Tuesday 13 April 2010

a lesson in bomb proofing...

heres a tip...

make a rig...build the controls....make the spline....make the...the set driven keys...THEN pass it over to a complete stranger...someone whose never used maya...or animated...someone whose sitting on the bus next to you and tell them

"heres a rig...could you just...you know...have a play around with it"

because i can assure you, they will highlight the problems with the rig in an instant. Its a painful process of aahhh nnoooo dont rotate that...ahhh jeeeeeze i need to lock that off and ahhh crap thats not quite clear enough. Watch in horror as the whole thing is pushed and pulled in the most unglamorous fashion ever imaginable and then think to yourself maybe you need to spend another 20 minutes making it clearer.

For certain though, its all about making your rigging better and your rigs bomb proof...water tight...etc.

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