spacecomics Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Name: Roger Christenson Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 Date Completed: 4 April 2007 Instructor: By the book. Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: None, for today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted April 5, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted April 5, 2007 Looks like you are off and running. Go to it! I haven't posted a link to this in years but for those interested in a little bit of Keekat history here is a little background on his creation and those that gave him character. Keekat Character Study I always intended to explore a little more of Keekat's world. ...and hmmm... I think I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooster Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Name: Steve Wooster Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 Date Completed: 4/13/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley92 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Name: Riley Egeland Exercise Completed: You're the Director (Exercise 1) Comments: Cool to actually learn how to do stuff, I have just been messing around with the program and it feels good to actually get somewhere. And Rodney, Your devotion to animation is incredible, still giving encouraging remarks to everyone. Thanks and your work is appriciated Im sure by many. Wow, I would link the Image, But I cant figure out how to change the TGA into something other, and on attachments It says not a valid file type. Oh well Im here in spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jairo Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Name: JAIRO I. MARTINEZ Exercises Completed: 1 Date Completed: MAY 9 2007 Instructor: Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jairo Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Name: JAIRO I. MARTINEZ Exercises Completed: 1 Date Completed: MAY 9 2007 Instructor: Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian_ruvalcaba Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Ok...Ok....one more beer and i leave.....hic.....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted May 21, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted May 21, 2007 Steve, Riley, Jairo and Adrian... Here's an official welcome to the world of TaoA:M. Here's hoping your experience is as rewarding as those that have passed this way before. Riley, Thanks for the kind words. I do try to keep involved but can't always do it as I'd like to. Others are here to help you through the rough spots as well. If you are just starting out this is THE place to meet others with similar interests. If you have already learned the basics its a great opportunity to solidify that experience by sharing it with others. If you are somewhere in between, TaoA:M is the perfect place to exercise what you know and establish a foundation from which you exploit all the features of Animation:Master. I've set a goal to get out certificates in the next few weeks so hopefully that will be caught up soon. Then I'd love to run through TaoA:M again myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePett Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 I have completed this exercise and here is the image. Incidentally on my first attempt I did something (I think) which caused Keekat's tongue to lose all volume along it's length. Strange. Had to start all over. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specter Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Name: Andy Johnson Exercise: 1 You're the Director Date: 6-2-2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohammad Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Name: Mohammad El-Abid Exercise: 1 You're the Director Date Completed: June 17 2007 Instructor: None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted June 18, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted June 18, 2007 Welcome to TaoA:M Andy and Mohammad! A belated welcome to Mike Pett too. I was going to comment on the strange tongue thing but honestly... I haven't got a clue there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeLapointe Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Name: Mike Lapointe Exercise: 1 You're the Director Date Completed: June 18, 2007 Instructor: The book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWBradbury Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Name: Matthew Bradbury Exercises Completed: 1 Date Completed: Monday July 23, 2007 Instructor: Rodney Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: Could use more cowbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakchas Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Oh Matt... You're soooo green... I think you should go back and read the tech ref again... sheeesh! Kee Kat's not gold.. he's "earth toned" something must be wrong with your reality algorithm... that don't look nothing like KK... Sheesh. Now, if we could just get Martin to make little KK statues just like that.... and mount them on bases and have annual "Martins" and hand out these little guys at a red carpet affair.... Sorry, Vern's wackiness rubs off on me from time to time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWBradbury Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 It'd be awesome to have a KeeKat statue made of bronze or gold. I don't know what character symbolizes A:M more: Thom, or KeeKat. It would be better to go with KeeKat if they had to choose because he's more dynamic. Vern is always very bland. Never imaginative, and usually monotoned. Though he always stays on course, and never goes off on tangents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted July 24, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted July 24, 2007 Very nice Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWBradbury Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I figured I might as well do TaoA:M. I'm beyond most of the stuff, but I can challenge myself on getting things to look a certain way. I haven't done much animation, so that should be a bit of a learning experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaryin Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Name: Jeff Bolle Exercises Completed: 1 Date Completed: Saturday, July 28, 2007 Instructor: Rodney Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: One down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoMkI Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Name: Heller Couch Exercises Completed: 1 Date Completed: Jul 30 2007 Instructor: Rodney and everything else I've read here for the last 7 years (I lurked as I didn't have always have a computer available) Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: A time machine so I can go back to 2000 and learn this program properly! I wish something like TaoA:M had existed with 8.0, I wound up hopping around in that old manual too much before I found its exercises. My skills aren't even close to matching some of the ideas I get. I was heavy into theatre during high school and college many years ago, and was making stop motion science fiction films on 8mm film while in my teens and early twenties. Willis O'Brien, George Pal, and Ray Harryhausen were early influences. Had my first computer around 1983. For me, A:M consolidates two of my hobbies and is like having a movie studio in a box. KeeKat, the bus from v13 program CD, 67% motion blur, and a 35mm lens. Frame 29 of 30. I always like to set the camera close to the main