James Crossley shows some methods for creating flat characters in a 3D world. There is a certain appeal to having characters that look hand-drawn or hand-painted. In a digital world, that means using a 2D
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David Rodriguez shows how to overlay animated jitter effects for feathers in Maya. Small animated details in characters such as wind effects add so much to your scene. Take, for example, a feathered creature like
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3D Splanchnic shows a tried and true method to wrap a ribbon around an object in Maya. It might not be instantly intuitive, but Maya can animate a ribbon wrap around any object. It’s a
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Animator Chris Goodall shows how you can make an overlap animation for a tail (or other) using 4 poses. Flags, tails, belts, ropes: These are things that are challenging animation exercises. Or are they? Check
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