Animation Resource&Tutorial thread

[visualboo]

Good idea Sheep

[erilaz]

I can thoroughly recommend the Animators Survival Kit. Brilliant piece of work, and quite cheap to boot!:D

[bentllama]

Thanks for heading this up Sheep. I will be sure to add some resources.

[MosaFacku]

www.freetoon.com = online version of cartoon animation by preston blair.

http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3dhelp.cfm = website with tutorials from michael comet of big idea.

hope those help.

[eek]

I will try post my rigs and animation stuff up, soon **need some webspace though**.Ive got:

Quadraped rigs

Biped rigs

Advanced Facial setup

Walks, runs,, jumps, gallops,etc. Character pieces.

All my stuff is based on ideas from when i worked at Framestore, London on Dinotopia.

[LiiMuRi]

Here's a nice site by Carlos Baena, where he has collected some useful animation material:
http://www.mclinn.net/~carlos/anim_material.html

[SheepFactory]

How to draw shoulder motion:

http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=pageone&article_no=1549&page=1

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[mo_pic]

http://www.animationmeat.com/


Some great resources for traditional animation.
Storyboarding, animal motion and animation, model sheets – all useful for 3d as well.
…and it’s all in PDF format!!
:buttrock:

[KiboOst]

Here some tuts about IK joe character rigging on 3dsmax IK

http://www.kicrea.com/articles/index_us.php3

Hope helpfull

Kib

[Frinsklen]

I can't add much...

http://www.anzovin.com/reviews/

http://www.multiliteracy.com/persist/

http://www.keithlango.com/tutorials.htm

http://d3d.com/heads/Art/round_4/jack.html

http://www.amazing-kids.org/anilessons.html

http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18380&perpage=15&pagenumber=2


:beer:

[Slugger]

here's some links

http://www.animfound.com
http://www.animationartist.com
http://www.rubberbug.com

& some toon sites
http://www.toonopedia.com
http://www.animatusstudio.com

Cheers,

[maddogmike]

This thread may have been sleeping for a while, but folks have been following the link to my site, so I thought I'd chime in.

http://animated-movies.squareworld.com/News.html

http://www.animationartist.com/

http://www.animationblast.com/

http://www.animateclay.com/

http://www.animfound.com/index.html Animation Foundation

http://www.animationmagazine.net Animation Magazine

http://www.animationhistory.com/

http://www.animationjournal.com/

http://www.animationnation.com

http://www.awn.com Animation World Network

http://news.toonzone.net/btan/ Batman The Animated Newsletter

http://www.deneroff.com/ Animation Consultants International

http://www.bcdb.com/ The Big Cartoon Database

http://www.cartoonresearch.com CartoonResearch.com - Jerry Beck

http://www.digitalanimators.com/HTM/HomeSet1.htm Digital Animators

http://www.digitalmediafx.com/ Digital Media FX

http://vds0.webmastertechniques.com/jtracy4/disneyanimation/index.html Disney Animation Archive

http://www.nfb.ca/E/ National Film Board of Canada

http://www.pigsfly.com Pigs Fly mailing lists for Boris FX, Maya, in-Sync

http://www.flipcode.com FlipCode Video Game Development News &amp Resources

http://www.snpp.com/ The Simpsons Archive

http://www.vfxpro.com/ VFXPro Articles and Interviews

http://www.toonzone.net Toon Zone Current Shows, Schedules, Message Boards

http://lantz.toonzone.net/
Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia at Toon Zone<br>

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

More animation resource links at
http://www.animatusstudio.com/html/links.html

[Kaiser_Sose]

Originally posted by eek
I will try post my rigs and animation stuff up, soon **need some webspace though**.Ive got:

Quadraped rigs

Biped rigs

Advanced Facial setup

Walks, runs,, jumps, gallops,etc. Character pieces.

All my stuff is based on ideas from when i worked at Framestore, London on Dinotopia.

Would really like to see that stuff

[FloydBishop]

Very nice animation reference for just about everything.

http://photo.ucr.edu/photographers/muybridge/contents.html#

[d4rk]

wow thanks lots of stuff to look at, seems there is alot of animation resources on the web! Cool! :buttrock: :bounce:

[ts9236]

Thanks a lot :bounce:

These will help me.

