16th Sep2011
Capture16

Rigging the Basic Spine

In this post we are going to set up a basic spine for a character. In later posts we will make it have have the ability to...

16th Aug2011
Figure 6

Building 3 Joint Chains With Aim Constraints

In the previous post I talked about the proper setup for a three joint chain. In this lesson I will show a more precise way to create...

16th Jul2011
Illustration 1: a locators three axis of rotation

Demystifying the Aim Constraint

Out of all the constraints in Maya the aim constraint seems to give beginners the most headaches. This is most likely due to the fact that there...

17th Oct2010
keeperWraith

Keeper and The Wraith

Finished Principal animation on my short film! It is the story of The Keeper who takes care of ancient statues and the villain who wants to destroy...

09th Jun2010
Keeper

Offload Studios Newsletter Feature “The Keeper” by Bryan Bentley

This month’s feature Tactual: “The Keeper” by Bryan Bentley For the past two years Bryan Bentley has been a creature technical director at Industrial Light and Magic....

12th Oct2009
mayshoot

Hello world!

Welcome to my blog.  I know there are a ton of 3d blogs out there now a day and I figured I’d add my little bit of...

18th Aug2008
monkeyHippo

“Once Uppon a tYme”

This was my first short at Savannah College of Art and design. I had the privilege of working with some really top notch animators. All of them...