Website 2.0 & Quadruped Animation

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This is my triumphant return to doing stuff on the computer! Yay!

Recovery is slow from my eye surgery but when I first could deal with sitting at the computer, I jumped on the chance to start planning for projects and get together all that needs to be done. First, I decided to revamp my website. New graphics, new designs, new layouts, create minor adjustments and carry all of that across everything else.

Secondly, I decided to try my hand at quadruped animation. Easier said than done! Found it a trifle difficult to find a quadruped rig. I originally wanted to animate a cat, but couldn’t find any free ones. Settled for a 4-legged creature that reminded me of a cat. I figured that I could study a few cat videos and apply their physics, their movements, to the creature.

The whole process was interesting. It was a good challenge between keeping track of so many elements (four legs, hips, “shoulders,” head), remembering to apply weight and counterweight, adding in nuances in timing, making the tail believable, applying anticipation to the jump… You get the idea. There was a lot to keep track of. 
I am actually very content with what I achieved with this creature jumping. Not bad for a first time with a quadruped animated like this. 

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