Bull Creature - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Bull Creature rig.
Head - tilted up, light sway and tip with overlap in the jaw
Chest - pushed down and puffed out, rotates to allow for the next forward step
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, light bounce and lean into the next step
Front Legs - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Back Legs - drag back, lift up and land with a little overlap in the toes
Tail - overlaps the swing of the hips with a little extra bounce and recoil

Animation Time! - Bull Creature

Today's Inspiration:
Simplicity lies not in omission, but in synthesis

- Koloman Moser
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koloman_Moser

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

Rig - Bull Creature
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/bull-creature-rig--2

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

Animation Time! - Simple Fish Rig

Today's Inspiration:
I'm a firm believer in that the day you feel you're the best you can be, you stop growing and you're never going to get better, so always be on edge and always feel, I can do better.

- Marc Silvestri
http://marcsilvestriart.com/
https://twitter.com/Marc_Silvestri

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

Rig - Simple Fish
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/simple-fish-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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The Box - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Johnny The Box Rig.
Top - light tilt forward and flop down
Middle - extra squash and stretch overlapping from the movement of the top
Bottom - drags back and flops down with light jumping steps