Comments on: Chicken head ik! http://jasonschleifer.com/2008/11/24/chicken-head-ik/ Animation, Rigging, and a whole lotta talkin. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cassidy http://jasonschleifer.com/2008/11/24/chicken-head-ik/comment-page-1/#comment-83 cassidy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:51:12 +0000 http://jasonschleifer.com/blog/?p=37#comment-83 Dude, I totally used this principle when I did that short about the pigeons back in '95! I noticed the same thing about the way pigeons moved their heads (and yes, a lot of different birds can do this, especially long-necked ones like snowy egrets.) So when it came time to rig the character, I rigged the head entirely in IK with a spline-based neck. Saved me a heck of a lot of trouble! Dude, I totally used this principle when I did that short about the pigeons back in ’95!

I noticed the same thing about the way pigeons moved their heads (and yes, a lot of different birds can do this, especially long-necked ones like snowy egrets.) So when it came time to rig the character, I rigged the head entirely in IK with a spline-based neck. Saved me a heck of a lot of trouble!

]]> By: Andrew http://jasonschleifer.com/2008/11/24/chicken-head-ik/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Andrew Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:39:39 +0000 http://jasonschleifer.com/blog/?p=37#comment-65 It is really neat. Pigeons are similar. I was filming a squirrel when a pigeon walked past camera. When I watched it frame by frame, the pigeons head was locked in world space as its body moved. It is really neat. Pigeons are similar. I was filming a squirrel when a pigeon walked past camera. When I watched it frame by frame, the pigeons head was locked in world space as its body moved.

]]> By: Ollie http://jasonschleifer.com/2008/11/24/chicken-head-ik/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Ollie Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:57:02 +0000 http://jasonschleifer.com/blog/?p=37#comment-63 Haha, that is SOOO cool !! I´m gonna think "Oh look, an IK-chicken" in the future. But like you said, takes a 3d-dude to get it Haha, that is SOOO cool !! I´m gonna think “Oh look, an IK-chicken” in the future. But like you said, takes a 3d-dude to get it

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