Student animators at Animation Apprentice learn how to animate a dinosaur in motion. The tutorial uses the free Dino rig by Harry Geoghegan, available for free download at Creative Crash. Following the tutorial, novice animators can create a believable dinosaur walk cycle and performance. To see some of the best dino animation by our students, watch the short demo reel above.
Sunday 8 September 2024
Friday 6 September 2024
Depth of Field in Maya and the Arnold Renderer
Thursday 5 September 2024
Quadruped Runs Demo Reel
In this latest compilation of student work we show some of the best quadruped runs completed by our students. Every animator needs to understand how to animate quadrupeds in motion; these are the basic "scales" of animal and creature animation. The basic gait for all quadrupeds is more or less the same, allowing for anatomy (herbivores generally have less flexible spines than carnivores). Edit by Miguel Teixeira. Music by: CreatorMix.com
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Focus and Depth of Field For Animators
Focus and Depth of Field are principles of cinematography that animators need to understand, because you don't always want the audience to see everything in your shot. Animators are film-makers, and the audience needs to be guided through scene, shown only what is important - and leaving out what is unimportant. Focus and depth of field can help with this - if something in your shot isn't important, simply blur it out. To see more about what the terms Focus and Depth of Field mean - and how it all works in practice - watch the short video above.
Tuesday 3 September 2024
Bear Walk Tutorial
All animators need to learn how to animate a quadruped walk cycle. All quadrupeds walk in more or less the same way, allowing for anatomy (herbivores have less flexible spines than do carnivores).
To the left is a bear walk cycle animated by Animation Apprentice graduate Joris Van Laar, and below are some useful thumbnails showing how to animate a bear walking.
Monday 2 September 2024
Dog Run Animation Tutorial
Dog run thumbnails - ASK - simplified |
The dog run thumbnails to the left are taken from the Animator's Survival Kit, the book we recommend all animators buy, but they are simplified to make the basic blocking of the dog run easier and quicker.
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