Intermediate shape stacking technique screencast...
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Intermediate shape stacking technique screencast...
Hi all,
I wanted to try this screencasting thing out, so thought i'd go over a couple of techniques i like to use. I described this before in text, long time ago, but thought it might be easier to follow as a video...
Hope you find it useful, post any questions below.
please note: no masking was used in the creation of this video
--- edit:
my tutorial links are dead
I'll re-do them and upload to youtube sometime...
I wanted to try this screencasting thing out, so thought i'd go over a couple of techniques i like to use. I described this before in text, long time ago, but thought it might be easier to follow as a video...
Hope you find it useful, post any questions below.
please note: no masking was used in the creation of this video
--- edit:
my tutorial links are dead
I'll re-do them and upload to youtube sometime...
Last edited by funksmaname on Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Intermediate shape stacking technique screencast...
Sadly, neither of these links are working for me... hrmmmfunksmaname wrote:Hi all,
I wanted to try this screencasting thing out, so thought i'd go over a couple of techniques i like to use. I described this before in text, long time ago, but thought it might be easier to follow as a video...
Hope you find it useful, post any questions below.
please note: no masking was used in the creation of this video
http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stUE ... xYWV5YVVZd
suplimental: a more localised use, not using outer head shape
http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stUE ... xYX1lYX1Rc
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I thought I would try Funksmaname's shape stacking technique on a simple head turn. It's a great setup if you don't need a full side view and it's all on one layer too.
You can download the file here.
I should mention two "cheats" that I used on this rig:
1) The nose shape is a simple flip using a step key. This usually looks jumpy, but I tried to use it when the head is turning quickly to make it less noticeable.
2) I wanted to put the ears in one layer rather than on separate layers, but you cannot animate shape order in the same layer. However I found a clever workaround in this thread:
Shape ordering in single layer.....(?)
This graphic should explain how it works:
Anyway, hope you all find this variant useful.
You can download the file here.
I should mention two "cheats" that I used on this rig:
1) The nose shape is a simple flip using a step key. This usually looks jumpy, but I tried to use it when the head is turning quickly to make it less noticeable.
2) I wanted to put the ears in one layer rather than on separate layers, but you cannot animate shape order in the same layer. However I found a clever workaround in this thread:
Shape ordering in single layer.....(?)
This graphic should explain how it works:
Anyway, hope you all find this variant useful.