Animate a Jump with "Monty"

 

In this Locomotion and Mechanics tutorial we show how to animate a jump with a simple character, using the marvellous "Monty" rig, free for download at HighEnd3D.com.  The idea is to get a basic jump working, that feels fluid and believable, with weight and balance. You can read more about the Monty rig and how to use it here.

Escape Studios Video Tutorial - Animate a Jump

As we move toward online delivery of all our classes, we are rapidly building our already substantial resources at our online Vimeo Tutorial Channel.

Escape Studios has tutorials on every conceivable aspect of character and creature animation, and much else besides, including modeling, texturing, rigging, UVs, Houdini, FX, and compositing in Nuke.

Today we're focusing on mechanics - specifically how to animate a character jumping. This is something that all our animation students will tackle in their first couple of weeks, as part of learning the fundamentals of locomotion. You can find the video playlist (which, like all our tutorials, is password-protected) here.