[SheepFactory]

Huge facial expression library

http://dataface.nirc.com/FACS_Man/TOC.html

[tenl]

HI !

Loved the links! they are very useful...but...

How about posting links to sites that contain 3D animations. There are a ton but there's always a couple that you never knew of...

I usually check

Pocket Movies (http://www.pocketmovies.net)

I know that are a ton of eyecandy sites out there...how about posting to get are blood riveting!:bounce:

TENL

[benjicon]

Can't believe this one isn't up here yet ...

http://www.10secondclub.org

Monthly character animation comp / learning tool , there are no prizes as such in this competition , instead , if you are the monthly winner , your wining peice goes into the gallery of winners .

The group uses yahoo groups as a message board or you can choose to be on the mailing list .

The monthly entrants are voted on by members , most voted for entrant is the winner.

Post your work for crit , crit others works , some big names get about on the board , Rob Starr , Keith Lango , Jason Taylor .

An absolute must if you take your character animation seriously, one of the best communities / groups out there for animators today .

Ben .

[jmw]

I recommend the 'Digital Character Animation' series of books by George Maestri. Very helpful book and its not program specific either.

[Mangled Poly]

cant believe you guys missed one of the all time master animation sites...

Angie Jone's: http://www.spicycricket.com

Ooogles of information there she has tons of tips hints, all that!

[Andy741]

Here's a good one. I didn't think I saw it mentioned yet: www.animfound.com

the interviews are especially good:

http://www.animfound.com/aotm/aotm.html

[Massoud]

very thanks for all you many help me :thumbsup:
more link please :drool:

[Andy741]

http://www.the-character-animator.com/links.html

http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Animation/Training/


Here's the faq from cgchar if you haven't seen it:
http://www.toonstruck.com/cgchar/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=9&t=8

[trthing]

http://www.bml.psy.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Demos/BMLwalker.html

Sevral linearly mixeable walk cycles: man-woman, heavy-light etc...

Good reference

[modi]

Originally posted by eek
I will try post my rigs and animation stuff up, soon **need some webspace though**.Ive got:

Quadraped rigs

Biped rigs

Advanced Facial setup

Walks, runs,, jumps, gallops,etc. Character pieces.

All my stuff is based on ideas from when i worked at Framestore, London on Dinotopia.

i could host it for u, send me an email. Cheers and thanx for offering.

[Kieguy]

A Resources page for an animation class at Ohio State University I just happened upon:

Motion Studies through hand drawn animation - RESOURCES
http://www.accad.ohio-state.edu/~cbelland/AC683_WEB_02/ac683_resources.html

Includes outside links to sites, some already mentioned here, and hosts copies of some good PDF's I think I've seen elsewhere too, maybe some I haven't...!

A list of just the PDFs:

Animating 4-Legged Animals
Planning for Animation, Glen Keane
The Animation Process, Ollie Johnston
Staging in Animation, Brad Bird
52 Quick Acting Notes, Ed Hooks

Storyboarding the Simpsons Way, Brad Bird

Figure Drawing for all its Worth, Andrew Loomis (24MB)

[TRi-14]

Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782141293/qid=1074638052//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i0_xgl14/103-6990821-5599061?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I got this book and It's really great, I recommend it to anyone that has interest in facial animation!

-chris

[BadMange]

Here's a link to some independent animation:

AnimWatch (http://www.animwatch.com)

-Bad Mange

[AVTPro]

Just did a couple of WalkCycle tutes in support of a walking characters project for ElectricImage.


http://www.electro303.com/electro303/02-tech/Tutorial_bank/tips037/tips037-US.html

[delaque]

the following two links are photo/animation galleries of Eadweard Muybridges (1830-1904) series of human 'locomotion'. he invented a primitive motion-picture machine in1879, which recreated movement by displaying individual photographs in rapid succession...

photo series (http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/imagebase/carousel?name=cmpl158_3&startno=1&info=on&search=)

animations (http://www.figuredrawings.com/Animation.html)

