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AutoTangents C4D vs Maya
A little comparison video I made back in 2011 comparing Cinema 4Ds auto tangents with the new (at the time) auto tangents in Maya 2012. I was reminded of this video recently as I got an email from a...
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TRex Vs Kitten
A quick little animation sketch with some really simple rigs. Always fun to really focus on the rudiments with something like this.Cast:Brian HorganTags:animation, character, kitten, T-Rex, ball with...
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Animation Mentor Stewart Rig Runcycle Test
A little test of the new Stewart rig just released by Animation Mentor. Nice rig for body mechanics exercises!Cast:Brian HorganTags:character animation, runcycle, animation test, CG, CA, AM, Animation...
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Baking Alembic to Point Caches in C4D
A little trick that can allow you access to polygon selections on meshes driven by Alembic caches in Cinema4D. I also demonstrate how to bake the animation down to Point Cache tags which can help work...
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Spanish Guitar Piece- Can you name it?
Nothing to do with CG for a change.. this is a little piece of music I've been playing for years but have no idea what it's actually called.. (I've always just known it as 'the Spanish piece'). I'm...
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Speed Animating a Walkcycle - Timelapse Video
A little demo of how I block out a quick walk-cycle using custom mirroring tools I've written for Maya. This is 6x speed and was about 25 minutes in real time. Generally I don't animate most things in...
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Rigged In 30 Seconds - bh DynamicTailScripts
A little demo of some tools I've written for quickly rigging spines, tails, floppy ears etc. These are part of my personal tool set that allows me to rig more effectively on jobs and then get to the...
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Rigging R&D Hip Sway Rig
A little demo showing a different approach to rigging the hips to allow for a more natural swinging motion during a walk, inspired by a comment made over on the 11 Second Club. I think this could...
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C4D NudgeToolsDemo
This is a demo of my version of the 'TweenMachine' script (that's the original Maya version) for Cinema 4D. This is an older video that's been on my website for a while, you'll find the script...
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Exporting Deforming Meshes from Maya To C4D
An older video from my site showing how to get a rigged character or cloth simulation from Maya to Cinema 4D via FBX vertex caches. Not strictly necessary now that we have Alembic in newer versions of...
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HorgoSculpt - Cached Animation Correction Tool
I was inspired by the Chronosculpt demo videos and wanted to create a similar tool that would work right inside Maya without having to use another app and this is the result. Using this tool individual...
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More Is More!
Less is more? Not always..A shot I started while studying at iAnimate and kept polishing afterwards in between client jobs. A lot of work but a lot of fun too as I felt very close to the subject (I've...
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T-Rex Cycle WIP 120114
I've been doing lots of acting and dialogue animation recently, and felt like doing something completely different so I've started blocking out a walkcycle for a T-Rex. Very much a work-in-progress so...
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The making of 'More is more'.
This video outlines the main steps in the animation process I used while animating my shot 'More is more', hope you find it interesting. You can see the clip itself here - vimeo.com/83874858 (it's also...
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How to Overlap a Tail - Animation Tutorial
This video explores two contrasting workflows for animating a tail with appealing overlapping motion. I guess you could say one method is more technical and the other is more artistic. Both are valid...
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bhGhost_1-09 Update - Replace Mode
A small but useful update to my ghosting tool for Maya. Now it has a new 'Replace' mode which I find handy during the polish stage of a shot. Hope it comes in useful and as always, happy animating!...
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Bouncing Blurp
A little animation rudiments exercise. Experimenting with simple timing and spacing principles to give different feelings to the motion. Never hurts to go over the basics :)Cast:Brian...
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Game of Dragons
Blocking a creature test shot with the dragon rig from iAnimate. Very much a work in progress right now!Cast:Brian HorganTags:animation test, blocking, work in progress, creature and dragon
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'Milt Head Waggle' Animation Study
Musicians learn their instruments by learning the songs and pieces of musicians they admire, I animated this with the same intent. Some call this 'Milt Kahl head waggle' a little corny from an acting...
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Game of Dragons 2
WIP creature shot, pass 2. Now with fire, because..you know.. dragons.Cast:Brian HorganTags:animation test, work in progress, creature, dragon, CG, fire simulation, flight, maya, brian horgan and...
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