Animation Time! - Great Dane Rig

Today's Inspiration:
I’m frequently thinking ahead, when I’m working on an illustration. When it is going well I want to be able to carry the ideas and momentum straight onto the next picture, or series of illustrations, but as soon as I finish one I found myself at the bottom of the hill again with all the research and other preparatory work ahead of me before I can get back into the flow.

- Alan Lee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lee_(illustrator)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496769/

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

Rig - Great Dane
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/great-dane

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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Shoeless Joe - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Shoeless Joe Rig.
Shoeless Joe pulls back and anticipates the swing. Then he steps forward and swings out. His body then continues the motion of the swing and the back foot steps forward to help maintain balance.

Animation Time! - Shoeless Joe Rig

Today's Inspiration:
And my own style was different from Wayne's, just as Wayne's was from Joe's. I don't think any of this was intentional; each artist just had his own way of drawing.

- Curt Swan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Swan
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=creators/c-creators-swan

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

Rig - Shoeless Joe
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/shoeless-joe--2

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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Max - Animation Time!

Today's Animation Time features the Max Rig.
Head - focused forward, light tilt and sway side to side
Chest - bent over rotates to allow for the next forward arm movement
Hips - curled up, rotate to offset the chest and keep the legs up
Legs - low small side to side movements
Feet - overlap and drag from sway of the legs
Arms - low medium forward movements
Hands - drag down and back on the passing position, land with a little scrunch in the fingers and thumbs