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“I've watched Alex Alvarez's
training DVDs on Dynamics... and they are
amazing! I've learned so much from the lectures, they have
helped make me a better visual effects artist. I started
using Maya for effects animation when I joined Square USA
for the film "Final
Fantasy" about
4 years ago. I wish I had these DVDs then. Well, better
late than never. ”
- Andy Chen
Effects Animator
Dreamworks Feature Animation
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Wires and Wrinkles are curve
deformers, which are useful as both sculpting and effects tools.
While a wire can be used to reshape or animate a character’s
brow, they can also be used to create ripples, ocean swells
or burrowing creatures.
Jiggle deformers are unique in that they do not deform surfaces via direct user
manipulation. Their purpose is to create automated secondary shape animation
(inertia-driven follow through). For example, a character’s thighs can
exhibit the correct amount of wobble as he walks or a bird’s feathers can
react naturally to the flapping of its wings. In this lecture we also discuss
the pros and cons of Jiggle deformers vs Softbody dynamics.
Product Code: DEF03
Wire
Wrinkle
Clusters
Jiggle
Spline IK
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Blendshape
Smoothbind
Wrap
Softbodies |
 01:
Introduction
02: Wire
03: Wire Ripple
04: Curved Wires
05: Skinning Wires
06: Jiggle Overview
07: Jiggle Basics
08: Jiggle Examples
09: Credits
Click here to
view a sample clip from this DVD. Note that while this
clip is 640x480 the actual movie size is 720x480 with
higher quality compression. View the stills to the right
to see the actual resolution.
Alex is founder and director of The Gnomon Workshop
and of Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. Alex has been published
in industry magazines, websites, and books - plus he has taught courses
at several major trade conferences. His character animation projects
have appeared on many computer graphics websites, on the cover of the ‘Maya
Character Animation’ book published by New Riders, and his 'Zufuhr'
project was commissioned by Alias for their Siggraph stage presentations.
Alex is president of the Los Angeles Alias Users Group and sits on the
Advisory Board for Highend3D.com. Prior to Gnomon, Alex worked for Alias,
as a consultant and trainer for studios in the Los Angeles area. Alex
is an alumni of the Art Center College of Design and the University
of Pennsylvania.
For more of Alex's work, visit:
www.alexalvarez.com.
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