Megatron - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Megatron Rig.
Head - light tip and tilt side to side
Chest -puffed out, twists to allow for the next movement of the arms
Hips - drag and swing from the movement of the chest
Legs - swing and sway from the movement of the hips
Feet - overlap and drag from the swing of the legs extending into the toes
Arms - hold up the body and propel the movement forward
Hands - grip the lines, dip down and drag before clamping back down

Animation Time! - Megatron Rig

Today's Inspiration:
"I haven't grown up myself and I don't intend to."

- Frank Godwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Godwin
http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/godwin.htm

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

Rig - Megatron Classic
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/megatron-classic

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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Character B - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Character B Rig.
Head - light bounce and tip
Chest - Hunched over, light compress and release
Hips - rotate to offset the chest
Legs - light bounce
Feet - light drag and dip, following the movement of the legs
Arms - held out to the side light bounce and dip
Hands - held out, overlap and drag from the sway of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Animation Time! - Character B Rig

Today's Inspiration:
This was a lesson to all the students to interpret the things around them when painting.

- Frank Schoonover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Schoonover
http://www.schoonoverstudios.com/

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

Rig - Character B
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/character-b

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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AgentX - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the AgentX rig.
Head - light up and down with a little looseness in the jaw
Chest - slight hunch over, with a little twist side to side
Hips - open to camera, light up and down, rotates to offset the chest
Legs - low medium backwards steps
Feet - drag back on the passing position, land with a little toe flop
Arms - left arm stretched out and back, light relax and stretch further, right arm relaxed at the side moves with a little swing
Hands - left hand stretched forward relaxes slightly and stretches out further, right hand hangs down, overlaps and drags from the movement of the arm and forearm extending into the fingers and thumb