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General Category => General Anim8or Forum => Topic started by: conqueran on April 23, 2008, 11:45:05 am

Title: Want to animate dragon wings, how?
Post by: conqueran on April 23, 2008, 11:45:05 am

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Hi forum. I want to animate a dragon shape that I created. I want to make it so the wings are flapping like a bird.

The dragon looks like this..

(http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3797/image2ol8.png)

I think what I need to do is split the dragon into parts or something like that. I don't quite get it. