Pred Alien

[Ravager]

here is what i have been working on for today, its not done yet, but almost is ( and, if you want to look at all of the other aliens i have made so far, look in "showcase" and look in alien queen)

 

 

 

Pred alien

 

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[KenH]

Nice. Does the mouth animate?

[rusty]

Novel idea! Very cool!

 

The skin that needs to stretch between the corners of the outer month -- maybe 5 months ago I had a similar rigging challenge and remembered a tutorial on that very thing -- some bird-like dinosaur (I can't remember the name of it) had skin stretching between its digits in the wings. This tut offered a awesomely tricky but most elegant solution which works great and made my life a whole lot easier. Off the top of my head I can't remember who did it or where it can be found (maybe someone else?) but if you need it, I can check my notes – dig up the info.

 

Cheers,

Rusty

[luckbat]

Carl Albrecht-Buehler's "Rigging a Pterosaur" video is on the Siggraph 2004 training series.

 

http://www.hash.com/products/tapes.asp

[rusty]

Yes, that's it. Awesome tut! Thanks!

[Ravager]

yes, the mouth does animate (though quite complex), and for that tutorial... i don't have much pocket change for it, but thanks for the offer!

 

 

 

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sorry for it being a zip, the file was a bit big

predalienmov.zip