The greatest question to have ever existed in the entire course of human history is... Why doesn't this guy have atleast a 200K sub count? Seriously, these literally are some quality videos! I'd kill to study under someone like him
great tutorial! just one question, isn't the wings supposed to go down slower as its pushing the air down and come up faster? but some people say it should go down faster and come up slower. I'm really confused. please help.
Old comment, but just in case anyone else is wondering: For realistic look, it's slower on the downstroke, faster on the upstroke (Just step through videos of large birds and count the frames. Real wings always go down slower, due to more air resistance on the downpush. The difference is also bigger, the larger the animal is) For a more cartoony or stylized look however, many animators do the timing the other way round, since that can look more crazy and dynamic. It's a valid choice, just be aware that it is not how real flying animals move.
this is awesome! any possibility to get a blender conversion for this? can't afford maya just yet, and the fbx file in the files comes out contorted in blender.
Great tutorial thanks! One question though, when you create the side2side anim layer, you rotate the main controller but even if it's still in FK, the head stay straight. I went back into the video and didn't saw you turning it to IK. How did you managed that? Thanks a lot
Loved this vid. But can i do this without moving keys here and there.Too many keys on timeslider gets me confused. What i do is i try to give offset from inbetweens/breakdowns instead of moving keys. Can this work like that? please....
Hi! im trying to animate the maya dragon as a model for a personal unity project of mine (im NOT trying to make money out of it or anything, im doing it just for fun) and i was wondering if this tutorial could help me with that?
@ 3:45 mark you have re-positioned him...... this is where everything goes wrong for me.... i'm using the same rig but it now has more controls in the spine, and some other minor differences, but when I start posing him it totally screws everything up...
I am getting completely different results at the end of the video. My side to side movement is a far different path than what you show. Maybe it's a version thing, but when you select all your controls on "flap" and create a new layer for side to side, your keys disappear? I'm missing something as when you select all controls and create a new layer, all keys are duplicated to the new layer and then you need to work with the duplicate keys in the new layer from the main control, but you have no keys....?
At 3:41 you cut the clip and never explained the specific change you made from the neck being upright to angled down. Are you rotating just the base neck control or are you adjusting all of them during that cut?
Omg some of the questions ppl ask in the comments is just silly. GOOGLE is your friend ppl you'll be amazed. Trust it you can find out how to do 98% anything you Google search or TH-cam. Also you can slow down video to .5x-.75 it plays in real time. In case you feel you missed something just tried it.
Does offsetting keys before your first frame negatively effect cycles? One time I made a tiger walk cycle and offset before first and the animation than I moved kinda just didn’t cycle
Hi Sir! I need your help. I did the same, exactly as you said but after I doubled the frames to 120 the first frame and the last frame are not the same. Means frame 1 and 120 are both different. Can you pls tell me why is that so? The flap is same but a single axis has been changed..... Pls help
How you add the head control global level value 10 in slide 2 slide. I can't add. My model whole body is rotating. Itz a good tutorial for a beginner. But u skip something. Please kindly replay.
th-cam.com/video/92YfiUoolrk/w-d-xo.html Dude I had same problem and was able to resolve it in like 30 secs using the 1st option youtube & google is your friend you can find and learn anything
Can you help me please for animate wings.... i didnt' found the controller, for me on this model it's a box controller on the wings, when i move up the wings controller, it not like on the video... the wings are not the same position, and also you controll the 2 wings in the same time, i canot do this !! thanks to help me !!
I had the same problem cause I have a newer version of Maya and textures wouldn't apply, in hypershade I just had to create new materials (blinn) for body/mouth/eyes/wing/etc, and reapply them, and it worked
Create your own Maya project file. Drag the dragon rig file and all the textures into the scene folder of the Maya project you've created. Make sure your textured button is on and they should load in.
Please why on earth did you make the tail so annoying there was no need to overcomplicate it hahaha I'm not sure if it's because I'm still learning and stuff like this comes with a learning curve but the way you animated the tail really got me close to punching my screen because I just couldn't follow
I had the same matter. You must set the project. And you need to check the reference of every material and texture and change for the reference that you have in your project. Also, you have to create a new material adding the contents of the texture in the folder of dragon v4. All this I noticed by myself yesterday :'(
I mocap retargeting, Can I add two different motion clips so that , leg part is assigned with one mocap and upper body is assigned by another different mocap..
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Thank you very much for all the great tutorials...
The greatest question to have ever existed in the entire course of human history is... Why doesn't this guy have atleast a 200K sub count? Seriously, these literally are some quality videos! I'd kill to study under someone like him
Thanks for your kind words, I do teach animation. You can find out more about it here www.how2animate.net/
This tutorial is amazing! It breaks down weight and the entire process so well, and the product comes out fantastic!
