Character Rig/Anim reel

#141

waouhhh !!!

I am not an animator but your reel makes me want to learn rigging.
Yes I am sure you can make a commercial DVD !It will have sucess.
Or I hope to see a tutorial online.

bravo !!!

#142

Amazing stuff!

#143

Victor, this is gorgeous!!! I wonder what is the logic behind the sticky lips. It makes the face soooo fleshy!

Cool! Can’t wait to see the short with those characters!

Gian

PS: and you’re an amazing animator too !

PPS: @Hugo Garcia. Long time no see man! How is it going?

#144

WOW! This might be the best showreel in this category I’ve ever seen! :applause: That rig is outstanding! Splendid man! :bounce: Just outstanding!

#145

…absolutely says it all…

I am in awe sir. As an animator, this rig has everything you could ever want. Not to mention the perfect modelling. Those blend-shapes work beautifully. 5 big, fat, juicy stars.

Any chance I could load you (yes, you) onto my flash-card and run you as a mel script whenever I need a rig…? …please…? :smiley:

#146

Wow, I love the Father character. I’m doing a similar middle aged white collar worker type character at the moment, but yours shats all over mine; the design, the modelling, the rigging, everything…keep it up!

#147

GREAT reel…good presentation…
the businessman rig is really everything an animator can dream of!
great work man!

#148

Solomon, the rig is not for sale hehe, in fact all this character and rigs belong to the production of my next shortfilm, planned to be finished around… year 2050 or so :scream: The incredible designs of Olijosman www.nibbledpencil.com are completely 2d, don’t ask me how is this possible hehe, I guess he has a render engine inside his hands or something.
IronJellyFish, the IK/FK sollution is quite simple, a single chain making use of the normal Maya ik blending.
Zeusbwr, I don’t know how I will be put all this into a tutorial or whatever, I never expected this amazing response so I had never thought about it. I’m not sure what will I do, but I hope it could be soon.
DistantSkies, the tie actually has its own controls, not only manual but as well with cloth simulation, with the possiblity to blend between both systems. I didn’t include it on the demo for a matter of length, but I’m going to make and upload a capture to show how it works.
Liquidik, the sticky lips are based on a group of blenshapes linked to the different positions of the jaw, wich is not too much sophisticated but can do the trick.
Cheers!

#149

wait a minute, you say they are totaly 2d. than who modeled it ?

#150

Hi Dogbite, I did the modelling by myself, although I have to say that it was actually quite easy taking in account that Olijosman made the 75% of the work doing this 2d-but-completely-3d-looking design.
DistantSkies, I have uploaded this video that shows how the tie control works. You’ll see that’s nothing fancy though, so any feedback on how to improve it would be welcome.

http://www.luvictu.com/reel/tie_control.mpg

Cheers!
V.

#151

AMAZING, all the reel is wonderful, and the guy at the begining, has the best rig that i have ever seen. The design by Olijosman is also wonderful.

-The character in your avatar looks also great, can you show something of him?

EXCELENTE trabajo en todos los aspectos!

#152

Wow! The rig is amazing… and you animate very well too, i remember the top gum short very well too, congrats for your great job, but the rigging skills are perfect!!!

#153

Enough people already said it…
Amazing Rigging!
“Good work” doesn’t say enough about it!

#154

just amazing! i love the characterdesign and music also!!!

wow!

#155

thats what i wanted to know, i had an feeling the big res pics were 2d, but it was never said who modeled it.
could you show us some detailed wire of the models.
i would also like to know how the non-roll joint works, but im not really experianced enough in maya to understand what youre saying. (you know, if you tell me its the omega stabilizer, i wouldnt understand what your saying and just nod away.)
but i do understand theory.

#156

Wow. That was truly amazing and inspiring!

#157

Ok, either your rig is on steroids or the father is :slight_smile: - how did you manage to make the tie look like its a cloth simulation? is it a cloth simulation or that’s all part of the rig?

#158

Wow, that is a wonderful and inspiring reel! The rig is amazing and so the animation too, everything is great! Congrats!:thumbsup:

#159

Unreal. This is exciting, its like looking into the future and seeing the kind of stuff rigs will have in 2 or three years. Must be a dream to work with… space switching and “sticky lips”, what a concept! Fantastic work.
love,hen

#160

Hey Victor!!

Nice Reel dude!! was fuc**** amazing see that riggin in action, and good reel composition too!!

Congrats!! :thumbsup: