The town crier

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:46 am

Here's a character I'm working on. All comments are welcome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhiHxNvIa_w

aleXean · Post by **aleXean** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:43 am

oOo I really like how the legs were rigged on this character... any secret?

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:04 am

aleXean wrote:oOo I really like how the legs were rigged on this character... any secret?

Maybe hi is using Mandcon arm/leg rig. It's the best and simplest arm rigging I have seen so far is on. You can see it on this thread, there you will find this file.

Since I downloaded it I always use his technique.

Obviously the credits are for mandcon.

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:06 am

oOo I really like how the legs were rigged on this character... any secret?

well...no secrets, I am learning and this is how I supposed to work...what do you want to know exactly? Glad If could help

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:25 am

Nice test, by the way.
I like the rithm of the walk.

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:30 am

selgin wrote: Maybe hi is using Mandcon arm/leg rig.

I used a different rigging, but thank you for showing this, could be very useful. Here's how i worked:
The leg is on two layers. The upper leg ends with a circle shape and the lower is right-angled. The point of rotation is set on the centre of the circle. Then I used gradients and hide edge tool...that's all!

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:41 am

Thank you Selgin!

here's a screenshot of the setup:

super8mm · Post by **super8mm** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:28 am

Nice walk cycle.

aleXean · Post by **aleXean** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:35 am

I love Mandcon's rig, just couldn't tell if that was how his legs were rigged.

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:23 pm

super8mm wrote:Nice walk cycle.

Thank you super8!

AmigaMan · Post by **AmigaMan** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:12 pm

Great walk. I like the rotation you put on the upper body. Makes all the difference doesn't it

It also has some weight to it that a lot of animated walks don't.

super8mm · Post by **super8mm** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:42 pm

AmigaMan wrote:Great walk. I like the rotation you put on the upper body. Makes all the difference doesn't it
It also has some weight to it that a lot of animated walks don't.

And yet all the rotation is are the arm's joints are displaced from front to back. You can't squash and stretch with AS but at least with the stretch part you got the weight.

AmigaMan · Post by **AmigaMan** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:12 pm

And yet all the rotation is are the arm's joints are displaced from front to back. You can't squash and stretch with AS but at least with the stretch part you got the weight.

Yes, translating the arms makes it appear the chest is rotating??

What do you mean "you can't squash and stretch with AS"? Of course you can. You just scale the bone that has the body part bound to it you want to squash/stretch. I do it all the time.

Uolter · Post by **Uolter** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:25 pm

Thanks Dale for the comment! Actually I squashed and stretched the entire figure a bit with the scale layer tool (holding alt) the only problem is that the megaphone squashed and stretched too...

AmigaMan · Post by **AmigaMan** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:29 pm

I noticed you'd squashed the whole figure. You might be better just squashing (scaling) the character bones which will avoid the problem of the megaphone squashing.