Tuesday, October 30, 2012
PL Animation Workshop 2 Reel ~ Rajson Shakya
Student Rajson Shakya demonstrates what he have learn in Animation Workshop 2 "Body Mechanics"! Check it out :)
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modo 601 - BallMan Rig Overview
Richard Hurrey explains and demonstrates the flexibility of BallMan rig that he rigged in modo 601 for Rigging Master Course.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
LBrush deformation
Check out this video by Joseph Alter. Very good demo of musculature using corrective sculpts.
P.S. Study of anatomy is very important to visualize the creation of realistic and believable deformation for any organic character. This video could be a great resource for that purpose. Yes all the goodness comes outside the box in this case.
More info : http://lbrush.com/downloads.htm
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Animation Workshop 1 Reel "Polished" ~ Manish Gurung
You must have previously reel by Manish Gurung. This is the latest and final version of the animation reel with a bit more polish and a good render to it spice up!
Friday, October 19, 2012
MechaCat - Rig Presentation
Nice mechanical rigging demo by Jørn-Harald Paulsen!
I feel the lower portion of the mechanical forelimb could be a little bit for flexible to mimic the agility and movement of a real cat :)
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Cheese Monster 30s commercial
CHEESE...pretty much everyone likes it!
Great Stuff :)
The only thing I didn't liked is the CG human that the monster tastes in the beginning with red shirt/sweater!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Creation Platform: Muscle Simulation WIP
An overview of the new muscle system built with Creation Platform.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Facial Rig by Remy Terreaux
Blend shape gamine by crayfish86
James Thompson - Masters rigging script project - Homology rigging
Flexible modular rigging system by James Thompson!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
PL Animation Workshop 1 Reel ~ Manish Gurung
Animator Manish Gurung showcases some of his recent skills in animation that he have learned from Puppeteer Lounge Animation Workshop.
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Qumarion mannequin input device
It's amazing to see how digital CG puppetry is evolving!
The Qumarion is a mannequin input device developed to simplify the manipulation and posing of human-like 3D CG models on screen.
More Info : http://www.diginfo.tv/v/12-0070-r-en.php
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Maya Cloth Test "nCloth Setup"
Here is a quick test for cloth simulation using nCloth dynamics. There are still some stuffs that needs to be looked after but over all a good result.
The cloth simulation and animation is a part of Puppeteer Lounge nCloth Setup Workshop where we start from the basic cloth creation using nCloth up to a detailed instruction on tweaking and fixing cloth animation for character.
If you want to learn nCloth Setup, apply here : puppeteerlounge.com/apply
Watt Rigging - Laruccia - (2012)
Cool rigging demo featuring a cartoony character with nice facial deformation and setup by Wesley Schneider.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Cathedral
Most of you must have watched this short movie. If not you should check it out!
The Cathedral (Polish: Katedra) is the title of a science fiction short story by Jacek Dukaj, winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2000; and of a 2002 short animated movie by Tomasz Bagiński, based on the story. The film was nominated in 2002 for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the 75th Academy Awards. The movie won the title of Best Animated Short at Siggraph 2002 in San Antonio as well as several other awards.
PL Animation Workshop 1 Reel ~ Niroj Karmacharya
Animation student Niroj Karmacharya showcases some of his recent skills in animation that he have learned from Puppeteer Lounge Animation Workshop.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Sucker Punch Intro Logo Breakdown
VFX breakdown for the Intro Logo of Sucker Punch. The simulation for rain, splashes and over all environmental elements are really well done.