My mentor for Class 1 is Ryan Bradley. It appears as though he did some work on the latest Twilight movies...I am torn between being extremely impressed and also not wanting my friends to know. I've already had to disappoint my girlfriend by letting her know Ryan probably can't get her Twilight autographs. This all being said, Ryan is a vastly talented animator, as well as an incredibly down-to-earth nice guy. Very real, and very interested in our education!
So, the first assignment! We were given our first AM rig....Stu! Stu is a faceless humanoid creature with exaggerated extremities. We are learning about what does and what does not make a strong pose. Animation is nothing but moving from one pose to another right? Crappy poses = crappy animation. We were tasked with going out to a public place and sketching people that we saw. Trying to capture their weight/balance/etc. We then translated those sketches into poses on Stu. I found this intimidating at first. The sketching that is. I am a doodler, nothing more. So it has been a learning process, but I am getting better with every sketch and it gets easier and easier. Without further ado, Stu! (along with the sketches)
I ended up choosing the top pose, #11. I submitted this pose and received an informative e-critique from Ryan. Revisions were not required, but I learn best by doing, so I updated my pose, and boy, what a difference!
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