Sotai

[Rodney]

Now this is an interesting model... rigging especially.

It might even be the precursor to Joe Williamson's famous model with dynamic jigglings.

The model looks like it could have been used as a starting point.

 

In the rigging/pose sliders there are poses for breathing and oppai movement ('breasts' in Japanese).

This is the first instance of anime eye rigging I've investigated and the eye closing and mouth smile sliders... the facial rigging... is pretty neat!

I need to look further into how all this was done.

 

I don't have much info on the model or creator. The file says it was created by Hasagawa Junnji.

It was created in the v8.5 timeframe and if I can brush up on my nihongo reading skill I might be able to discover more via translation.

 

Edit: Added slightly better (final) rendering.

Sotai2v18.mdl

[itsjustme]

Where is that model located, Rodney?

[detbear]

Joe uses a unique blend of rigging. I think he prefers "split" rigs. Joe has some cool things going on with

different projects. Who knows, maybe he'll drop by the forums.

[Rodney]

Where is that model located, Rodney?

 

Whoops. Looks like when I posted the images I dropped the model.

I've added it into the post now.

Sorry 'bout that!

 

Joe uses a unique blend of rigging. I think he prefers "split" rigs. Joe has some cool things going on with

different projects. Who knows, maybe he'll drop by the forums.

 

I hope he (and others) will!

It's too bad we don't have an annual reunion or something like that.

Folks could get together online and in their local community and talk all things A:M.

[John Bigboote]

I'm going to want to study that. I am a big fan of making pose-sliders to customize characters too... BIG ONES that I always make are:

 

-A master 'ready to animate' pose with my constraints, rig setups, and I take the character out of the Tpose.

-Blink

-Fist left

-Fist Right

-Smile

-Wide open smile to pucker

-eyebrows up/down...