January's Free Tutorial: Exploring the Mechanics of Bird Locomotion (Part 2)

Escape’s animation tutor, Alex Williams takes us further into the exploration of the mechanics of bird locomotion. In the second session of this two-part tutorial, Alex further breaks down the apparently complex motion of animating a bird in flight into simple parts. He provides the pieces of the puzzle needed to:

• Place a simple avian flap cycle in an environment
• Add personality and character and retain a simple workflow
• Create a motion path to plan out animation
• Add simple textures and lighting
• Create a batch render to produce a final demo-reel ready piece of animation

If you missed part one of this tutorial offered in November, you can still find it here. After working through both of these tutorials, you will grasp the basic mechanics of bird locomotion. This tutorial uses a pre-created rig that you can buy here. It costs just $5 and is really worth it.

How to Access the Free Tutorial
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