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Friday, March 6th

Friday, March 6th

Class hours: 9:40 – 2:05
Mr. Bohmann
wbohmann@ewsd.org

Week 25

Notes

  • Let’s check out the What is Due together.

9:40 Attendance & Article

9:45 – 10:45am IK Rigging

Let’s take a look at another way of setting up an IK handle and using Pole Targets to help direct the direction of the kinematics.

A Pole Target is the target that the IK will use to direct the direction of the kinematics. This is especially helpful in arms and knees.

You can use the Pole Targets as handles when posing your character.

So we are all on the same page, let’s work with a character I rigged up already. The IKs are already in place. However, we are going to delete everything and start from scratch for practice. Set up the bones, the IK handles and make sure everything is working nicely.

If you end up in a bind, you can always reload the character again.

10:45 Break (15 Minutes)

coffee and cookies

11:00 – 12:10 Learning How to Walk

We’ve done a lot of different animations, mostly involving objects. Before we can really get going with character animations, we’ve got to learn how to walk.

Using the model you rigged in the morning. We will walk (ha ha) the process of building a walk cycle. We’ll also throw in some poses of your choosing.

Filename:Walking&Posing
Save in your Week 25 folder your animation and blender file.

12:10 – 12-40 Lunch

pizza

12:40 – 12:55 Speed Sketch

Finished sketches can be placed in the front of the room under the whiteboard. Write your name on the back of your design.

12:55 – 2:05 20% Time

Graphic of 20% time

Declare your 20% on the board. Don’t forget to put your item in your Week 25 Folder!

2:00 Dailies –

Link to Dailies and Link to Responses

2:05 Dismissal

Cawd Instructors:

Matt Cronin

Will Bohmann

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Serving high school students interested in Computer Animation, Game Design, and Web Development in North Western Vermont.

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