Quick post. Just a Heavy Push here i finished today. Nothing too over the top, just more of a test to see if I could convey believable weight and resistance. Let me know what you think! Other than the last piece I did, the Weight Lifter, I've never tried these kinds of aniamtions. Despite how fundamentally important they are : P
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Let's Get Physical, PHYSICAL!
Quick post. Just an exercise I finished last night. I just wanted to work on weight and timing, so I figured something like this would help wrap my head around it. I think it turned out pretty nicelt, it I do say so myself :P But please, let mek now what you think! And thanks to everyone who stopped by for the last post. I appreciate the feedback. Peace out!
Character Weight Lift
Monday, May 25, 2009
Jumping for Joy...
One quick update this week. I started and finished this piece last week. I think it came together pretty nicely, but please let me know what you think. As always, take it easy.
Jump Project
UPDATE: 05/26
Just thought I share this one with everyone too. I finished it today and I think it turned out pretty nicely. It's my first tryign a horse animation, so please let me know what you think! :D
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Just another day...
Hey there,
This week's post is a quick one. Not too many things going on lately. Just being watching some tutorials, and really trying to learn as much as I can. I attended a Starz Animation recruiting event on Thursday night for the first time ever. I really only got to drop off my reel for them, since the place with just PACKED with people. And I mean PACKED. I really don't do well with huge shoulder to shoulder crowds, so I just wanted to get in and out as quick as possible. (Thanks to Mike and Linz for coming down there with me too.) It's a shame though, as I would have liked to have talked to at least someone there from Starz. Oh well, maybe I'll get lucky and hear back from them. *crosses fingers*
In other news, I found out shortly after my last post, how I did in the April contest for the 11 Second Club. I placed 40 out of 160, with an overall score of 4.89 out of 10, which is between "Decent" and "Good." I don't really care for how I did and what not, but it's the feedback and everything I learned just from the process that I valued. I highly recommend to any aspiring animator!
That's about it for this time....oh, but I shall leave you with some videos to check out too, because it just doesn't feel right otherwise.
Starz Quickie Reel
Leica Reel for next project - "Eat to Bite"
Take it easy everybody!
This week's post is a quick one. Not too many things going on lately. Just being watching some tutorials, and really trying to learn as much as I can. I attended a Starz Animation recruiting event on Thursday night for the first time ever. I really only got to drop off my reel for them, since the place with just PACKED with people. And I mean PACKED. I really don't do well with huge shoulder to shoulder crowds, so I just wanted to get in and out as quick as possible. (Thanks to Mike and Linz for coming down there with me too.) It's a shame though, as I would have liked to have talked to at least someone there from Starz. Oh well, maybe I'll get lucky and hear back from them. *crosses fingers*
In other news, I found out shortly after my last post, how I did in the April contest for the 11 Second Club. I placed 40 out of 160, with an overall score of 4.89 out of 10, which is between "Decent" and "Good." I don't really care for how I did and what not, but it's the feedback and everything I learned just from the process that I valued. I highly recommend to any aspiring animator!
That's about it for this time....oh, but I shall leave you with some videos to check out too, because it just doesn't feel right otherwise.
Starz Quickie Reel
Leica Reel for next project - "Eat to Bite"
Take it easy everybody!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Phew...
Well then, that was a refreshing month. I finally finished my entry for 11 Second Club this month. I think it turned out pretty good. But I sure did learn a lot through the process of it. It had been a while since I had used Maya for animating, as well as done some acting, and it felt good to get back into it. Take a look at the entry below and let me know what you think :D
As for what's next, I've got some things planned. First, I'm looking forward to seeing what May's audio track will be for the 11 Second Club. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would love to take a crack at it again. So we'll see what happens with that next post. Secondly, I'm planning to get down to some more learning. I've been reading up on some animation notes, and have been learning a lot from them as I get further into them. But I've always been a more visual learner, so I've decided to purchase some video tutorials from Gnomon Workshops and Digital Tutors. I want to make sure I keep on top of my "animating game", and want to learn as much as I can on my "down time," so I figured this would be a good way to accomplish that. I first batch will be:
"Facial Animation & Lip Sync"
"Acting & Lip Sync"
I figured I could use some boning up on my acting animation the most, and I was never really taught but about lip sync with a 3D rig in school, so I could due with more knowledge on that topic anyways. Hopefully, they will prove to be most helpful, and I'll let those of you who stop by, know how they turn out.
