Useful post on Squash and Stretch by Mark Kennedy.
“One of the first concepts you hear about when you’re studying animation is “squash and stretch”, which is the idea that living forms (and certain types of inanimate objects) have a certain amount of flexibility and that they change shape as they move around under their own power, react to external forces or change expression.”
Very true and very nicely done!
I find this rigging reel by Cheng Yining cute! Really liked how the texture maps are being played around to give those cartoony anime cry baby looks…
Here is a nice demo on a freeware python based modular auto rigging tool by my friend Danilo Pinheiro on creating customizable rig. Support him by using, troubleshooting, feed-backing and mentioning the tool and his works!
You can download the tool from his blog!
In this video, the puppeteer plays a double role as a rigger and an animator to bring the puppet to life. Think of those strings controlling the puppet to be IK Handles! 🙂
Really cool 3D smears and multiples references from Looney Tune animated short “Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner” by Josh Carey!
Automated tools demo for facial setup based on blendshapes created by Liu derived from Jason Osipa style joystick based blendshape driven facial setup. This could be a good reference for anyone trying to recreate Osipa style setup quickly and efficiently using custom tools.
Check out the latest animation done on Sinka by Anamaris Cruz. Nice customization, animation and style! Love to see Sinka coming to life 🙂
~ Nice tool created by Ismail to setup a bird (wing/feather) rig!
~ This is a really good resource to see how the bird’s wing is articulated
More Useful Links:
http://www.jackals-forge.com/tutor/tut1.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jUKOMGKfOM&feature=related
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/bird_tutorial/bird.asp
http://www.hartworks.net/blender/jared/
Josh Carey, Head of Rigging at Reel FX Creative Studios and co-founder of Rigging Dojo, has made an awesome, eye popping Rigging Demo Reel for Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, two of the most popular Looney Tunes characters of all times. Really loved how the 2D cartoony style has been brought to life on to 3D platform!
This was Reel FX’s submission to the VES Awards for Best Overall Achievement in an Animated Short. Josh Carey was responsible for Supervising all Rigging on the Project as well as doing several of the Rigs, Tools, and Workflows needed to achieve the Crazy Looney Tunes Character Rigs.