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TexturingTutorials

2010-10-18T16:00:45Z

MarkDVig:

= Texturing Tutorials =
Tutorials for creating game textures.

== Painting Realistic Textures ==
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_racer445metal.png]] < >[http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/3d-art/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/ How to Hand Paint Convincing Metal Textures] by ''[http://racer445.com/ "racer445"]'' ([http://racer445.com/ more tutorials])< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_hardsurfacetexturepainting.png]] < >[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=46&t=373024 Hard Surface Texture Painting] by ''[http://stefan-morrell.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Stefan Morrell]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_quake4painting.png]] < >[http://www.iddevnet.com/quake4/ArtReference_CreatingModels#head-4152af2ebdcdf51e21eaf84fd7ea3f511a7a1fab Painting Your Diffuse, Specular, and Height Maps (for Quake 4)] by ''[http://www.ravensoft.com/ Raven Software]''< >< >
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== Painting Stylistic Textures ==
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_softlight.png]] < >[[attachment:handpaint_softlight-saiainoshi.gif|Adding Highlights and Using SoftLight]] (paintover on [http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=30229 'snow']s textures from [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1202503#post1202503 Stylized textures - need help]) - by ''[http://www.linkedin.com/in/terriedenman Terrie 'Saiainoshi' Denman]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_more-color.png]] < >[[attachment:handpaint_more-color-saiainoshi.jpg|Adding More Color To a Texture]] (paintover on [http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=30229 'snow']s texture from [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1201383#post1201383 Stylized textures - need help]) - by ''[http://www.linkedin.com/in/terriedenman Terrie 'Saiainoshi' Denman]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_smoothblending.png]] < >[[attachment:smooth-blending-thoughts_linda-bergkvist.jpg|Some Thoughts on Smooth Blending]] - by ''[http://www.furiae.com/ Linda 'Enayla' Bergkvist]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_paintfletcher.png]] < >[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=71942 'Hand Painted' Step by step thing of some sort] - by ''[http://www.artpanda.co.uk/ John "JFletcher" Fletcher]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_texturepaintingtips.png]] < >[http://www.michaeldashow.com/tips_texturepainting.html Texture Painting Tips] - by ''[http://www.michaeldashow.com Michael Dashow]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_singhsoilchild.png]] < >[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=47912 SoilChild Texture Tutorial] by ''[http://www.joshsingh.net/ Josh Singh]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_tmhuntwoodtute.png]] < >[http://www.tmhunt.com/pics/wood_tute.jpg Wood Tute] by ''[http://www.tmhunt.com Tracy Marvin "Rhinokey" Hunt]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_sallenbachhardlight.png]] < >[http://www.horribledeath.com/tut-hardlight.htm Painting in Hard Light Mode] - by ''[http://www.horribledeath.com Jason "HorribleDeath" Sallenbach]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_tsugumopixelart.png]] < >[http://mirror.motherhamster.org/tsugumo/default.html So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist?] - by ''Tsugumo''< >< >

== Vig's Collection of Bookmarked Tutorials ==
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1139754&postcount=2

* '''Metal and Hard Surface'''< > [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=373024 Hard Surface Materials (metal scratches and wear)] < >[http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/vertex_map_wear/vertex_map_wear.htm Neil Belvins Procedural Paint Chips] Check out Neils other materials too, even tho its 3D he breaks them down in a way that makes sense for 2D.< > [http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/3d-art/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/ How to Hand Paint Convincing Metal Textures]< > [http://racer445.com/pages/tutorials/scratch-painting.php tutorials by racer445, hard surface and weapon artist.] < >[http://www.psionic3d.co.uk/tutorials/shiphull.html Creating metal Greeble from scratch] < >< >'''Flesh, Faces and Fur'''< > [http://www.anticz.com/heads.htm Drawing Heads, some general guides]< >[http://www.2dvalley.com/tutorials/painting-face.shtml Painting a realistic face tutorial by George Patsouras]< > [http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery Furiae's Painting tutorials, Eyes, Lips, Hair, Noses, Skin Tone]< >[http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=45074 Enayla Painting an eye]< >[http://www.creativemac.com/2003/08_aug/tutorials/pshair030825.htm Hair and Fur Photoshop Bursh] < > < >'''Painterly'''< > [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=47912#Post205019 SoilChild Texture Tutorial] Josh Singh, nuff said.< > [http://www.michaeldashow.com/tips_texturepainting.html Texture Painting - Michael Dashow] and its that easy...< > [http://3dsmax-expert.blogspot.com/2008/05/for-max-and-maya-swordmaster-tutorials.html 3dsmax-expert: 3D Total SwordMaster - Low Poly Design] You should skip to Chapter 7 for painting, but the rest is pretty good too.< > [[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=68799&page=6|[WIP] - Old Fishing Bait Shop - Page 6 - polycount]]< >< > '''Pixel Art'''< > [http://www.petesqbsite.com/sections/tutorials/tuts/tsugumo/ So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist?]Oh you think pixel art is easy?< > [http://www.gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/handmade_antialiasing.php Handmade anti-aliasing Pixelart Tutorials] A long forgotten tool. '''< >'''< >''' Tips and Tricks'''< > [http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials Tutorials - GFXartist.com] Lots of tutorials and break downs of paintings. < >[http://www.pioroberson.com/extras.php pior oberson character artist] its Pior foo, pay attention. < >[http://www.leighvanderbyl.com/tutorials.html leigh van der byl] Good to know general tips and tricks.< > [http://www.horribledeath.com/tut-hardlight.htm Honorible Death's Hard Light Tutorial] Slime on a sphincter.< > [http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107217 Digital Painting In PS #2 - ConceptArt.org Forums] Read it, at least twice.< > [http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/tag/how-to-draw-caricatures/ How To Draw Caricatures]< > [http://www.tutorialman.com/abstract_airbrushing_tutorial_tutorial.html Abstract Airbrushing Tutorial On TutorialMan.com]< >< > '''Watch Them Paint'''< > [http://www.carloscabrera.com.ar/tutorial.html Illustration Concept Art Tutorials - Carlos Cabrera] < >[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65614 Painting Tutorials polycount] A collection of videos< > [http://media.massiveblack.com/ Massive Black DVD]< > [http://sclipo.com/videos/view/transport-design-aerodeslizadores Transport Design: Aerodeslizadores - Video - Sclipo] Concepts a transport ship.< > [http://www.eatpoo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=176 A list of artists and their sites from the EatPoo forums] '''< >'''< >''' Normal Maps'''< > [http://www.hull-breach.com/Talon/temp/normalMapMiniTut.jpg normalMapMiniTut.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x4096 pixels)]< > [http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=485335 Hand Made Normal Maps]< >< > '''Seams'''< >[http://www.twisted-strand.com/ut_tutorials/text_tut/index2.html Texturing Tutorial, by SweetnutZ]

== More Information ==
* [[Category:TextureTechnique]] = Texturing techniques commonly used in game development.
* [[Category:ConceptFundamentals]] = The basics of concept drawing and painting.
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65614 Painting Tutorials] thread on the Polycount forum = Links to more painting tutorials.
* [[CharacterSculpting]] and [[EnvironmentSculpting]] = Information and tutorials about 3D sculpting.
* [[Category:Reference]] = Reference imagery: photos, concept art, texture sites, etc.

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[[Category:TextureTechnique]]

Category:Animation

2010-06-26T16:26:21Z

MarkDVig:

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* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

= [[Category:Animation]] =
Articles about animation for games.

== Animation Theory ==
* [http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair Cartoon Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 28 Principles of Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Stanchfield Walt Stanchfield]
* [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter John Lasseter]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html Acting and Animation] by [http://www.doronmeir.com Doron A. Meir]
* [http://www.guerrillacg.org/home/3d-rigging/the-rotation-problem Dealing with gimbal lock] by [http://www.guerrillacg.org/presenters/andrew-silke Andrew Silke]
* [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/how-to-train-animator-by-walt-disney.html Letters of Note - How to Train an Animator] by Walt Disney

== Animation Tutorials ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/pose_animation/pose1.php Pose to Pose Pop-Through Animation] by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml The Walk Cycle] tutorial by [http://www.angryanimator.com Dermot O’ Connor]
* [http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm Animation tutorials] by [http://www.anticz.com Mike Brown] (theory, gimbal lock, rigging, walk cycles)
* [http://animationclinic.com/ The Animation Clinic: Animation Training for the Masses] ($) by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://spungella.blogspot.com/2008/06/animation-links-tools-tutorials-and.html Spungella] Many tutorials and links, great resource for Portfolio Tips, Animation Resources, and Rigs
* [http://andres.aniguild.com/animation_resources.htm Great Links at AndyToons] More links, Tutorials, Interviews with Great Animators etc.gathered by [http://andres.aniguild.com/email.htm Andres G. Lazaro]
* [http://www.angryanimator.com/word/test/ The Angry Animator] Bouncing Ball, Walk Cycle, and Lip Sync Tutorials by Dermot O' Conner
* [http://animationbuffet.blogspot.com/2008/03/norman.html Manipulating Rigs] at Animation Buffet (norman rig but can be applied to any rig) by Nair Archawattana
* [http://www.jasonryananimation.com/ Jason Ryan Animation]
* [http://www.traptcg.com/ TraptCG - animation tutorials as well as others.]

== Animation Reference ==
* [http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Bio Motion Lab] - A rotateable walk cycle with different parameters (male female, happy sad, heavy light)
* [http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html ARTnatomy] Artist friendly facial antomy (start on level 2). A flash based web application that allows you to sort and isolate with opacity between the muscles, skin and skull.
* [http://www.posemaniacs.com/ Posemaniacs] - Essential for capturing the essence of a character in a short span of time
* [http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html The Facial Expression Repertoire] by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

== Rigging ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/face_rig/face_rig.php Facial Rigging Tutorial] by [http://www.aldenfilion.com/ Alden Filion]. Rigging up a control board with the help of a script.
* [http://www.viefex.com/view_tutorial.php?viewkey=066b82ab86dff8a46af6&page=1&viewtype=&category=3 Facial Control Board Tutorial] by [http://www.jessesandifer.com/ Jesse Sandifer]. A video tutorial that outlines the same method but walks you through it manually, good info to know.
* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68446 Wrinkle Map Wiring in 3dsMax] by [http://vigville.com/ Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021761#post1021761 3ds Max - Cloth Sim to Bones] by [http://www.vigville.com Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-001.php Multi Layer Cloth Basics] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-002.php Creating Collision Meshes Using Conform Wrap] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-003.php Using Cloth to Simulate Chains] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hippydrome.com/ Articulation] by [http://www.hippydrome.com/ Tenner Jones] Character Technical Director at Pixar
* [http://www.rigging101.com/ Rigging 101] by [http://www.javiersolsona.com/ Javier Solsona] Maya rigging tutorials and resources
* [http://www.anzovin.com/products/tsm2maya.html The Setup Machine] Maya rigging made simple

== Motion Capture ==
Sources for free motion capture (mocap).

* http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/ ([http://sites.google.com/a/cgspeed.com/cgspeed/motion-capture/3dsmax-friendly-release-of-cmu-motion-database bvh format for 3ds Max here])
* http://stockmoves.e-motek.com/
* http://www.mocapdata.com/
* http://freemotionfiles.blogspot.com/

== Blogs, Podcasts, Etc. ==
* http://www.navone.org/blogger/ Victor Navone's blog (The alien song guy who works for Pixar now)
* http://animationpodcast.com/ Animation Pod Cast
* [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/ Speaking of Animation] - Podcasts with Industry Professionals on current releases by [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/about/ Ben Willis, Adam Strick, Jacob Gardner, Stephen Melagrano]
* [http://www.carlosbaena.com Carlos Baena's Blog]
* [http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/ The Yelling Rocket]

== Must Read Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ The Illusion of Life] by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com The Animator's Survival Kit] by [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html Richard Williams]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961 Drawn to Life] by Walt Stanchfield
* [http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Workbook-Step-Step-Techniques/dp/0823002292/ The Animators Workbook] by Tony White
* [http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0471789208/ Stop Staring] by Jason Osipa
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0240810767/ Directing the Story] by Francis Glebas
* [http://www.anamie.com/anamie_home.html Anamie - simplified Drawing/planning animation] by
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0811850161/ Draw the Looney Toons] by Dan Romanelli

< >

* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

Category:Animation

2010-06-26T15:38:46Z

MarkDVig:

__NOTOC__
* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

= [[Category:Animation]] =
Articles about animation for games.