character's eye level, or slightly below for a more dramatic effect. Forgot to save the project after render, somewhere I failed in trying to turn camera background to blue after I'd changed it. It looked okay in the choreography screen, but still came out black in the render, so I know I missed something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperness Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Name: F. David Puthuff Exercises Completed: One Date Completed: Friday August 3, 2007 Instructor: Rodney Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: Loving it! Here is a link to the second completed exercise: My Spot for the Exercises Click on the Pics link near the top left Thanks Rodney, - Thumperness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_black_mage Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 lol nice one gizmo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hello fellow Hash users! I'm re-familiarizing myself with the software since the last time I used it was in Ver. 5! I'm using the latest version of Ver. 12 at the moment, and I'm really trying to go back to basics as Ver.12 is much, much different than the Ver.5 I used many years ago. I'm working my way through TaoA:M, and I figured I'd post up my progress after I complete each exercise. So here it goes with the formalities... Name: Paulie G Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 - Paulie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock12 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 10 Sept 2007 Name: Kelly Exercise 1: You're the Director Comment: I'm noticing that a lot of people have added a lot of crazy extras to their exercises that look great... is that for bonus points? I'm totally new to this, so I have no idea how to do that stuff yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhar Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Welcome aboard Kelly. In this school you can pretty much do what you want There is no grading system, however, if you feel inclined to it, you are most welcome to be as creative as you can be. The benefit is all yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF_Mark Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 10 Sept 2007 Name: Kelly Exercise 1: You're the Director Comment: I'm noticing that a lot of people have added a lot of crazy extras to their exercises that look great... is that for bonus points? I'm totally new to this, so I have no idea how to do that stuff yet! Hay Kelly GREAT to see your working at this so soon! I see you got # 1 figured out Keep posting I will see that MArtin knows we have another TWO Animator joining the team Soon! I see you meet Dhar he is like Alot of the people in this Forum. Very talented and dedicated to Mastering the Art of Animation. I know you will have lots of fun and learn lots so lets get moving and Start making Movies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock12 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Welcome aboard Kelly. In this school you can pretty much do what you want There is no grading system, however, if you feel inclined to it, you are most welcome to be as creative as you can be. The benefit is all yours Hi Dhar, That's great! I love it that it we can improvise. I don't have the skills to do it yet, but hopefully a little later on I will be able to really do it up right I can't believe some of the stuff I am seeing on these posts! I take it that some of the people have used the program, but are working on certification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock12 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hay Kelly GREAT to see your working at this so soon! I see you got # 1 figured out Keep posting I will see that MArtin knows we have another TWO Animator joining the team Soon! I see you meet Dhar he is like Alot of the people in this Forum. Very talented and dedicated to Mastering the Art of Animation. I know you will have lots of fun and learn lots so lets get moving and Start making Movies! Hey Mark... After a two month wait, how could I not get right to work? The suspense was killing me Can't wait to become a TWO Animator, hopefully I will get as good as the other people's work I see on here! Practice makes perfect, and I am doing a lot of that (like 2-4 hours a night, except Wednesdays which is when I have Fireworks class, and more on weekends) so here's hoping I will be helping you all get finished really soon! Thanks for all your help and critiques, it really helps to have someone checking in on my progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Creaventure Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ok here we go .... Name: Christian Markert Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 Date Completed: 09/26/2007 Instructor: Rodney cat.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzzippo Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Hi Rodney and all! I'm back from a 3 year hiatus, and I've decided to freshen up on the ol' A:M. And what a nice way to go about it. Kudos to you, Rodney, for taking on this endeavor to help people learn A:M. Name: Scott Bowers Exercise Completed: Exercise #1 You're the director Date Completed: 10-07-07 Instructor: A:M 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,14 Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: Animating is so much more fun than staring at technical trading charts all day. ~Scott Bowers~ aka: Zzzippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted October 7, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted October 7, 2007 Scott, Welcome back to the world of A:M. Are you sure its only been 3 years though??? At any rate... its great to have you back. P.S. ...and a belated 'Howdy Hey!' to Christian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus81 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I am done with exercise 1. Here below is my details: Name: BISHNU C MAL Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 Date Completed: 24 Nov 2007 Instructor: I was having problem with Pose Slider. Peoples in the newbies forum helped me to track down the problem. It is problem with my system. Thanks a lot to those guys for helping me through exercise 1. Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: None. I have attached my exercise 1. Thanks, Bishnu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted November 25, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted November 25, 2007 Bishnu, Congratulations for taking the plunge and working your way through the manual. You are sure to be rewarded for the effort. I was having problem with Pose Slider. Peoples in the newbies forum helped me to track down the problem. It is problem with my system. Thanks a lot to those guys for helping me through exercise 1. That's why we are all here... to work through the rough spots and move onwards toward the goal. Our end goals may vary at times but TaoA:M gives us some common ground we can all stand upon. Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I'm so glad you managed to get through that one, Bishnu - it must have been frustrating for you. Looking forward to seeing the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmlewis Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Name: Glenn M. Lewis Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 Date Completed: November 29, 2007 Instructor: Rodney Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: Thank you very much for this series! After many years of just horsing around with A:M it is time that I work through the tutorials. After reading through the book, it suddenly dawned on me that constraints are temporary things that help you set key frames! This may be a no-brainer for most people, but for years I always was scared of constraints because I couldn't understand how to handle a huge set of constraints and animating their influences. Working through the tutorials ought to help me get rid of those fears. