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Kiel Figgins
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Kiel Figgins
@KielFiggins
- A great example of how to make your anim life easier, have the character in line with the scene axis and rotate the env. Thanks for sharing @Nagyunagi_ !2Dć²ć¼ć é¢Ø
00:00 - 1) "Using video reference (for animation) is cheating" 2) "Using 3d to block in shapes, perspective and light direction is cheating" Everything I was exploring in school was slapped down by purest, only to find that both are 100% viable in a production environment.
GIFArtists: Did you ever have a bad art-school critique that really set you back, knocked you off your pins?Ā What was it? Keep it short; donāt exaggerate. Often, it can be the least thing.Ā Have you ever made a ārevengeā work of art? What was it? - Teaming up with Darren Bartley @fightpunch on his Tribal series. Initial rig and sim test, since the poncho plays a big part in the character design, I wanted to test my workflow before starting animation. High res vimeo.com/345640434 #Tribal #Korlyn
GIF - Replying to @KielFigginsWow, this took off! There's been a lot of questions on how, so here's the arm breakdown and an example file you can reverse engineer if your interested. Thanks again! 3dfiggins.com/correctivejoinā¦
00:00 - š ļønCloth for Animators Tutorialš ļø 3dfiggins.com/Resources/ How to setup, sim and bake nCloth motion onto rigs from an animator's point of view and how I personal handle character's accessories Rigid objects, Cloth, Jiggles are covered and tools provided to help you get started!
00:00 - āļøāļøFree Rigāļøāļø Lethal Company Worker rig now available at 3dFiggins.com/Store! Full range of controls for body/accessories and game ready! Model : @Kent2D
- As I work up the next iteration of my face rig, I think to myself, "is that too many joints?" then I look at what MetaHuman is fine with and shrug...
- š ļøkfMixamoTransfer.melš ļø Transfer the free Mixamo Mocap library to kfAnimRigs in just a few clicks! Want to try working with mocap? Needs a quick walk cycle or motion set to get started? Need to populate those bg characters faster? Find it here: 3dfiggins.com/Store/#tools
GIF - Has anyone seen a tool/setup like this for Maya? I'm guessing it's a time offset as a base, but not sure. Thanks for any help!I animated Kaido from One Piece āļø š āļø ā and it only took ONE HOUR! š„ WHY ? When the rig is solid, the animation FLOWS. š« Good RIG = Fast and Fun animation. Donāt skip that part. šŖš #animation #gamedev #rigging #ONEPIECE #kaido
00:00 - Some rig tests for Tribal (@fightpunch ) support characters. Not polished work, more to check the setup and wrap my head around the design / motion types. More to come! Model by artstation.com/dratard High Res/Notes: vimeo.com/400174639
00:00 - š¹š¹FREE RIGš¹š¹ š¢āļøTMNT Raf Rig now available at 3dFiggins.com/Store! Full range of controls for body/face/accessories and game ready! Concept : @NicolaSaviori Model : @KenyArticho
- New animation finished āļøšš Rig by @KielFiggins Model by Miguel Gallardo Concept art by Pierre Arman Le #3danimation
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