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

Rig - Tonga
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/tonga-fox-rig-for-maya

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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Dumbu - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Dumbu Rig.
Head - swung down, dips further down then shoots upward
Chest - bent over, compresses further down, then puffs out
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, dip down then fly upward
Legs - bent, light keep alive then drag upward
Feet - rest, then drag upward
Arms - drag down, then shoot upward, leading the movement
Hands - pressed down, light keep alive, then punch upward