Advanced Techniques for Rigging and Deformation
Squash & Stretch - Torso 3
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin , Lead Character TD and Rigger
Joined January 2018
About the video: Squash & Stretch - Torso 3
Overview
“This is the third part.”
In this video lesson Jose Antonio Martin Martin addresses the topic: Squash & Stretch - Torso 3, 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
“Now that we have the Stretch structure, we will do the calculation for the Scale in the other two axes as we saw in the head, we want that when we stretch the torso, the other two axes shrink because that's how it thins it and that's how it looks keeping the volume because if not really what it seems is that we are stretching something that is gaining mass, because we are stretching at the same time that we are not seeing a stretch in other axes, as we would see if we stretched something elastic, when you stretch something elastic you see that is thinning because it is narrowing and if you ...”
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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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