mcscher
12-29-2006, 02:53 PM
Hi everyone,
I once more need your help. For my current student project I want to animate a Rhino and I want it to look very realistic. My Idea of how to do it sounds like that
low poly modeling in Softimage XSI (software is a must)
create high poly look in Z Brush
Rigging and Animation in XSI (must be)
I want to set up the bones very close to the actual anatomy of the animal. Anatomy is not the problem, animation is.
I have a lot of footage (pictures and DVDs) with Rhinos that give me the idea of how they move in life but none of them show me a walkcycle I can set up my rig to. None of the Rhinos want to move in a straight line across the screen :rolleyes:
What I'm looking for is just a sideview animation cycle when walking and maybee when running. I know that in the early 19th or 20th Century a few walkcycles have been made for the first time with horses to study their movement. Something like that would be perfect!
Next to perfect would be a name of a movie that shows a lot of Rhinos moving in the wanted manner. I already have
- Hatari
- an IMAX dokumentary of Africa
thanks in advance
I once more need your help. For my current student project I want to animate a Rhino and I want it to look very realistic. My Idea of how to do it sounds like that
low poly modeling in Softimage XSI (software is a must)
create high poly look in Z Brush
Rigging and Animation in XSI (must be)
I want to set up the bones very close to the actual anatomy of the animal. Anatomy is not the problem, animation is.
I have a lot of footage (pictures and DVDs) with Rhinos that give me the idea of how they move in life but none of them show me a walkcycle I can set up my rig to. None of the Rhinos want to move in a straight line across the screen :rolleyes:
What I'm looking for is just a sideview animation cycle when walking and maybee when running. I know that in the early 19th or 20th Century a few walkcycles have been made for the first time with horses to study their movement. Something like that would be perfect!
Next to perfect would be a name of a movie that shows a lot of Rhinos moving in the wanted manner. I already have
- Hatari
- an IMAX dokumentary of Africa
thanks in advance