bh_waveIt is a new animation tool I'm working on which speeds up the process of blocking in simple wave motion for things like tails, capes and anything else that might need it. I'm currently testing and improving this and hope to release it soon.
The Deadpool and Butcher rigs are from Kiel Figgins, the other 2 are rigs I've built.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:mel, animation, maya, animation tool, cg, 3d, workflow, bh, wave, bhghost, graphite9 and brian horgan
Now available here :
gum.co/ZzQjL
bh_waveIt is a new animation tool for Maya which speeds up the process of blocking in simple wave motion for things like tails, capes and anything else that might need it.
This video gives a general overview of launching and typical use of the tool.
To see how I finesse and polish looping wave cycles please see this video : vimeo.com/279436312
The Panther rig is from iAnimate.net
Cast:Brian Horgan
Now available here : gum.co/ZzQjL
bh_waveIt is a new animation tool for Maya which speeds up the process of blocking in simple wave motion for things like tails, capes and anything else that might need it.
In this video I demonstrate how I finesse and polish the animation when creating smooth wave cycles with the tool.
For a more complete overview of the tool please see this video : vimeo.com/279434632
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:mel, maya, cg, 3d, tools, animation, creature, script, character, brian horgan and graphite9
Now available here :
gum.co/ZzQjL
bh_waveIt is a new animation tool for Maya which speeds up the process of blocking in simple wave motion for things like tails, capes and anything else that might need it.
In this video I do a quick demo showing how I use the tool to block in a waving cape animation loop.
The Butcher rig is from Kiel Figgins.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:mel, maya, cg, animation, 3d, animation tools, graphite9, brian horgan, waveIt, wave, sine, sin, curves, workflow and demo
Now available here :
gum.co/ZzQjL
bh_waveIt is a new animation tool for Maya which speeds up the process of blocking in simple wave motion for things like tails, capes and anything else that might need it.
... but! It also has uses that potentially go beyond the uses I made it for, like motion graphics, effects and crowd animation. This video demonstrates the Advanced settings and shows a few examples of how they might be used. I'm sure creative animators out there will find many more.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:mel, animation tools, animation, tools, maya, waveIT, wave, sine, sin, motion graphics, math, effects, workflow, demo, character, cg, brian horgan, graphite9 and 3d
bh_pathAnim is available here : gumroad.com/l/SBUCX
Version 1.42 is a free update for all existing pathAnim owners. This short video goes through the latest fixes and improvements to the tool.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:mel, bh_pathAnin, path, maya, animation, path animation, character, creatures, tools, workflow, cg, autodesk and script
Cartoony test with the MNPR plugin.
More details about the plugin here - vimeo.com/274818189
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:cartoon, dennis, animation, mnpr, rig, maya, non realistic, render, ianimate, brian horgan, toon, animation test, test, reel and animation reel
A lot of beginner animators wonder about when to use IK or FK. Often experienced animators tell them something like 'With FK you get arcs for free'.
But what does that actually mean?
Here's a clip from one of my live Twitch animation demos where I tried to explain this and think I found a pretty good way to illustrate it in a quick and clear way.
Tune in to watch me animate live in Maya here - twitch.tv/brian_horgan_animation
Cast:Brian Horgan
Trying something a little different here - instead of a quick test or a finished piece this is a homage/parody short I've been working on for a while that's still a work-in-progress. I'll be addressing notes, polishing and finishing this live on Twitch over the next while. Hope to catch you there! twitch.tv/brian_horgan_animation
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:horizon, horizon zero dawn, homage, maya, animation, 3d, parody, brian horgan, watcher, ostrich, work in progress, graphite9, demo, workflow, live and twitch
Another silly test with my favorite character.. this was the first shot I finished live on Twitch. Rig from Kiel Figgins.
Cast:Brian Horgan and Kiel Figgins
Tags:animation, maya, deadpool, animation reel and reel
I animated a run cycle with this character a couple of years back, today I did a new one live on Twitch where I tried to approach it in a more pushed style, with more cartoony spacing.
If you'd like to see my process for it the Twitch video can be watched for 2 weeks here - twitch.tv/videos/365307224
Cast:Brian Horgan and Kiel Figgins
Tags:maya, animation, run, spacing, demo, cycle and run cycle
Here's a clip from a recent live Twitch stream where I show how I like to translate a cycling run forward in space and fix foot slip. See me animate live and more videos like this on my Twitch channel here - twitch.tv/brian_horgan_animation
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:demo, workflow, run, animation, runcycle, maya, tools, lesson and tips
I've finished the first pass at my new tool 'bh_aimTools' which aims (!) to provide a simple workflow for animating FK controls with aim targets and baking animation to and from them easily. On to testing and refining from here.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:tools, workflow, script, beta, aim, animation, 3d and maya
Animated this live on Twitch today, it was a fun test of pushing a walk in a more cartoony direction. I deliberately kept the front foot off the ground on the 'contact' pose while blocking it out which gave it a fun feel. Rig by Alex Salmar.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:maya, animation, 3d, walkcycle, walk, cartoony, alex salmar, iron giant, demo, brian horgan, live and twitch
Had a lot of fun animating this one! A test to try to push my animation style in a more snappy direction. Iron Giant rig by Alex Salmar. Leopard skeleton model by Florian Croquet, rigged by me. Thanks to Elias Figueroa for notes.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:maya, character, creature, animation, robot, cat, snappy, alex salmar, iron giant, cartoon, leopard, cg and 3d
bh_aimTools is a new animation tool I've created for Maya that simplifies the process of setting up aim controllers to give alternate ways of interacting with character rigs.
I'll be releasing it next week, this video gives a quick demo of one possible use of the tool.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Now available here : gumroad.com/l/bh_aimTools
bh_aimTools is a new animation tool I've created for Maya, inspired by the workflow demos of Richard Lico. It streamlines the process of using aim targets to control rotation animation and applying the animation back to the controls. This gives powerful and intuitive ways to visualize and interact with rotation-based animation in 3D space.
To see another use of this tool (creating secondary motion from existing animation on the rig) please see this video - vimeo.com/314845542
The Rig I'm using in the demo is by Kiel Figgins.
Cast:Brian Horgan
Tags:maya, aim, tool, demo, mel, script, gumroad, brian horgan, graphite9, rotation and constraint