== Animation Theory ==
* [http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair Cartoon Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 28 Principles of Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Stanchfield Walt Stanchfield]
* [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter John Lasseter]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html Acting and Animation] by [http://www.doronmeir.com Doron A. Meir]
* [http://www.guerrillacg.org/home/3d-rigging/the-rotation-problem Dealing with gimbal lock] by [http://www.guerrillacg.org/presenters/andrew-silke Andrew Silke]
* [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/how-to-train-animator-by-walt-disney.html Letters of Note - How to Train an Animator] by Walt Disney

== Animation Tutorials ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/pose_animation/pose1.php Pose to Pose Pop-Through Animation] by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml The Walk Cycle] tutorial by [http://www.angryanimator.com Dermot O’ Connor]
* [http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm Animation tutorials] by [http://www.anticz.com Mike Brown] (theory, gimbal lock, rigging, walk cycles)
* [http://animationclinic.com/ The Animation Clinic: Animation Training for the Masses] ($) by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://spungella.blogspot.com/2008/06/animation-links-tools-tutorials-and.html Spungella] Many tutorials and links, great resource for Portfolio Tips, Animation Resources, and Rigs
* [http://andres.aniguild.com/animation_resources.htm Great Links at AndyToons] More links, Tutorials, Interviews with Great Animators etc.gathered by [http://andres.aniguild.com/email.htm Andres G. Lazaro]
* [http://www.angryanimator.com/word/test/ The Angry Animator] Bouncing Ball, Walk Cycle, and Lip Sync Tutorials by Dermot O' Conner
* [http://animationbuffet.blogspot.com/2008/03/norman.html Manipulating Rigs] at Animation Buffet (norman rig but can be applied to any rig) by Nair Archawattana
* [http://www.jasonryananimation.com/ Jason Ryan Animation]
* [http://www.traptcg.com/ TraptCG - animation tutorials as well as others.]

== Animation Reference ==
* [http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Bio Motion Lab] - A rotateable walk cycle with different parameters (male female, happy sad, heavy light)
* [http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html ARTnatomy] Artist friendly facial antomy (start on level 2). A flash based web application that allows you to sort and isolate with opacity between the muscles, skin and skull.
* [http://www.posemaniacs.com/ Posemaniacs] - Essential for capturing the essence of a character in a short span of time
* [http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html The Facial Expression Repertoire] by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

== Rigging ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/face_rig/face_rig.php Facial Rigging Tutorial] by [http://www.aldenfilion.com/ Alden Filion]. Rigging up a control board with the help of a script.
* [http://www.viefex.com/view_tutorial.php?viewkey=066b82ab86dff8a46af6&page=1&viewtype=&category=3 Facial Control Board Tutorial] by [http://www.jessesandifer.com/ Jesse Sandifer]. A video tutorial that outlines the same method but walks you through it manually, good info to know.
* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68446 Wrinkle Map Wiring in 3dsMax] by [http://vigville.com/ Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021761#post1021761 3ds Max - Cloth Sim to Bones] by [http://www.vigville.com Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-001.php Multi Layer Cloth Basics] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-002.php Creating Collision Meshes Using Conform Wrap] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-003.php Using Cloth to Simulate Chains] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hippydrome.com/ Articulation] by [http://www.hippydrome.com/ Tenner Jones] Character Technical Director at Pixar

== Motion Capture ==
Sources for free motion capture (mocap).

* http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/ ([http://sites.google.com/a/cgspeed.com/cgspeed/motion-capture/3dsmax-friendly-release-of-cmu-motion-database bvh format for 3ds Max here])
* http://stockmoves.e-motek.com/
* http://www.mocapdata.com/
* http://freemotionfiles.blogspot.com/

== Blogs, Podcasts, Etc. ==
* http://www.navone.org/blogger/ Victor Navone's blog (The alien song guy who works for Pixar now)
* http://animationpodcast.com/ Animation Pod Cast
* [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/ Speaking of Animation] - Podcasts with Industry Professionals on current releases by [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/about/ Ben Willis, Adam Strick, Jacob Gardner, Stephen Melagrano]
* [http://www.carlosbaena.com Carlos Baena's Blog]
* [http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/ The Yelling Rocket]

== Must Read Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ The Illusion of Life] by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com The Animator's Survival Kit] by [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html Richard Williams]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961 Drawn to Life] by Walt Stanchfield
* [http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Workbook-Step-Step-Techniques/dp/0823002292/ The Animators Workbook] by Tony White
* [http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0471789208/ Stop Staring] by Jason Osipa
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0240810767/ Directing the Story] by Francis Glebas
* [http://www.anamie.com/anamie_home.html Anamie - simplified Drawing/planning animation] by
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0811850161/ Draw the Looney Toons] by Dan Romanelli

< >

* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

Category:Animation

2010-06-26T14:51:14Z

MarkDVig:

__NOTOC__
* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

= [[Category:Animation]] =
Articles about animation for games.