Sorry for the delay on part 2, it's coming soon!
Waiting eagerly for Part II. Love from India.
I really like this !!! I would recommend people to also study a bit of bird physics to know as to why he is rotating the dragon like that. cheers
The way this is animated is literally like an actual VFX monster, good job 👍
great tutorial! just one question, isn't the wings supposed to go down slower as its pushing the air down and come up faster? but some people say it should go down faster and come up slower. I'm really confused. please help.
Wings come down faster...
And up slower....
Old comment, but just in case anyone else is wondering: For realistic look, it's slower on the downstroke, faster on the upstroke (Just step through videos of large birds and count the frames. Real wings always go down slower, due to more air resistance on the downpush. The difference is also bigger, the larger the animal is)
For a more cartoony or stylized look however, many animators do the timing the other way round, since that can look more crazy and dynamic. It's a valid choice, just be aware that it is not how real flying animals move.
this is awesome! any possibility to get a blender conversion for this? can't afford maya just yet, and the fbx file in the files comes out contorted in blender.
Great tutorial thanks! One question though, when you create the side2side anim layer, you rotate the main controller but even if it's still in FK, the head stay straight. I went back into the video and didn't saw you turning it to IK. How did you managed that? Thanks a lot
U r a gem .. exceptional industry level training for free!!!!!!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this. Such a simple explanation for scary dragon.
Thanks!
Best thing on the internet.
Love your teaching❤
Thanks It helps me a lot, and also you have to do how the dragon dead.
Superb tutorial, James!!
Thanks for the excellent dragon Truong, I enjoyed animating him :)
I cant believe that this is for free...!!!!!
Loved this vid. But can i do this without moving keys here and there.Too many keys on timeslider gets me confused. What i do is i try to give offset from inbetweens/breakdowns instead of moving keys. Can this work like that? please....
Thanks man I had no idea that Maya had animation layers...mind blown
No worries, animation layers are great and you should give them a go
Hi! im trying to animate the maya dragon as a model for a personal unity project of mine (im NOT trying to make money out of it or anything, im doing it just for fun) and i was wondering if this tutorial could help me with that?
Here before this blows up in 12 years
tanx for tutorial
your awesome
i have question? how can i change ik/fk in animation layer?
Can you do the video explaining the landing dragon layered., amazing Video.
Thank you so much, I'm grateful for your tutorial. You deserve to get 1M subscribers 🙌🙌🙌
Thank you so much 😀
Wow this intro video looks awesome great job man
really is very good tutorial
you are helping people around the world. nice nice nice!
@ 3:45 mark you have re-positioned him...... this is where everything goes wrong for me.... i'm using the same rig but it now has more controls in the spine, and some other minor differences, but when I start posing him it totally screws everything up...
Yes, I'm stuck there too.. Looks like he has straighten his neck and made it lean.
How much do you charge for a 6.12 seconds dragon animation? We need one for a music video. By the way, amazing job, congratulations 😃
Awesome tutorial! Thank you!))) When will be the second part of the tutorial?))
You deserve more subscribers! great tutorial
Thanks :)
So i noticed you are animating it on 30 Fps , does it matter if i did it on 24 fps or same result?
Thanks and great channel sir
Shouldn't make too much difference, 30fs will just make it feel slightly smoother
I am getting completely different results at the end of the video. My side to side movement is a far different path than what you show. Maybe it's a version thing, but when you select all your controls on "flap" and create a new layer for side to side, your keys disappear? I'm missing something as when you select all controls and create a new layer, all keys are duplicated to the new layer and then you need to work with the duplicate keys in the new layer from the main control, but you have no keys....?
At 3:41 you cut the clip and never explained the specific change you made from the neck being upright to angled down. Are you rotating just the base neck control or are you adjusting all of them during that cut?
Great tutorial! Will definitely use this technique in my future animations :)
Thanks :)
Sir you have awsm skill...i want to learn some amazing anmation like this...thanks sir😘😘
Keep working hard and you will!
Omg some of the questions ppl ask in the comments is just silly. GOOGLE is your friend ppl you'll be amazed. Trust it you can find out how to do 98% anything you Google search or TH-cam.
Also you can slow down video to .5x-.75 it plays in real time. In case you feel you missed something just tried it.
Nice video ❤❤❤
That was so great where is the second part?
Thanks. On a break this week, so will be early next week
awesome!!
Does offsetting keys before your first frame negatively effect cycles? One time I made a tiger walk cycle and offset before first and the animation than I moved kinda just didn’t cycle
hi can you help me cause i want to move it forward but it is really hard
Wow. Thank you for this tutorial.
Thanks Alimayo
This tutorial is very helpful ❤️❤️❤️
It's really fantastic lesson, thank you so much!!!!
