(VIDEO) Mantis Rig Shot Update

Hey guys! So, I've been working on the Mantis clip I posted a few days/weeks ago. After some advice from friends and instructors, I changed the camera layout and I re-did the ending. It really wasn't working. It still needs some smoothing out, and the legs/arm arcs still need to be tracked, but it's coming together.

TTFN
-David

Mantis Rig

Hey guys! So, I've been messing around with my schools rig. It's called Mantis. For the most part it's pretty good. It's got its issues, but what doesn't? ;) This is not finished, but it's getting there. Body mechanics has and I think always will be the most challenging part of animation for me. It's mentally taxing because I spend hours and hours redoing the same 20 frames, over and over again. Then to finally look back on it and realize it's still wrong. But hey, we do it because we love it!! Haha, Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukXkTveXhJU&feature=youtu.be

Cheers,
-DJNelson

Hey guys! So I've been working on a body mechanics shot while I wait for my acting term to start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQR72VSpTx4 It's incredible to see how far I've come in only 6 months of studying animation! :D Makes me smile... -DJNelson

Hey guys! This is a WIP of my final body mechanics shot. It was a royal pain to do, but I've learned sooo much from it! It's currently unfinished, and has a lot of timing issues, but I still like how far I got with it before turning it in. I'm going to move on, rather than keep working it and fixing all the 'floaty-ness'. So, look forward to seeing some more work from my acting term, which starts tomorrow! :D -DJNelson

Hey! This is my last pass on this assignment. It's a baseball pitch. Or as my instructor calls it...the art student pitch. Either way it's a pitch, and that's what matters. ;) I was only given a few days to work on it, so there are still kinks in the curves and everything isn't quite moving as nice as it should. Overall though, the flow of it is working. It was a great assignment because it had to be quick, as well as it was a simple, yet interesting action to animate. -DJNelson

Two posts in one day! This is my last week's assignment. It's a pose transition. This assignment was a lot of fun and really great for learning. It's a Work in progress, so it's not done, but I really like how it's looking. The biggest thing that I struggled with this week was the overlap. I feel like I'm really starting to get it though. The way the body is being 'pulled' back is really starting to work. :D -David

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been really busy with school. Things are really starting to pick up. My instructor is now letting us use characters. :D It's exciting! This is a 180 degree turn around using a lower body. This is not a finished piece by any means. It still has some timing and weight issues, but the point of the assignment was to really exaggerate the poses and show the weight shifts happening. I will be uploading the full body, 180 degree turn around in a couple of weeks, once it's done. Enjoy!