== Animation Theory ==
* [http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair Cartoon Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 28 Principles of Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Stanchfield Walt Stanchfield]
* [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter John Lasseter]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html Acting and Animation] by [http://www.doronmeir.com Doron A. Meir]
* [http://www.guerrillacg.org/home/3d-rigging/the-rotation-problem Dealing with gimbal lock] by [http://www.guerrillacg.org/presenters/andrew-silke Andrew Silke]
* [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/how-to-train-animator-by-walt-disney.html Letters of Note - How to Train an Animator] by Walt Disney

== Animation Tutorials ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/pose_animation/pose1.php Pose to Pose Pop-Through Animation] by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml The Walk Cycle] tutorial by [http://www.angryanimator.com Dermot O’ Connor]
* [http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm Animation tutorials] by [http://www.anticz.com Mike Brown] (theory, gimbal lock, rigging, walk cycles)
* [http://animationclinic.com/ The Animation Clinic: Animation Training for the Masses] ($) by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://spungella.blogspot.com/2008/06/animation-links-tools-tutorials-and.html Spungella] Many tutorials and links, great resource for Portfolio Tips, Animation Resources, and Rigs
* [http://andres.aniguild.com/animation_resources.htm Great Links at AndyToons] More links, Tutorials, Interviews with Great Animators etc.gathered by [http://andres.aniguild.com/email.htm Andres G. Lazaro]
* [http://www.angryanimator.com/word/test/ The Angry Animator] Bouncing Ball, Walk Cycle, and Lip Sync Tutorials by Dermot O' Conner
* [http://animationbuffet.blogspot.com/2008/03/norman.html Manipulating Rigs] at Animation Buffet (norman rig but can be applied to any rig) by Nair Archawattana
* [http://www.jasonryananimation.com/ Jason Ryan Animation]
* [http://www.traptcg.com/ TraptCG - animation tutorials as well as others.]

== Animation Reference ==
* [http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Bio Motion Lab] - A rotateable walk cycle with different parameters (male female, happy sad, heavy light)
* [http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html ARTnatomy] Artist friendly facial antomy (start on level 2). A flash based web application that allows you to sort and isolate with opacity between the muscles, skin and skull.
* [http://www.posemaniacs.com/ Posemaniacs] - Essential for capturing the essence of a character in a short span of time
* [http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html The Facial Expression Repertoire] by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

== Rigging ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/face_rig/face_rig.php Facial Rigging Tutorial] by [http://www.aldenfilion.com/ Alden Filion]. Rigging up a control board with the help of a script.
* [http://www.viefex.com/view_tutorial.php?viewkey=066b82ab86dff8a46af6&page=1&viewtype=&category=3 Facial Control Board Tutorial] by [http://www.jessesandifer.com/ Jesse Sandifer]. A video tutorial that outlines the same method but walks you through it manually, good info to know.
* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68446 Wrinkle Map Wiring in 3dsMax] by [http://vigville.com/ Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021761#post1021761 3ds Max - Cloth Sim to Bones] by [http://www.vigville.com Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-001.php Multi Layer Cloth Basics] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-002.php Creating Collision Meshes Using Conform Wrap] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
* [http://www.hyperent.com/Hyp-Tutorial-Cloth-003.php Using Cloth to Simulate Chains] by [http://www.hyperent.com/ Paul Hormis]
*

== Motion Capture ==
Sources for free motion capture (mocap).

* http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/ ([http://sites.google.com/a/cgspeed.com/cgspeed/motion-capture/3dsmax-friendly-release-of-cmu-motion-database bvh format for 3ds Max here])
* http://stockmoves.e-motek.com/
* http://www.mocapdata.com/
* http://freemotionfiles.blogspot.com/

== Blogs, Podcasts, Etc. ==
* http://www.navone.org/blogger/ Victor Navone's blog (The alien song guy who works for Pixar now)
* http://animationpodcast.com/ Animation Pod Cast
* [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/ Speaking of Animation] - Podcasts with Industry Professionals on current releases by [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/about/ Ben Willis, Adam Strick, Jacob Gardner, Stephen Melagrano]
* [http://www.carlosbaena.com Carlos Baena's Blog]
* [http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/ The Yelling Rocket]

== Must Read Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ The Illusion of Life] by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com The Animator's Survival Kit] by [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html Richard Williams]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961 Drawn to Life] by Walt Stanchfield
* [http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Workbook-Step-Step-Techniques/dp/0823002292/ The Animators Workbook] by Tony White
* [http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0471789208/ Stop Staring] by Jason Osipa
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0240810767/ Directing the Story] by Francis Glebas
* [http://www.anamie.com/anamie_home.html Anamie - simplified Drawing/planning animation] by
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0811850161/ Draw the Looney Toons] by Dan Romanelli

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Category:Animation

2010-06-26T14:39:16Z

MarkDVig:

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* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

= [[Category:Animation]] =
Articles about animation for games.

== Animation Theory ==
* [http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair Cartoon Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 28 Principles of Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Stanchfield Walt Stanchfield]
* [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter John Lasseter]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html Acting and Animation] by [http://www.doronmeir.com Doron A. Meir]
* [http://www.guerrillacg.org/home/3d-rigging/the-rotation-problem Dealing with gimbal lock] by [http://www.guerrillacg.org/presenters/andrew-silke Andrew Silke]
* [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/how-to-train-animator-by-walt-disney.html Letters of Note - How to Train an Animator] by Walt Disney

== Animation Tutorials ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/pose_animation/pose1.php Pose to Pose Pop-Through Animation] by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml The Walk Cycle] tutorial by [http://www.angryanimator.com Dermot O’ Connor]
* [http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm Animation tutorials] by [http://www.anticz.com Mike Brown] (theory, gimbal lock, rigging, walk cycles)
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021761#post1021761 3ds Max - Cloth Sim to Bones] by [http://www.vigville.com Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://animationclinic.com/ The Animation Clinic: Animation Training for the Masses] ($) by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://spungella.blogspot.com/2008/06/animation-links-tools-tutorials-and.html Spungella] Many tutorials and links, great resource for Portfolio Tips, Animation Resources, and Rigs
* [http://andres.aniguild.com/animation_resources.htm Great Links at AndyToons] More links, Tutorials, Interviews with Great Animators etc.gathered by [http://andres.aniguild.com/email.htm Andres G. Lazaro]
* [http://www.angryanimator.com/word/test/ The Angry Animator] Bouncing Ball, Walk Cycle, and Lip Sync Tutorials by Dermot O' Conner
* [http://animationbuffet.blogspot.com/2008/03/norman.html Manipulating Rigs] at Animation Buffet (norman rig but can be applied to any rig) by Nair Archawattana
* [http://www.jasonryananimation.com/ Jason Ryan Animation]
* [http://www.traptcg.com/ TraptCG - animation tutorials as well as others.]
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/face_rig/face_rig.php Facial Rigging Tutorial] by [http://www.aldenfilion.com/ Alden Filion]. Rigging up a control board with the help of a script.
* [http://www.viefex.com/view_tutorial.php?viewkey=066b82ab86dff8a46af6&page=1&viewtype=&category=3 Facial Rigging Tutorial] by [http://www.jessesandifer.com/ Jesse Sandifer]. A video tutorial that outlines the same method but walks you through it manually, good info to know.
* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68446 Wire Up Wrinkle Maps in Max] by [http://vigville.com/ Mark "Vig" Dygert]

== Animation Reference ==
* [http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Bio Motion Lab] - A rotateable walk cycle with different parameters (male female, happy sad, heavy light)
* [http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html ARTnatomy] Artist friendly facial antomy (start on level 2). A flash based web application that allows you to sort and isolate with opacity between the muscles, skin and skull.
* [http://www.posemaniacs.com/ Posemaniacs] - Essential for capturing the essence of a character in a short span of time
* [http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html The Facial Expression Repertoire] by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

== Motion Capture ==
Sources for free motion capture (mocap).

* http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/ ([http://sites.google.com/a/cgspeed.com/cgspeed/motion-capture/3dsmax-friendly-release-of-cmu-motion-database bvh format for 3ds Max here])
* http://stockmoves.e-motek.com/
* http://www.mocapdata.com/
* http://freemotionfiles.blogspot.com/

== Blogs, Podcasts, Etc. ==
* http://www.navone.org/blogger/ Victor Navone's blog (The alien song guy who works for Pixar now)
* http://animationpodcast.com/ Animation Pod Cast
* [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/ Speaking of Animation] - Podcasts with Industry Professionals on current releases by [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/about/ Ben Willis, Adam Strick, Jacob Gardner, Stephen Melagrano]
* [http://www.carlosbaena.com Carlos Baena's Blog]
* [http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/ The Yelling Rocket]

== Must Read Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ The Illusion of Life] by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com The Animator's Survival Kit] by [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html Richard Williams]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961 Drawn to Life] by Walt Stanchfield
* [http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Workbook-Step-Step-Techniques/dp/0823002292/ The Animators Workbook] by Tony White
* [http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0471789208/ Stop Staring] by Jason Osipa
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0240810767/ Directing the Story] by Francis Glebas
* [http://www.anamie.com/anamie_home.html Anamie - simplified Drawing/planning animation] by
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0811850161/ Draw the Looney Toons] by Dan Romanelli

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* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

Category:Animation

2010-06-26T14:21:06Z

MarkDVig:

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* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

= [[Category:Animation]] =
Articles about animation for games.

