Animation Time! - Alexia Rig

Today's Inspiration:
Never say never! It never works until it works... It won’t work until it works, and then everybody wants to do it.

- Geof Darrow
http://geofdarrow.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geof_Darrow

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

Rig - Alexia
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/alexia-body-w-adv-facial-controls-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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Stickman - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Stickman Rig.
Head - light drag and recoil
Chest - anticipates the jump drags and reverberates after contact
Hips - rotate out to camera on the passing position, light dip and relax on the landing
Legs - push the movement, drag and swing out in the air
Feet - press off the wall, drag down and out land with a little slip
Arms - push off the wall, swing out and over
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms

Animation Time! - Stickman Rig

Today's Inspiration:
As for me, when I create it, when I make, I see him alive.
I do what I want, if I don't like a stroke, I change it...
Creation is amusing even if you suffer a bit

- Herge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herg%C3%A9
http://en.tintin.com/

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

Rig - Stickman
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/stickman

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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Advance Ball - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Advance Ball rig.
Light squash and stretch with a bit of anticipation before the jump.
Jumps up and over the gap with a little drag and squash and stretch.
Lands with a little recoil and reverberation.