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Animate a T-Rex Dinosaur in Blender

Pierrick Picaut via YouTube

Overview

Learn to animate a T-Rex dinosaur in Blender with this comprehensive tutorial. Follow step-by-step instructions to create realistic dinosaur movements, from blocking base poses to adding final touches. Explore techniques for animating foot motion, torso rotation, head movements, and tail dynamics. Master the art of bringing prehistoric creatures to life using a free T-Rex rig. Dive into advanced concepts like flesh and fat simulation to enhance the overall animation quality. Gain insights from various references, including ostrich walks and Jurassic World scenes, to improve your dinosaur animation skills.

Syllabus

intro
Download the T-rex rig
Getting started
Some references
Blocking the base poses
Spline foot
Mirroring base foot motion
Foot roll
Polishing fingers
Extra details
Mirroring foot motion
Animating the torso
Torso rotation
Hips
Chest motion
Head motion
jaw
Tail
arm motion
finger animation
Flesh and fat
Shake it more!
final touch

Taught by

Pierrick Picaut

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