== Animation Theory ==
* [http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair Cartoon Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 28 Principles of Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Stanchfield Walt Stanchfield]
* [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter John Lasseter]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html Acting and Animation] by [http://www.doronmeir.com Doron A. Meir]
* [http://www.guerrillacg.org/home/3d-rigging/the-rotation-problem Dealing with gimbal lock] by [http://www.guerrillacg.org/presenters/andrew-silke Andrew Silke]
* [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/how-to-train-animator-by-walt-disney.html Letters of Note - How to Train an Animator] by Walt Disney

== Animation Tutorials ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/pose_animation/pose1.php Pose to Pose Pop-Through Animation] by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml The Walk Cycle] tutorial by [http://www.angryanimator.com Dermot O’ Connor]
* [http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm Animation tutorials] by [http://www.anticz.com Mike Brown] (theory, gimbal lock, rigging, walk cycles)
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021761#post1021761 3ds Max - Cloth Sim to Bones] by [http://www.vigville.com Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://animationclinic.com/ The Animation Clinic: Animation Training for the Masses] ($) by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://spungella.blogspot.com/2008/06/animation-links-tools-tutorials-and.html Spungella] Many tutorials and links, great resource for Portfolio Tips, Animation Resources, and Rigs
* [http://andres.aniguild.com/animation_resources.htm Great Links at AndyToons] More links, Tutorials, Interviews with Great Animators etc.gathered by [http://andres.aniguild.com/email.htm Andres G. Lazaro]
* [http://www.angryanimator.com/word/test/ The Angry Animator] Bouncing Ball, Walk Cycle, and Lip Sync Tutorials by Dermot O' Conner
* [http://animationbuffet.blogspot.com/2008/03/norman.html Manipulating Rigs] at Animation Buffet (norman rig but can be applied to any rig) by Nair Archawattana
* [http://www.jasonryananimation.com/ Jason Ryan Animation]
* [http://www.traptcg.com/ TraptCG - animation tutorials as well as others.]

== Animation Reference ==
* [http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Bio Motion Lab] - A rotateable walk cycle with different parameters (male female, happy sad, heavy light)
* [http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html ARTnatomy] Artist friendly facial antomy (start on level 2). A flash based web application that allows you to sort and isolate with opacity between the muscles, skin and skull.
* [http://www.posemaniacs.com/ Posemaniacs] - Essential for capturing the essence of a character in a short span of time
* [http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html The Facial Expression Repertoire] by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

== Motion Capture ==
Sources for free motion capture (mocap).

* http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/ ([http://sites.google.com/a/cgspeed.com/cgspeed/motion-capture/3dsmax-friendly-release-of-cmu-motion-database bvh format for 3ds Max here])
* http://stockmoves.e-motek.com/
* http://www.mocapdata.com/
* http://freemotionfiles.blogspot.com/

== Blogs, Podcasts, Etc. ==
* http://www.navone.org/blogger/ Victor Navone's blog (The alien song guy who works for Pixar now)
* http://animationpodcast.com/ Animation Pod Cast
* [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/ Speaking of Animation] - Podcasts with Industry Professionals on current releases by [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/about/ Ben Willis, Adam Strick, Jacob Gardner, Stephen Melagrano]
* [http://www.carlosbaena.com Carlos Baena's Blog]
* [http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/ The Yelling Rocket]

== Must Read Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ The Illusion of Life] by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com The Animator's Survival Kit] by [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html Richard Williams]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961 Drawn to Life] by Walt Stanchfield
* [http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Workbook-Step-Step-Techniques/dp/0823002292/ The Animators Workbook] by Tony White
* [http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0471789208/ Stop Staring] by Jason Osipa
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0240810767/ Directing the Story] by Francis Glebas
* [http://www.anamie.com/anamie_home.html Anamie - simplified Drawing/planning animation] by
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0811850161/ Draw the Looney Toons] by Dan Romanelli

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* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

Category:Animation

2010-06-26T14:19:32Z

MarkDVig:

__NOTOC__
* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Primer]] > [[Category:Animation]]

= [[Category:Animation]] =
Articles about animation for games.

