10.09.2015

Animation Time! - Sticky Rig


Today's Inspiration:
I don't see myself as an artist, painter but more as a designer
- Patrick Nagel

simplifying, working to get more across with fewer elements
- Elena Millie on Patrick Nagel

He was a driven man who always knew what he wanted
- Jennifer Dumas on Patrick Nagel (wife)

- Patrick Nagel
http://www.patricknagel.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Nagel

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

Rig - Sticky
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/sticky

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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Hammer Head - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Hammer Head Rig.
Head - light raise and lower with a little tilt side to side
Chest - raises and puffs with successive movement, a little twist and sway side to side
Tail - whips back and forth with extra overlap and drag
Fins - light forward strokes
Dorsal Fin - slight tilt and wave side to side





10.08.2015

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