Kid Cuisine Commericals
This was a project from close to two years ago now. Time sure does fly. It was a quick turnaround for Hatch Studio when I was last working with PEN Productions. I did all the rigging on the penguin-looking main character, “Kid”.
Read MorePEN Productions Master Classes
Paul Neale and PEN Productions are now offering online Master Classes! Paul is one of the top character riggers, modelers, and technical directors in the 3DS Max community and has been recognized by Autodesk as a 3DS Max Master.
Three classes are currently being offered: Max/Mudbox Workflow, Intro to Character Rigging, and Max Script for Character Rigging. This is a great opportunity if any of these topics appeal to you, as you are being taught directly by one of the best in the business and unlike DVDs and video tutorials you get the chance to ask questions.
Read MoreSticky Lips: How To & Sample File
It was requested that I release my sticky lips setup so people could try to take the solution further. I haven’t spent much time on it since posting about it way back, so I figured I might as well. Only thing I ask of anybody that does further develop this is please provide a link back to my website and keep me up to date on any improvements you have made :)
Click here to download the sample file (Made in 3ds Max 2010, and is of a Sackboy-looking teapot since I do not want to be distributing the model seen below, which is not mine, around the internets)
A video of the effect in action. Special thanks to Craig Hobbs for use of the model:
For now I am just going to do a general write-up of some things I am doing in the file and why I am doing them. It might sound like a tutorial at parts, but I’m more just explaining the general process and thoughts behind the setup. This is not intended to actually be a tutorial, and you may still have to figure some things out on your own.
Read MoreThe Concise Book Of Muscles
The Concise Book Of Muscles is another recent purchase I made. This is a reference book rather than a good read. There is a small section at the front of the book covering some basic anatomy stuff, but nothing that you won’t find anywhere else.
Read MoreThe Body In Motion
I just recently purchased and finished reading The Body In Motion, by Theodore Dimon. I thought it would be a good read when it comes to additional learning about anatomy, and it definitely is. I thought the book was great. I highly recommend it for any aspiring riggers out there. It discusses the evolution of the human body, as well as why and how our bodies move the way they do. The author does a great job of explaining things without getting overly complicated; he is very easy to understand. Note that this is a book you actually read rather than just hold onto for reference purposes. You will have a much better understanding of how the body works after finishing this book.
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