CG Animation can often drown artists in technical limitations both in terms of software (Maya) and methodology. Things are getting better, as studios have begun pushing new boundaries in rigging, design aesthetic, and limited animation with films like The Lego …
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Baloo Meets Mowgli – Animation Analysis
Veteran Animator and Instructor, James Chiang, has put together a very informative five-part series of blog posts analyzing Frank & Ollie’s masterful animation of Baloo and Mowgli in The Jungle Book.
Yule Log 2016
A creative array of micro-shorts in various mediums, all exploring the same theme, Yule Log, is here to help you procrastinate during the holidays. Head over to watchyulelog.com to keep up with the latest entries. Juan Behrens, Animation Director at MediaMonks, describes …
Tips and Observations on Bird Flight by Brendan Body
Brendan Body animated some great shots on Legend of the Guardians, has put together a great resource on bird flight mechanics. Watch his show reel below and stop by his site to see how it was done.
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Toby Shelton’s Zootopia Storyboards
Veteran animation artist, Toby Shelton, shares his work on the sequence where Nick goes wild in a previous version of the film.
Anatomy Next – An Online Anatomy Resource
From the makers of Anatomy for Sculptors comes Anatomy Next, a new online anatomy resource. The site currently features digital copies of Anatomy for Sculptors, a preview of the follow up volume Head and Neck Anatomy, a 3D Viewer, a …
Tool Chefs
Tool Chefs is a small start up created by two industry veterans, Daniele Federico and Alan Stanzione. Their motion path tool is easily the most robust arc tracker I’ve seen for Maya (see below). The tool was demoed at work …
