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First of all thank you Shawn for your answer to th...

2009-09-28T04:01:23.078-07:00

First of all thank you Shawn for your answer to this question. But can you please advice on how to animate some mythological character or alien characters having 8-10 heads or a pair of 20legs and arms. Its really get tricky to show what those arms and legs should be doing which are inactive while the characters are performing by another pair.

Thanks shawn, it was useful :) came for me at the ...

2009-09-24T01:15:35.980-07:00

Thanks shawn, it was useful :)
came for me at the right time :)

Great post shawn, having animated for a MMORPG I h...

2009-09-23T11:09:31.517-07:00

Great post shawn, having animated for a MMORPG I had some interesting physiology in the creatures as well. On top of all the advice shawn gives remember that any creatures try to use the least amount of energy to move.
For example I had a creature with a one forward and one backwards knee joint in each leg. I found that it looked best if I designated a major knee and minor knee and then only used both knees to their full potential in highly energetic movements such as a jump or run.