[scrimski]

here's a link to some photo sequences I used for a character animation of a skater. They even got short text (in german)

sequences (http://www.skateboardmsm.de/sites/abs_beginner_index.html)

[Yen3D]

very good book : Acting for Animators from Ed Hooks:thumbsup:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/032500580X/qid=1088368718/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1467972-8177769?v=glance&s=books

[SheepFactory]

Lots of clips:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=158626

[titaniumdave]

Heres another Muybridge site.
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/anima/chronoph/motion/index.htm

[Bentagon]

http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lessonplan/lesson.htm

Great and quick lessons about the basics of cartoon animation.

- Bentagon

[eek]

Dont know if people know about this site: http://www.animationmeat.com but its brilliant. Just got to the download section and grab eveything!

eek

[JBarrett]

The Zen of Lead & Follow:

http://www.keithlango.com/LeadFollow/leadFollow.htm

[SheepFactory]

High speed videos:


http://www.engr.colostate.edu/%7Edga/high_speed_video/

[Remi]

Triumph D' Arc

http://www.keithlango.com/arcs/arcs.htm

[JBarrett]

If you'd like a batch of random ideas to get the juices flowing for a new project, I humbly present this little number...

http://www.justinanimator.com/brainstorm.php

[Demilliac]

http://www.frankandollie.com/

Personnal website of the greats Ollie Johnston and the regreted Frank Thomas (who died recently, rest in peace http://cgchar.toonstruck.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=2443& ). Fathers of all of us. Tons of tips and trick.

A MUST READ !

[SheepFactory]

Great organization and planning tool to keep your projects and goals organized. Also great for collaborating:


http://freemind.sourceforge.net/index.html


Its freeware too.

[Remi]

whoa...nice one sheep:)

[CodeFather]

The Posetool plug-in by Simo Sokerov

Animator's Posetool or PoseTool for short is a 3dsMax utility plugin inspired by Steve Johnson's script anipose. PoseTool's purpose is to improve the character animation in Max. It gives you a unique combination of features that helps you bring your characters to life. PoseTool is not a complicated character animation system like Ch.Studio or CAT. It works with your own objects. PoseTool is simple and offers you a creativity and big pleasure of animating.


http://www.simoworks.com/posetool/index.html
Here you can download absolutely free the superb plug-in for character animation

[oshiroii]

Some of my bookmarks:

Besides being a very great and fun site, it has got some reference shots and some article:
http://www.melvinandi.com/

Under "extra's" you'll find articles like:
19 principles of Facial Animation -------- Shawn Kelly
21 principles of Lipsync animation -------- Shawn Kelly
etc etc etc
http://www.modianimation.com/

Some animation principles + 2d animation
http://www.tonywhite.net/desk.htm

Some nice articles
http://www.zayatz.com/pages/tips.htm

This page can't be missed either ( dunno if it's already mentioned, but there it is anywayz)
http://www.linklater.ca/inspring_reels.htm

The unnoficial AMforum, by me and Alaxandre :D
http://animationgroup.proboards30.com/

hope this helps some :thumbsup:
-shiroii

[AlexMateo]

COOOL its great for the animation comunity , tanks for all guys.

[MaTaDoR]

I believe this is some motion capture data.. very nice.


http://www.e-motek.com/stockmoves/

[oshiroii]

Here's another one:

http://www.animationarena.com/

Quite intresting articles

[SheepFactory]

http://aimee.wyvernweb.com/anim/articles.html


great articles and interviews with animation heavyweights

[oshiroii]

Thnx Sheep, great site! :thumbsup:

[Mike Nuts]

My humble contribution to the animation arena:

www.3dnuts.com/tutorials/robotrigging/rigging_robot_joints.shtml (http://www.3dnuts.com/tutorials/robotrigging/rigging_robot_joints.shtml)

It's about... uhm.. rigging robot/mechanical joints, including piston and hose. :)

[SheepFactory]

on screen drawing\sketching tools:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=210300&page=1&pp=15

[Xevious]

I've always been curious about this book "The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston". I've heard from more than one source that this is the Animation Bible but I have never seen it at a store.

