Advanced Techniques for Rigging and Deformation
Squash & Stretch - Torso 1
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin , Lead Character TD and Rigger
Joined January 2018
About the video: Squash & Stretch - Torso 1
Overview
“In this lesson we will see how to apply squash and stretch on the torso. It is a somewhat more complex section but by applying the possibility of stretching and contracting the torso of the character, along with the preservation of volume, animation can add better visualization to your animations. ”
In this video lesson Jose Antonio Martin Martin addresses the topic: Squash & Stretch - Torso 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Advanced Techniques for Rigging and Deformation. Learn to dominate the squash and stretch technique along with animation dynamics.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well, once we saw the Squash and Stretch in the head, let's see the same concept, but applied to the torso. It's going to get a little complicated, but let's go step by step and slowly. So let's start Okay. Now that we have the head part, let's see the next part, which is going to be the torso. The concept of what we are going to do here is the same. That is, when the control is stretched beyond the initial length, we will want, if we activate the Stretch as in the head, that the body be stretched; or if we shrink, We will want it to shrink. In this case the difference above all will be ......”
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Course summary for: Advanced Techniques for Rigging and Deformation
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Jose Antonio Martin Martin
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin
Jose Antonio Martín has been working as Lead Character TD for almost a decade. During this time, he has developed professionally as a rigger and character TD in companies including Framestore and MPC, which has paved the way to participate in blockbusters such as Gravity (Oscar winner for best VFX), Guardians of the Galaxy, Paddington, Edge of Tomorrow, Terminator Genesis, Suicide Squad, Independence Day: Resurgence, and Ghost in the Shell.
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