== Animation Theory ==
* [http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair Cartoon Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html 28 Principles of Animation] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Stanchfield Walt Stanchfield]
* [http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter John Lasseter]
* [http://www.animationarena.com/acting-and-animation.html Acting and Animation] by [http://www.doronmeir.com Doron A. Meir]
* [http://www.guerrillacg.org/home/3d-rigging/the-rotation-problem Dealing with gimbal lock] by [http://www.guerrillacg.org/presenters/andrew-silke Andrew Silke]
* [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/06/how-to-train-animator-by-walt-disney.html Letters of Note - How to Train an Animator] by Walt Disney

== Animation Tutorials ==
* [http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/pose_animation/pose1.php Pose to Pose Pop-Through Animation] by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml The Walk Cycle] tutorial by [http://www.angryanimator.com Dermot O’ Connor]
* [http://www.anticz.com/learn.htm Animation tutorials] by [http://www.anticz.com Mike Brown] (theory, gimbal lock, rigging, walk cycles)
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021761#post1021761 3ds Max - Cloth Sim to Bones] by [http://www.vigville.com Mark "Vig" Dygert]
* [http://animationclinic.com/ The Animation Clinic: Animation Training for the Masses] ($) by [http://keithlango.com Keith Lango]
* [http://spungella.blogspot.com/2008/06/animation-links-tools-tutorials-and.html Spungella] Many tutorials and links, great resource for Portfolio Tips, Animation Resources, and Rigs
* [http://andres.aniguild.com/animation_resources.htm Great Links at AndyToons] More links, Tutorials, Interviews with Great Animators etc.gathered by [http://andres.aniguild.com/email.htm Andres G. Lazaro]
* [http://www.angryanimator.com/word/test/ The Angry Animator] Bouncing Ball, Walk Cycle, and Lip Sync Tutorials by Dermot O' Conner
* [http://animationbuffet.blogspot.com/2008/03/norman.html Manipulating Rigs] at Animation Buffet (norman rig but can be applied to any rig) by Nair Archawattana
* [http://www.jasonryananimation.com/ Jason Ryan Animation]
* [http://www.traptcg.com/ TraptCG - animation tutorials as well as others.]

== Animation Reference ==
* [http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html Bio Motion Lab] - A rotateable walk cycle with different parameters (male female, happy sad, heavy light)
* [http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html ARTnatomy] A flash based web application that allows you to sort with opacity between the skin, muscles and skull. Artist friendly facial antomy (start on level 2).
* [http://www.posemaniacs.com/ Posemaniacs] - Essential for capturing the essence of a character in a short span of time
* [http://research.animationsinstitut.de/45.0.html The Facial Expression Repertoire] by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

== Motion Capture ==
Sources for free motion capture (mocap).

* http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/ ([http://sites.google.com/a/cgspeed.com/cgspeed/motion-capture/3dsmax-friendly-release-of-cmu-motion-database bvh format for 3ds Max here])
* http://stockmoves.e-motek.com/
* http://www.mocapdata.com/
* http://freemotionfiles.blogspot.com/

== Blogs, Podcasts, Etc. ==
* http://www.navone.org/blogger/ Victor Navone's blog (The alien song guy who works for Pixar now)
* http://animationpodcast.com/ Animation Pod Cast
* [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/ Speaking of Animation] - Podcasts with Industry Professionals on current releases by [http://www.speakingofanimation.com/about/ Ben Willis, Adam Strick, Jacob Gardner, Stephen Melagrano]
* [http://www.carlosbaena.com Carlos Baena's Blog]
* [http://theyellingrocket.blogspot.com/ The Yelling Rocket]

== Must Read Books ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ The Illusion of Life] by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
* [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com The Animator's Survival Kit] by [http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/biography.html Richard Williams]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961 Drawn to Life] by Walt Stanchfield
* [http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Workbook-Step-Step-Techniques/dp/0823002292/ The Animators Workbook] by Tony White
* [http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Staring-Facial-Modeling-Animation/dp/0471789208/ Stop Staring] by Jason Osipa
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0240810767/ Directing the Story] by Francis Glebas
* [http://www.anamie.com/anamie_home.html Anamie - simplified Drawing/planning animation] by
* [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0811850161/ Draw the Looney Toons] by Dan Romanelli

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