Saturday, September 7, 2013

AM Collab Piece BLOCKING - just my contribution with the end 2 shot sequence.


Blocking out my 2 shot sequence.  It was a cool project.  Got to meet new Animation Mentor Alums and also test out their new rig Rock Imp and their new pipeline software - AMP.  All in all, really great experience - thanks much AM!

Monday, July 15, 2013

The Stella Strut


Just finished with Stella strutin' her stuff.

ANOUNCING! My FREE Bouncin' Ball Rig!!!


You want a place to start?  Well then, start HERE!  Announcing my first created rig- The Colossal FREE Bouncing Ball Rig!!!  Now, first time animators, vets, and regular Joe Shmoe can take their animating skills to heights never before seen!!!  Enjoy, and email me with your finished animation.  Last but not least, like to give a shout out to my rigging instructor (Drum Roll...) Mr. Mauro Giacomazzo, for giving me the skillz to build this dandy rig!

Friday, June 28, 2013

Thumbs for Female Walk Cycle pg 2


And here are more notes...

Thumbs for Female Walk Cycle pg 1


There's a lot happening in a walk cycle.  Here is what I thought were some of the more important features.

Reference - Female Walk



So, here's my female walk cycle reference.  The reference is from Rhino House, a really great place to get biped and quadruped reference.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

The Making - How To Train Your Dragon - Finding Story




Wow, really great insight on the process of finding the story of this great movie.  Some really great points on making the story king.  With using everything in a scene to move the story along on the right direction.