I kinda want to see it before laying down $$$$ for it.

[JBarrett]

Yeah, that's a standard in the animation industry. The reason you don't see it in stores is because it's been out of print for a long time, and is kinda difficult to locate. Don't quote me on this, but I think I heard some rumor about it coming back into print again. It's been a while since I heard/read that, though, and I can't recall where the info came from. Could just be from my imagination for all I know. At any rate, it's well worth it if you can track one down.

[skellybobbly]

Howdy,

There is a reprint of Illusion of Life. I got it last year from amazon (uk) and it's still available now.

Just thought I'd let you know.


Cheers


Jon

[Xevious]

Yeah, that's a standard in the animation industry. The reason you don't see it in stores is because it's been out of print for a long time, and is kinda difficult to locate. Don't quote me on this, but I think I heard some rumor about it coming back into print again. It's been a while since I heard/read that, though, and I can't recall where the info came from. Could just be from my imagination for all I know. At any rate, it's well worth it if you can track one down.

Seeing that this is mainly a 3D website/Forum, I guess the concepts of the book still apply to 3D as a medium (At least judging from what you've and the other people are saying).

I did see the book available online.

What the hell....I'll take the plunge and I'll buy it this weekend.

[PKM]

I'm starting to animate and am playing with the trax editor, does anyone know of a good online tut?

[Chopster]

The Animation Corner
http://www.animationcorner.com

This is a website where animators can upload animation tests, films, and character design artwork and sketches for feedback and review.

[denil]

hi, i was wondering if there are tutorials for beginners on character animation in maya. i'm a complete newbie in this and i need a tut tat can give in depth detail if poss. thnx

[Abhimation]

This is an AWSOME thread.....:bounce:

Hey... does any onegot anylinks with Dialogue Audio files to download in it... so as to use it for acting out and animating.. Thnx

hi, i was wondering if there are tutorials for beginners on character animation in maya. i'm a complete newbie in this and i need a tut tat can give in depth detail if poss. thnx

Try gettin GNOMON Video tuts..they are really nice for beginners as well as experts too.

www.gnomononline.com (http://www.gnomononline.com)

[noktUp]

ASK is bad ass

[d_jnaneswar]

wolverine: www.moviewavs.com (http://www.moviewavs.com)

[rblitz7]

good tuts
http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm (http://www.anticz.com/anticz.htm)

[whsh]

Hope helpfull

[overcontrast]

havent checked the whole thread tho... but can any one post some links of some good Animation Video Tutorials (espacially in Maya)? it would be really interesting to see how other people work... and also it wud be nice to compare techniques...

will be looking foreward for any reply

thanx

[SpecialFX3D]

Video animation tutorial for Maya

http://www.simplymaya.com/ (http://www.simplymaya.com/)

[dcmoutinho]

basic acting animation tutorial: :thumbsup:
http://www.3dcm.com/basicanimation.html

[Amrit-Derhgawen]

Hi!
Are you new to CG animation, or confused about your workflow? Not sure where and how to start animating and to determine an end point where you could call your animation finished? Have a look at my new Animomania Workflow Tutorial, where I'll take you through a simple scene I created.

Animomania: animation workflow tutorial (http://amritd.blogspot.com/2007/03/animomania-my-workflow-tutorial.html)


Hope this helps some of you! :)

-A

[Abhimation]

havent checked the whole thread tho... but can any one post some links of some good Animation Video Tutorials (espacially in Maya)?
thanx

These video tutorials are wonders for a beginner animator. Check out the videos on Walks, Bodymechanics and Non Linear Animation specially..

http://www.digitaltutors.com/store/home.php?cat=40

[YoyoBoy]

There's a lot of great stuff posted here, but I would be ecstatic if someone could direct me to tutorials or a training DVD that covers just a basic walk-cycles in Max -without the use of Biped.

Thanks!

[YoyoBoy]

There's a lot of great stuff posted here, but I would be ecstatic if someone could direct me to tutorials or a training DVD that covers just a basic walk-cycle in Max -without using Biped.

Thanks!

