Animation Time! - Hammer Head Rig

Today's Inspiration:
I think that an artist is a bit like a computer. He receives information from the world around him and from his past and from his own experiences. And it all goes into the brain.

- Gerald Scarfe
http://www.geraldscarfe.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Scarfe

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

Rig - Hammer Head
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/fish-rigs-25-rigs-in-total-final-version?software_version=2016

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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Office Chair Rig - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Office Chair Rig.
Back  - light lean and tilt forward and back
Seat - floppy wave forward and back
Wheels - light raise and tilt side to side
Pole - dips and presses down and back up
Lever - flops forward and pulls back with a little up and down

Animation Time! - Office Chair Rig

Today's Inspiration:
The first ten thousand drawings are the hardest. Put another way, you have ten thousand bad drawings within and should expel them as quickly as possible.

- Wallace Tripp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Tripp
http://wallytripp.com/

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

Rig - Office Chair Rig
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/office-chair-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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Troll - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features a Troll Rig.
Head - focused down and forward, light side to side tilt
Chest - puffed out and hunched, light side to side
Hips - rotate to offset the chest, twist to favor the next step
Legs - medium low steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with overlap and flop on the toes
Arms - held outward and forward with a minimal swing
Hands - held out, light overlap and drag from the sway of the arms and forearms with a little clench and release