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ozioz
12-03-2006, 11:34 PM
Yes guys This is my question. I have been preparing a cg character for my reel that will help me to find a job in a small company. I wanna do this with Maya even though I am a Max user for visulation works. ( Do not worry , I am not gonno compare these two software with each other due to having an obvious answer :)by the way, they use Maya..

I want my cartoony character to be a little bit Advenced. So I can also show my rigging skills to the employer...

How can I make my character breathe??

I know I can use joints but I do not think that it is gonno be an easy way to do that.

Any deformer, any influance object...

You can suggest me everything you know about that..

I'll be waiting for your replies here...

See you soon.
underearth
12-04-2006, 10:21 AM
try
blendShape
or
joints to do that...

dont do any automated breath control.. using sine function...

i think blendshapes would be easiest one...
VM
12-04-2006, 11:35 AM
definitely blendshapes.
but if you want something more advanced, try combination sculpting tools, such as comet pose deformer (http://www.comet-cartoons.com/melscript.php) (I think he revamped this script into a maya plugin, cSmartBlend, which is not free) or the BCS (http://dpk.stargrav.com/). they're basically advanced blendshape tools that allow you to do corrective shapes and have non-linear deformations.
also, if you're using maya, for a really cool facial setup try the automatic Facial Animation Toolset from http://research.animationsinstitut.de/
underearth
12-04-2006, 12:18 PM
hey PSD is different smart Blend is different..
PSD is used in multi axis deformation.. such as shoulders.. or maybe hips..

and its still free...
Mr. comet... did i ever told you how much i love you for that....!!
ozioz
12-05-2006, 12:03 PM
Than you guys...

I'll give it a try.. Personally; I do not prefer using plug-ins or scripts that were written by the other users. I know that they save our times so much but all I wanna learn is the logic or architecture of Maya. I was effected so much by the movie MADAGASCAR!!! The character setups in the movie were totally great and they were breathing very well..

Thank you again.
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