[Abhimation]

Here's some of my collection of Links. Am afraid if some of them might be posted earlier too.
It includes the link to an interview with KEITH LANGO !
Check it out >

Workflow – Blocking & Breakdowns - http://www.cgtantra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6649 (http://www.cgtantra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6649)

Workflow – Finishing Animation - http://www.cgtantra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6648 (http://www.cgtantra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6648)

Tutorial – Workflow - http://cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=34 (http://cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=34)




Interviews:




Manu Ittina - http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=35 (http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=35)

Satish Thokade - http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35 (http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35)

Keith Lango - http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=35 (http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=35)

Other Sites:



http://fliponline.blogspot.com/ (http://fliponline.blogspot.com/)Principles of Animation - http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/prin_trad_anim.htm (http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/prin_trad_anim.htm)

[septopus]

this is a great resource thread.

but everything is sort of jumping back and forth, and up and down.

is there a site that sort of has papers, or tuts on basic stuff, then give suggested exercises,
then talk about intermediate stuff, then suggested exercise for those, then advanced, and suggested exercise for that?

http://www.anticz.com/anticz.htm is a nice example of what i mean.

[AVTPro]

KeithLango.com or Klango.com

[JMan711]

I found a really cool parkour site with tons of videos of different moves for reference.

http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/fundamentals/fundamentals.htm

The great thing about it is that they shoot from all different angles so you can see exactly what is going on. I think it is supposed to be for people to actually practice parkour, but they are just awsome for animation reference.

I'll post the dash vault that I am working on later tonight to get some feedback on it.

[Abhimation]

Video Interview of BOBBY "BOOM" BECK & CARLOS BAENA

CHECK OUT ! (http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=56)

[ShadoWarrior85]

Tks very much for the links! :D

[Chimpgurl]

i just joined, and this thread is exactly, why i did. I have passion to be apart od the worlds greates CG team but dont really have the skills or technology yet. these sites are interesting though so.....



Thanks!

[Chubu1]

thank you for this thread!
:cool:

[Neon67]

hi all

does anyone have a website ressource where i can find video about little kids :boys and girls : walking , having emotion and co

This might sound weird , but i need a video reference , cause i have to create walks cycle for boy and girls characters

thanks

[Chubu1]

hi all

does anyone have a website ressource where i can find video about little kids :boys and girls : walking , having emotion and co

This might sound weird , but i need a video reference , cause i have to create walks cycle for boy and girls characters

thanks

sure
http://www.gettyimages.com

just enter the keyword and check the boxes in the footage section

[Neon67]

thanks a lot

now i'm seeking also for a big cartoon data base , classifying the pose per emotion , like angry , happy etc . Good Posing is vitale for animation


i find one like i wanted almost but not really structured :

http://www.artnatomia.net

http://www.posemaniacs.com/

[Fletcheroso]

I'd like to get some ideas of how you all go about finding voice clips for lip sync. I don't watch a lot of movies, and I've used moviewavs.com a few times. Any suggestions from anyone? Thanks.

[CacosInc]

hey,
Have a dout aboute the changeing duracion of severl clip (jpg)from de browser .we need to put wall the clip on same time.in FCP editing.To make a stop mocion.
thanks for atticion.

Best regards,

Cacos incolor

[jfrancis]

http://www.digitalartform.com/assets/CadburyAnticipation.gif

I like the way the girl anticipates her big head turn (and her pig tails follow through)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVblWq3tDwY

:D

[Nate Wheeler]

www.traptcg.com has free video tutorials for 3d studio max, photoshop, flash....
if you send in a request sometimes they put up a tutorial based on your request.

[zombryn]

Hey everyone, thanks for all the great resources. I'm sure they'll come in very helpful! :D

[Iotrez]

Hi, anyone know of any good free tutorials for runs and walks on the net?

Thanks.

[NMCDerek]

Does anyone have a website resource for rigging up a lego mini fig ?

[MugenTsukiyomi]

I think you should post this in the rigging section or maya or max sections

[atarigraffx]

http://www.bml.psy.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Demos/BMLwalker.html

Sevral linearly mixeable walk cycles: man-woman, heavy-light etc...

