Walk Cycle Muscles from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.
Making a Lion with Ziva. This is an excellent resource for creating realistic digital quadruped. Check it out!
Here is a really cool product that you can test ZIVA VFX. I have just tried it out and the tissue system and simulation is very cool, pretty fast too. I would love to integrate it into realistic character rig, great for muscle, tissue and fat sim. If you have checked out Puppeteer Lounge recent webinar here, you will notice that the simulation was done using nCloth. You can apply the Ziva tissue system with similar rig to get even better results. The Ziva’s built in simulation is faster compared to nCloth in Maya and more tuned for fleshy simulation. Try it out for yourself!
Check out this video overview by Stephen Candell on setting up direct selection controls inside Maya which replicate a similar workflow we see with Pixar, Dreamworks and similar big studios. The idea can be well integrated into any rig system thus creating a clean and intuitive setup for the animators. Give it a try!
In-depth explanation of the skipping motion in animation by Felix Sputnik.
Sony Pictures Imageworks face rigging show-reel by Stephen Candell.
Rigging Workshop 3 show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Veronica Morera from Costa Rica.
Character Rigging showreel by student Jules Giraud from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.
Character Setup show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud from France.
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#Animation Worskhop 4 (Acting) show-reel by student Pranesh Shakya.
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#Animation Worskhop 4 (Acting) show-reel by student Bibhuk Shakya.
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