Animation Time! - Mecanic Rig

Today's Inspiration:
If something doesn't creep into a drawing that you're not prepared for, you might as well not have drawn it.

- Edward Gorey
http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gorey

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

Rig - Mecanic
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/mecanic_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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Jon - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Jon Rig
Head - light bob
Chest - slight twist and sway side to side
Hips - small bounce and rotate to offset the chest
Legs - medium fast kicks
Feet - overlap and drag from the movement of the legs extending into the toes
Arms - big overarching circular moves
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

Animation Time! - Jon Rig

Today's Inspiration:
Beckhoff understood that the design comes first. Everything else flows from that.

- Illustration Art on Harry Beckhoff
http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/02/harry-beckhoff-illustrator-you-should.html
http://wulibraries.typepad.com/mghlnews/2011/12/artist-spotlight-harry-beckhoff.html

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

Rig - Jon
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/jon

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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Dragon - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Dragon Rig.
Head - hangs low, light bounce and tip up and down
Chest - light compress and tilt up and down
Hips - rotate to offset the chest with a medium bounce
Legs - swing up and drag down
Feet - light bounce, overlap and drag from the bounce of the legs
Wings - medium flap with successive movement from inward to out
Tail - whips up and down with extra flap in the tip