You're Welcome!
This was such a massive help Thank you so much!
You're welcome, glad you found it helpful
Hello, probably a silly question but how can it be a perfect loop if there’s a bunch of offsets?
when you use infinity offset doesn't matter@\
its really helpfull for improving my animation skills thank you brother
Glad to hear that:)
Please tutorial egale flying animation...
That's awesome
how easy is it to follow this tutorial but aimed towards games?
Thanks a lot Sir 👍😊
Beautiful ❤️
Hey how did you change the position of the head around 3.47? my rig won’t allow me to change it
nice
Incrivel cara incrivel ...........Awesome !!!!!!!
Thanks!
man you are awesome thanks
You're welcome!
Nice thanks
Thank you are special tô mee
This is sooooooo perfect!!!! Wow!!! 😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌
Hi Sir! I need your help. I did the same, exactly as you said but after I doubled the frames to 120 the first frame and the last frame are not the same. Means frame 1 and 120 are both different. Can you pls tell me why is that so? The flap is same but a single axis has been changed..... Pls help
Your really awesome sir.....
Thanks
At 3:42 +/- you have reposed the dragon?
yes and thats where things goes wrong.
How to render thia please explain
for be more clear... :
when i move shoulder controller, the wing doesnt move up...
How you add the head control global level value 10 in slide 2 slide. I can't add. My model whole body is rotating. Itz a good tutorial for a beginner. But u skip something. Please kindly replay.
please make Drogon fly with Aegon on him.
Why don't you use dope sheet?
I can't get the rig... not for sale anymore.. and alt link didn't work... :'(
Hello,
I would like to know why when I opened the scene the textures are not plug on the modeling thank you
th-cam.com/video/92YfiUoolrk/w-d-xo.html Dude I had same problem and was able to resolve it in like 30 secs using the 1st option youtube & google is your friend you can find and learn anything
Can you help me please for animate wings....
i didnt' found the controller, for me on this model it's a box controller on the wings, when i move up the wings controller, it not like on the video... the wings are not the same position, and also you controll the 2 wings in the same time, i canot do this !! thanks to help me !!
Hi, it's hard to tell what's gone wrong without looking at the file. You can email it to me at how2animateyt@gmail.com and i'll take a quick look.
please make drogon fly
I Don't know why but my textures dont want to load :\
I had the same problem cause I have a newer version of Maya and textures wouldn't apply, in hypershade I just had to create new materials (blinn) for body/mouth/eyes/wing/etc, and reapply them, and it worked
Create your own Maya project file. Drag the dragon rig file and all the textures into the scene folder of the Maya project you've created. Make sure your textured button is on and they should load in.
hope this helps truongcgartist.wordpress.com/2018/08/05/dont-see-texture-or-color-in-maya-viewport/
I love you
Where to get this rig from?
what is that app name say plese
Help, my Model of this Dragon ist only grey, how can I make it coloured?
Hope this helps truongcgartist.wordpress.com/2018/08/05/dont-see-texture-or-color-in-maya-viewport/
im unable to rotate the tail please help me
now its resolved thank you for helping me out
Please why on earth did you make the tail so annoying there was no need to overcomplicate it hahaha I'm not sure if it's because I'm still learning and stuff like this comes with a learning curve but the way you animated the tail really got me close to punching my screen because I just couldn't follow
0:01
When I import the rig it imports in maya without a texture.
Can anyone help with this? And what version of maya is being used in this video?
I had the same matter. You must set the project. And you need to check the reference of every material and texture and change for the reference that you have in your project. Also, you have to create a new material adding the contents of the texture in the folder of dragon v4. All this I noticed by myself yesterday :'(
Hope this helps truongcgartist.wordpress.com/2018/08/05/dont-see-texture-or-color-in-maya-viewport/
hello,the model link site seems broken,where can I get that rig
Hi, try this one gumroad.com/l/kkAJ
please sir the link is not working to upload the dragon
try this one gumroad.com/l/kkaj
Which version of maya did you used
2018 I think
My graph editor not working like that... what should I do ?
@@jhiliilu What's your graph editor doing differently?
When I cycle post and pre infinity my 1st n last frame doesn't match and gives a jerk feeling when I play repeatedly
Did you rotate the neck and chest controller at the beginning to straight the spine
how do I put a rar file in Maya???? When I download the model it says it is a rar file :((((
You need to download winRar and unpack the folders
@@How2Animate is it available for macs??
@@Naomi2002fox yes, for macs, just google it.
Sir the rig send me
Link is in the description
@@How2Animate They are asking for money, if you have it, send it sir
I mocap retargeting, Can I add two different motion clips so that , leg part is assigned with one mocap and upper body is assigned by another different mocap..