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Great idea, Glenn - I find that anytime I work through a set of tutorials, no matter how much I think I know, I always learn something. I don't know about your description of constraints - perhaps when you get to exercise 6 you might be rethinking it. In a nutshell, constraints are always there if you create them, but they can be 100 percent enforced or zero percent enforced. But as I said, exercise 6 uses two constraints, and that should put those terrors to rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmlewis Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I don't know about your description of constraints - perhaps when you get to exercise 6 you might be rethinking it. In a nutshell, constraints are always there if you create them, but they can be 100 percent enforced or zero percent enforced. But as I said, exercise 6 uses two constraints, and that should put those terrors to rest. Excellent! Thank you, Caroline! I look forward to trying it out! -- Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptiversen Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Name: Tony Iversen Exercises Completed: 1 Date Completed: 12.02.2007 Instructor: Rodney Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: n/a ex1_ptiversen.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted December 2, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted December 2, 2007 Tony, Congrats on making the decision to work through TaoA:M online. May you see great success in your endeavors. Keekat has always been an odd character but that transparent eye trick... ewww. How does he DO that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPi Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Here goes nothing... Name: Petri Pirttinen Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 - You're the Director Date Completed: Dec 26 2007 Instructor: The manual, web tutorial Remarks: This was a simple one. But can an engineer really become an animator?! We'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted December 26, 2007 Author Admin Share Posted December 26, 2007 Welcome Petri! This was a simple one. But can an engineer really become an animator?! We'll see... I'll place my bets on you. If or when you have any problems please let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPi Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thank you for the kind words. Hope I can return that back to the community one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam&oliver Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Name: Adam Beale Exercise Completed: Exercise 1 - You're the Director Date Complete January 12, 2008 Instructor: manual Remarks: played around with the lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 13, 2008 Author Admin Share Posted January 13, 2008 played around with the lighting. No kidding! Very dramatic lighting. I like! Can you share your settings or the project file with us? While there is no requirement to go beyond the basic lesson this type of posting is exactly what I'm hoping to see more of in 2008! Exploring basic Lighting and Rendering options (as well as taking an introductory look into Pose Sliders) helps everyone see how A:M can really be put to good use. If you guys and gals continue to experiment and publish your results like this in 2008... this is going to be a really great year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam&oliver Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks Rodney I attached the project file on this post. I think its great when people can find other fun and creative things to do while doing TAO. ex1keekat.prj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCoffee Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi everyone! I was going through the exercises by myself until I realized that there was this online workflow... so I'm restarting the tutorials and joining in with the group! Here's exercise 1: I don't really know what I was thinking- I just wanted him to be in a breakdance pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 29, 2008 Author Admin Share Posted January 29, 2008 ... so I'm restarting the tutorials and joining in with the group! Outstanding! The more the merrier. If all goes as planned I should start officially start TaoA:M tomorrow too! Nice pose and lighting too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCoffee Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi Rodney! Thanks for the compliments on my exercise 1. I was looking around the forum today and noticed that you're starting full force with Exercise 1- I knew there was an online forum to help us learn, but you're offering us an interactive course! Thank you very much! I've got my day job freelance editing, but every free moment, I'll be working on the exercises! See you on Exercise 2! -Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 31, 2008 Author Admin Share Posted January 31, 2008 See you on Exercise 2! Erik, Outstanding news! I'm still considering the best way to move the posts forward from the older topics and just haven't made the move yet. I suspect I'll move them over as people post and show they are still working through the exercises. I made a mistake a few years ago and let the exercises that people posted drift too far out of view. They can still be found but it takes a bit of effort. While the general goal (for most people) is to get through the exercises as quickly as possible I hope to make it worth people's while to hang out a little and look deeper into the lessons that are there to be learned. I'm convinced that the journey can be just as important as the end goal... if not even more so. If we could multiply the exercises by the amount of imagination, interest and skill of those working their way through TaoA:M this will be an experience like no other. Of course what we put into it directly relates to what we get out of it too. I understand busy schedules so we're going to adapt as we go along. Deadlines are mostly just there to put a fire under us and keep us moving. If we miss them... we'll adjust. It's great to have you here with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opifex Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Name: Matthew Gayton Exercises completed: 1 Instructor: Rodney & the A:M Manual writers. After looking at how creative and interesting all the other posts were on this first tutorial I thought it would be worth my time to display a little of my own creative spark. After attempting several things which didn't work it became clear just how wide is the gulf between what I can think of in my head and what I can do with my limited experience with the deeper aspects of A:M. My first post here is evidence to this. I thought it would be funny if KeeKat was looking up at a wheelbarrow falling just in front of him, but I couldn't get the motion blur to work (at all!) I included both an image and the project file. You__re_the_Director.prj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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