BIRD ANIMATION 2021
(class assignment)
This was a simple bird animation assignment for my ANIM 353 (3D Character Animation: Creatures and Quadrupeds) class during the Fall 2021 quarter using a hawk rig provided by Professor Pedro Coronado. I unfortunately met with several issues with the hawk rig while animating hence I decided to do an alternate cartoon bird animation. This was a fun assignment to fall back to after the bird animation I did last year for the 30-day Animation Challenge by Anim Props.
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Program used: Maya​
FINAL
Cartoon Bird animation
Realistic Hawk animation
WITHOUT MOTION BLUR
Cartoon Bird animation
Realistic Hawk animation
INITIAL ANIMATION PASSES
Cartoon Bird animation first pass
Realistic Hawk first pass
ANIMATION REFERENCES
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Video references:
Birds Take Flight
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Bird Fly Animation
Sparrow take-off animation reference (Google)
Sparrow flight animation reference by abeadev
Link to photo: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/flying-bird-sequence-127533242
Sparrow flight animation reference by SkHoGa
Link to photo: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/bird-flying-cycle-7-poses-1763320487
Bird wings flapping (side view) Animation Reference by Animation Reference (YouTube)
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OStL6DUUf1Q
LINK TO RIG
Stewart Bird Rig by Anim Props
https://animprops.com/product/stewart-rig/
Hawk rig provided by Professor
30-DAY ANIMATION CHALLENGE 2020 - Anim Props
Link to video on the official Anim Props Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/574602506337265/permalink/1008458176285027/