It's a simple tutorial aimed at animation beginners, and covers runs, jumps and smear frames. We'll also need to do some attaches and parenting (for Monty's hat) basic lighting in Arnold and learn how to add motion blur to the final render.
We've already covered a basic run with Monty, and also a basic biped run with the Heavy rig. Beginner animators should start with a basic run.
Cartoony run and smear frame exit with Monty |
Assets - Monty
You'll need a copy of the free "Monty" rig, a green pea with legs, which you can read about here, and download for free from Highend3d.com.
Assets - UG Shares
You can also find Monty (as well as 100s of other rigs) in UG Shares.
Assets - Sound Effect
The sound effect used is "leaving the Frame (cartoon)". You can find it here at YouTube.
Cartoony Run and Exit with Monty - With Sound Effect
Assets - Cartoonland Set
You'll want to download a copy of the Cartoonland set (or another cartoony set) from Turbosquid, copy that to your scenes folder, and import that into your shot. You can also find a free hat at Turbosquid; just search for hats and look under "Lower Prices" to get the free stuff. You can also find Cartoonland in UG Shares in the Sets folder.Cartoonland set at Turbosquid |
To attach and un-attach Monty's hat, you will want to install the free Parent Master plugin. The Parent Master makes attaching and un-attaching objects in Maya much easier.
Lighting & Rendering
To see how to do a simple lighting setup in Arnold, read this blog post. Once you have lit the scene, you will need to Export a Render Sequence - here's how. Make sure to turn on Motion Blur in Arnold when you render.
Thumbnails
To get started, use the thumbnails above to plan your animation. Start at frame 1, then do the extreme positions at frame 3, 13, 15, 19, 25, 41, 43 and 45.
Monty Mad Scramble Run & Exit Tutorial
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