T0385 - Digital Tutors - Animating Quadrupeds in XSI

Learn time-saving animation techniques, the mechanics of quadrupeds, and a flexible workflow to creating convincing animations in XSI. Contains over 3 hours of project-oriented training. Perfect for intermediate artists.Popular highlights include:

• Mechanics of Quadruped Animation


• Quadruped Anatomy for Animators


• Reference Images


• Ghosting


• Captures


• Copying and Pasting Keys


• Working with Character Key Sets


• Timing and Spacing


• Follow-Through


• Achieving Believable Weight


• Translating Cycles Forward


• Navigating Animation Editor


• Modifying F-curves


• Snapshot Curves


• Cycling animation


• Animating Arcs


• In-betweening


• Editing Slopes

Lesson Outline:

1.	Setting up the scene	7:07
2.	Animating the major poses for the horse (part 1)	8:49
3.	Animating the major poses for the horse (part 2)	8:57
4.	Animating the major poses (part 3)	9:58
5.	Animating the major poses (part 4)	12:15
6.	Animating the major poses (part 5)	11:20
7.	Completing the extremes / cycling animation	9:47
8.	Correcting the fluidity of the upper body	12:23
9.	Adding motion to the hip	5:10
10.	Cleaning up the animation on the left thoracic leg	9:33
11.	Fixing the fluidity of the horse's left shoulder	6:43
12.	Using ghosting to correct the action path of the left pelvic limb	9:10
13.	Cleaning up the animation on the right thoracic leg	7:52
14.	Adjusting the fluidity of the right shoulder	8:14
15.	Fixing the flow of the right pelvic leg	8:46
16.	Adding the side to side motion of the thoracic limbs	10:45
17.	Adding the side to side movement of the pelvic limbs	5:17
18.	Animating the chest	3:43
19.	Adding movement to the neck and head	5:07
20.	Animating the left ear	7:42
21.	Working on the right ear	5:42
22.	Focusing on the tail	6:06
23.	Efficiently adding a wave pattern to the tail	10:50
24.	Bonus: Translating the gallop forward	3:50
	Total Run Time:	3:15:06