AN5002 Setup

Setting up my project in Maya, finding the right set assets, in this case, the right kind of tree, bringing in the Leopard rig and lastly, the live-action reference footage. 

Creature Animation Project

 As part of my AN5002-Creature Animation project at Escape Studios, I've chosen the Leopard Rig, by Truong, and will be using an interesting clip from a NatGeo Wild documentary, featuring a leopard climbing up a large tree.

A Buck For Christmas

 Inspired by reindeer run cycles in Maya, production on my personal project, A Buck For Christmas, is well underway!

A Christmas Project

Here's a preview of a project I've just started. I've begun testing out the Deer Buck rig and layouts to get a feel for the setting I'd like to use.

Follow my progress in my Projects page

Crows flightpath practice

 Practice of birds flap cycle with a motion trail.

Horse Trot Practice and Race Off

 Horse Trot Practice

Horse Run Practice with added scene

AN5002 - Creature Animation

 We began our Creature Animation Module this month and dove straight into Walks, Trots and Runs for quadrupeds, using mainly the Leopard Rig as well as the Horse Rig.

The first Walk cycle practice: