2012
Digital Tutors
Delano Athias
2hrs. 17mins.
English
http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=710
In this 3ds Max tutorial we will learn how to animate a quadruped. Throughout these lessons we will learn how to breakdown the complex movements of a quadruped into manageable steps to create a fun and natural-looking animation. We'll start by taking a look at reference before we begin blocking in the animation. After that we'll learn how to smoothly transition from our blocking stage to our polish pass all the while learning essential workflows like follow-through techniques and managing animation in 3ds Max's Curve Editor. We'll learn how to use simple expressions to shift keyframes to an exact time and value so we'll better know how to create life-like quadruped animations. By the end of this course, you will have the skills to bring your own quadruped to life in a convincing way.
Lesson 1
Introduction and project overview
Lesson 2
Starting on the animation
Lesson 3
Blocking in the peak point of the gallop
Lesson 4
Blocking in the pose before the next contact position
Lesson 5
Roughing in the next contact position
Lesson 6
Roughing in the next set of extremes
Lesson 7
Starting on the last half of our blocking stage
Lesson 8
Finishing the extremes
Lesson 9
Smoothing the animation and setting it to cycle infinitely
Lesson 10
Smoothing the movements of the upper body
Lesson 11
Finalizing the legs
Lesson 12
Animating the neck and head
Lesson 13
Adding follow-through to the ears
Lesson 14
Animating the tail
Lesson 15
Cleaning up the animation
Lesson 16
Translating the cycle forward

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