Good reference


iPhone app ftw! :)

[maxcreigs]

Animation is all the rage on the web and is becoming more popular every day. Before you even begin to create animations, there are several important aesthetic issues to take into account. To elaborate, a single animation on a web page will overwhelm all static images, so placement is important.

Before you place a finished animation on your site, be aware that if you have more than one animation on a single page, the effect can overwhelm the viewer and turn them off, rather than draw them in. Also, animations that cycle endlessly can quickly become annoying. Design your animation with a finite number of loops, so that it eventually stops.

Once you've decided to create an animated sequence, you need to start with the fundamentals.

[Chubu1]

thanks a lot

now i'm seeking also for a big cartoon data base , classifying the pose per emotion , like angry , happy etc . Good Posing is vitale for animation


i find one like i wanted almost but not really structured :

http://www.artnatomia.net

http://www.posemaniacs.com/

thank you for this 2 amazing sites! :)

[soslayo]

Check out the ultimate animation resource website where you won't find anything of value...

http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/6a00d83451b8c369e200e54f65da698833-800wi.jpg

[Strucoolius]

Animation is all the rage on the web and is becoming more popular every day. Before you even begin to create animations, there are several important aesthetic issues to take into account. To elaborate, a single animation on a web page will overwhelm all static images, so placement is important.

Before you place a finished animation on your site, be aware that if you have more than one animation on a single page, the effect can overwhelm the viewer and turn them off, rather than draw them in. Also, animations that cycle endlessly can quickly become annoying. Design your animation with a finite number of loops, so that it eventually stops.

Once you've decided to create an animated sequence, you need to start with the fundamentals.

thanks for the useful tidbit...I've always wondered what effect animation would have on a sites appeal and overall appearance.

[DJ-Nicke]

This is a great thread!

I'm part of an awesome Character Animation Community - Animation Salvation (http://www.animationsalvation.com/ams)

It has some members who are big names in animation, and it's geared towards creating connections between animators from all ranks and regions! Imagine Facebook for Animators, plus a Video section similar to YouTube (http://www.animationsalvation.com/ams/video.html), an "Animation Education (http://www.animationsalvation.com/ams/animation_education)" section, a forum to get advice and critiques called the Mentorium (http://www.animationsalvation.com/ams/mentorium/), regular Animation Events (http://www.animationsalvation.com/ams/month/) (including some live events), and even a Jobs Section (http://www.animationsalvation.com/ams/jobs.html) (this will be filling up as word spreads).

Come on in and create your own account, and it's all free!

I hope to see you in there.

[googboog8]

anyone have a reference from a movie in which a woman walking, possibly talking on the phone has her purse snatched from her by a fast moving thief

[samsan8]

http://www.fermicg.blogspot.com/

[Reactric]

autodesk maya tutorial


www.ayanimage.blogspot.com (http://www.ayanimage.blogspot.com)

[escstudios]

Greetings for 2012
Forgive me the birdy pun, but this free tutorial from character animation tutor Alex Williams, teaches you how to animate an avian flap cycle.
Following on from part one, where Alex showed you how to animate the bird flapping its wings,
http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/november-free-tutorial-animate-a-bird-and-make-it-fly-part-1/
He now shows us how to add personality, make it fly on a believable motion path, light and render it, all the while keeping your workflow simple!
http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/january-free-tutorial-how-to-animate-a-bird-flap-part-2/
I hope you find this tutorial useful and would love to see your results should you wish to upload the shot Online.

Happy animating!
thanks

Toby Young
Escape Studios

[MAciejWor]

Where should I write for help with VRAY cameras?

[nickfredin]

Hey guys,

We're setting up a new site with tons of tips and tricks being posted weekly. Keep an eye for tutorials and free rigs plus tips and tricks that aren't just your standard tutopials and are really geared towards getting into/being in the industry. Hope you guys enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/user/thecgspectrum?feature=mhee

www.cgspectrum.com (http://www.cgspectrum.com)

[Frontopni]

I think I should show some of our 3d animations here, including architectural animation and 3d cartoon animation.
http://www.frontop.com/sitecn/case.aspx?tid=Animation