CREATURE ANIMATION MASTERCLASS - PART 2 - with Daniel Fotheringham | Webinar

CREATURE ANIMATION MASTERCLASS - Part 1- with Daniel Fotheringham | Webinar

Timeline - Jump to:
0:00 Animation Demo reel.
2:32 How to look at Reference - Oscillation.
6:55 Base curve for your creature locomotion.
9:45 How and Why to quickly freeform animate.
18:35 End of Presentation - QnA Begins.
18:57 Visibility of geo mesh during blocking.
20:42 How to keep the body connected and feeling organic.
23:16 Layering in keyposes
25:03 The intent of a shot.
28:15 Changing Pivot Points during animation.
29: 30 Animating fantasy creatures, weight and spacing.
34:58 Using a bad rig and producing good results.
39:57 Creating the triangle guide for Quadruped posing.
42:17 Tail animation.
45:46 Which controls to use animation the locomotion of a quadruped.
48:53 Rotation orders and world space.
54:11 Advice to get into the animation industry.
58:01 Enjoy yourself!

Welcome to Griffin Animation Academy’s webinar series! This episode we have a Creature Animation Masterclass with Animation Supervisor Daniel Fotheringham.

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Daniel’s popular quadruped animation tutorial breaks down his methodology for animating four legged creatures which can be found here:
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To see Daniels latest Animation Demo reel:
https://vimeo.com/234089231

For more information on Daniel’s work history check out his LinkedIN page:
  / daniel-fotheringham-831a111  

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