Tiny workflow improvement update for bhGhost – if a hide ghosts layer already exists in the Maya scene when you launch the tool the ‘Hide on Playback’ checkbox will be enabled to reflect that. NB This feature only works in Maya 2016 +.
Download it here
Took delivery of a Samsung Gear VR yesterday, looking forward to exploring new possibilities in animation.
A commercial I worked on with Tiny Inventions a while back, I rigged the cow and props and animated several shots on it.
Another little test of combining character animation with the new mograph tools in Maya 2016 Ext 2.
About time I started exploring this 360 rendering thing, I tried out a GearVR headset recently and was very excited by the possibilities.
Super rough test here just to figure out the mechanics of how this works for but it’s a start..
Monster character was a rough animation test I did with a character I rigged for O-Motion, used with permission.
Click and drag on the video to see monsters all around you!
Another small update for bhGhost, this one allows you to make the outlines much thicker for when your character is very big in the scene and it’s difficult to see them.
As usual it’s available on my Maya downloads page.
Jason Ryan from iAnimate/Disney/Dreamworks/Cinesite made a great video showing how he uses my ghosting tool for Maya.
Tips and Tricks for Animating in Maya, great demo and awesome plugin by Brian Horgan.
Posted by iAnimate.net on Friday, March 11, 2016
A second test of my bhMultiples script, still exploring the workflow and how best to use it. After doing this one I have a list of options I want to add to the tool now to make it faster and easier to use.
The rig I’m using here by the way is the great new Marty rig from iAnimate.net.
A new update for bhGhost, which takes advantage of a new feature in Maya 2016 which will give better performance when ghosting heavy geometry.
Really great clients of mine, Tiny Inventions, have released a really nice short.
I did the rigging for the characters for this in C4D. It was an interesting job as the faces were 2d images animated in a stop-motion kind of way that were rigged to follow the 3d characters. The short is a hybrid of CG and photographed sets and models.