caseyturbos

11.07.2015

Animation Time - Street Man Rig

Today's Inspiration:

all creative people want is to do the best job they can,
and to try to reach people in some way.

- Travis Charest
http://travischarestart.com/
https://twitter.com/travischarest

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

Rig - Street Man
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/street_man

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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Alexia - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Alexia Rig.
Head - dips down and drags, then overlaps and recoils on the landing
Chest - crouched down stretches out and recoils on the landing
Hips - squash down, flip up and over then bounce on the landing
Legs - crouch down and swing out straight, leading the movement
Feet - drag and overlap from the movement of the legs, light overshoot and smack on the landing
Arms - pressed against the ground drag back and slam down on the landing
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms and forearms extending into the fingers and thumbs

11.06.2015

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