Comments on Animation Tips & Tricks: Blinks in Animation

hi shawn, this post is really useful,thanks for al...

2009-10-06T20:41:48.728-07:00

hi shawn, this post is really useful,thanks for all your effort to explain such great tool for animation.

Thank you so much, the students at animation ment...

2009-09-25T10:28:34.486-07:00

Thank you so much,
the students at animation mentor are really fortunate that ,they have such a great mentors,
i'm really feel special that i can communicate with you!!
Thanks ..

Mahesh

Hi, Cloud, Thanks for the suggestion! Each one of...

2009-09-23T09:13:09.068-07:00

Hi, Cloud,

Thanks for the suggestion! Each one of the techniques you mentioned is a powerful tool in an animator’s arsenal. There is nothing wrong with studying them together but you may be overwhelmed by learning all the possibilities of each tool at the same time. Even if you study them together you should know the power of each single control! Try showing a change in a character’s thought process using only blinks. Then try doing the same using just eye darts or eye brows. Once you learn the power of each individual control you can put them together and become an animation ninja!

Animation Mentor Staff

Great revival post ....always reading your posts a...

2009-09-13T08:54:34.640-07:00

Great revival post ....always reading your posts as if you might have added something new and on reading again & again ,every time I'm getting a clear picture of it. Thanks .!

Hey ...i'm studying all two volumes of tips and tr...

2009-09-11T07:07:02.962-07:00

Hey ...i'm studying all two volumes of tips and tricks , and i think its 5th article in first volume,
its really helpful, when i was studying it, at the end i felt that , you have taught blinks , then why not study eye brows,eye darts and blinks together?

what do you think ?

thanks a ot Shawn, I had already read that article...

2009-09-11T06:59:19.836-07:00

thanks a ot Shawn, I had already read that article but it's always great to fresh up on those ideas. One good exercice I would recomend to everyone reading this is to just do some head turns, test some blinking ideas, even get a close up on the eyes and work them out, no need to start a complete new performance, just load the rig and test some ideas, then toss the file away, just to learn it and apply it later.

but I blink so often... :( in real life... and I'm...

2009-09-11T02:36:00.558-07:00

but I blink so often... :( in real life... and I'm not an alien, honestly. and many times I don't really need a reason to blink... like now, I'm typing this and I'm blinking (yeah, I understand that sometimes reality and cinematography are not following the same goals...)

I always enjoy your posts Shawn,I love the random ...

2009-09-10T23:22:23.624-07:00

I always enjoy your posts Shawn,I love the random tangents you spin off on, it shows the amount of detail a good animator is always processing, keep 'em coming. When are you gonna host another Webinar? Those are always fun.