I'm back! (and need help!)

[LucentDreams]

AS say? Well thats hard to say as R8 is fully skinable so you can make it as sexy as you want ;)

For the cube I would use a bend deformer to make it easier but if you think your up for the challenge the best way to animate both is to use a freeform deformer. Keep it to simple swuach and stracth principles. here is a perfect example of good character animation using simple spheres. This was done by cameron miyasaki who recently interned at sony Pictures and then Pixar, he is now fultime at pixar working on Finding Nemo and an extremely talented animator.

http://www.cameronmiyasaki.com/Animation/Animation_right/bouncingballs.mov

Great to see you back, just in time to see me go for a while ;) godd tiing one would think you were just avoiding me, can't blame you really :p

[AdamT]

Probably the best place to start would be the flying logo tutorial in the tutorial manual. That'll give you the basic low-down on the Timeline and animating movement/rotation. Then I'd read the manual on bones/IK and just start playing with it. Be sure to check out the "riggin the friggin face" thread below. Here's another tutorial along the same lines:
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/hauth_sven/sun/index.html

[neilyb]

Thanks for the links.

Kai, haven't got Quicktime on this PC yet (new) but definately want to have a look at this anim. DON'T GO....not now...when you are needed so........arghhh......

AdamT: thanks for the link, it has given me some clues!

I have another question too, which I may post in the main forum. I am looking for examples of digital art...on the net or otherwise, Anyone know any good gallerys\links (yep, another college project!)

Good to be back...even if it is on an analogue modem!

N

[flingster]

you do know that at college youre supposed to do the work yourself:rolleyes:
But since you asked....and its more fun this way...:eek:

take a look at these two files of fun....kindly provided by a Paul Everett....
more deformers....and bounce...includes alsorts of stuff...v nice...hopefully will give you some more ideas.
http://www.bookwoodarts.de/pe/progs/moredeformers.zip
http://www.bookwoodarts.de/pe/progs/bounce.zip

good luck.

[say-g]

naam wrote a little somthing on IK's: http://www.xs4all.nl/~naam/techniques.html

wb neily :beer:

[slouchcorp]

Are you getting v8? if so the pose 2 pose feature is wicked using morph sliders you could come up with some cool stuff.

mike.

[neilyb]

Arghhh version 8....I wish....now I'm a poor student I have no chance, specially as the edu license isn't out till next year....:annoyed:

Thanks for the links everyone, I shall check them all out. Yes, I have to animate my self, but unfortunately the tutor is a Maya/Max freak and doesn't know how to use the college software......!!!!!!!!! I have personally helped more students than he has....so I am having to do the char anim bit on my own, god help the students who aren't sure how to open Cinema, let alone animate in it!

I love you all.....and glad to be back, even if it is on a 56K modem.......d'oh!

[flingster]

Maya/Max freak huh.....isn't there a famous saying about tutors/teachers.....that really upsets the old maya/max users...goes something like "those who can't teach"!....heh heh...just kiddin'....love you all really:wavey:

[kiwi]

So let me get this right bud,You have paid to be taught C4D in a college environment by someone who is a tutor who does not know how to use C4D:thumbsdow.....If you start doing quite a bit of helping bud I would be looking for reduced fees of some kind :)



Stu.

[neilyb]

Well 3D animation is only part of the course, director, PS, AE, illustrator, quark, flash.....get the picture. The guy is supposed to teach us animation rather than Cinema, but it helps to know the package you have to use eh? I feel more sorry for the students who have just learned o turn on a Mac......!

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