Well, I think that's it for this week's post. Oh, and I almost forgot : S Thanks to Mike & Mack for taking the time to stop by and post. It is proving to be very difficult to get others to do so. So I greatly appreciate guys. I mean it.
Take care all, and I'll see you on the flipside!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Shifting Gears...
Greetings again all, or should I just say Mike?
Anyways, another two weeks have flown by and that means hopefully I've got some work done.
There's a mediocre amount of work this post. I've got a video showing a collection of the Soldier animations I worked on for the past couple months. It's cool to see them all together. There are some clips missing from it however, since I didn't think they were quite up to snuff yet.
I'll also post the fixes from last post's clips. This pretty much marks the end of the Soldier stuff though. I've posted the collection video on some other forums to get additional feedback though, so I'm sure to revisit them at some point.
The main focus this month though, is my return to what I like to call, "acting animation." I decided to make an attempt at an entry to the 11secondclub, like I stated last post. So, it will probably be the primary focus of my animation for the remainder of the month. I've done another pass at blocking, but there's still a good amount of work to be done. I'll be busy, busy.
So thanks to all who have stopped by during the Soldier work. Your comments were all greatly appreciated.
Now it's time to move on...
Fixes
Grenade Roll
Update: 04/23
Here's a more recent pass at this month's entry. It is only focusing on the machine for now. Enjoy!
Anyways, another two weeks have flown by and that means hopefully I've got some work done.
There's a mediocre amount of work this post. I've got a video showing a collection of the Soldier animations I worked on for the past couple months. It's cool to see them all together. There are some clips missing from it however, since I didn't think they were quite up to snuff yet.
I'll also post the fixes from last post's clips. This pretty much marks the end of the Soldier stuff though. I've posted the collection video on some other forums to get additional feedback though, so I'm sure to revisit them at some point.
The main focus this month though, is my return to what I like to call, "acting animation." I decided to make an attempt at an entry to the 11secondclub, like I stated last post. So, it will probably be the primary focus of my animation for the remainder of the month. I've done another pass at blocking, but there's still a good amount of work to be done. I'll be busy, busy.
So thanks to all who have stopped by during the Soldier work. Your comments were all greatly appreciated.
Now it's time to move on...
Fixes
Grenade Roll
Knife Drawn from Sheath
Stealth Walk
Soldier Collection
Second Pass at Blocking April Entry
Update: 04/23
Here's a more recent pass at this month's entry. It is only focusing on the machine for now. Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Looky, looky!
Aloha All!
This week, I come bearing fixes to the March, Regular Throw, and Roll. As well as, two new clips: Knife Drawn from Sheath and a Stealth Walk.
Thanks to Salty, Mike and Keith for stopping by. I appreciate the feedback as always, but was a little extra excited to receive feedback from a non-animator :D
Onwards and upwards, my friends!
FIXES
March
Regular Throw
Roll
NEW
Draw from Sheath
Stealth Walk
PREVIEW of Things to Come...
Ballet WIP* Still in the very early stages, as I'm sure you will notice the jerkiness and snapping...
And as one final thought, I've also decided to try my hand at entering the monthly contest at 11secondclub.com
Check out the site and this month's audio clip to find out more.
UPDATE 04/07:
Here is the Blocked Version I've whipped up for the contest. Please let me know what you think:
Until next post, keep on rocking in the free world :P
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