Raven

[grocs]

I have to agree with the posts about the animation... I saw those pictures of the rendered bird and they were freakin awesome... but when I saw the animation I was disapointed by the bad movement described by everyone here...

It looks like you didnt have a reference movie and maybe just watched birds... it does look very stiff... the main part for me that look ed very good was the head movement when the bird was "cleaning its beak" ( I guess thats what hes doing).

The birds also needs a spring like action to jump and fly then theres that slight drop due to not enough speed until it gain height and speed through flapping the wingies.

[twedzel]

I just wanted to double this up because I see the excellent potential displayed here (the bird particularly the rendered feathers are superb).... but the animation is the weakest element... and suffers from CG weightlessness. Think about how birds moves, the mechanics involved in a bird given their center of gravity and anatomy (go watch birds). Then get up and perch on whatever you can to get a vague idea of what that animal is really doing. Get into the birds skull. And then comunicate all of this too your audience.

[wopr]

yes, I agree....
rendering: beautiful
animation: too stiff / floaty

his body dosen't roll side to side at all!!
no deformations in his body either.
the timing needs to be "snappier", more birdlike.
watch the bird in "a bug's life" if you need a reference.

[user_deleted]

thats awsome man ..post a quicktime. love to see it .
Ever sense I got this old parrot by default( he's cranky and is missing a toe
I've had a good eye for birds and you're looks dead on from what i've seen.

[hypersim]

How did you model it? Is that solid geometry or have you used feather textures on the neck and head etc.?

Great model, well done

[kinitex]

Could you post a screenshot with just a wire frame so I can see how you rigged your bird. I am doing a project involving a bird at school and am just beginning to rig him. I would like to see how you went about it. Thanx in advance.

[pomme]

pretty good budy. I agree some of the previous said that there has no body roling. Also, i think that a bird's movement could be much more faster, I like those minor head rotating. since that's what i am talking about. but it may need alittle bit faster. In the middle of the animation, the bird turns after it lands. the turn need tobe turn faster. borrow some vidoes from libaray about birds. Just concentrade on how they turn. other than that, it is pretty amaze.

[f2k]

looks stunning, quite amazing. with a background in there you could probably pass it off as a nature photo you took.

Keep it up mate. hot stuff.

ps would like some crit to.

[ricedragonls96]

umm.. this post is 4 months old.

[f2k]

mmm so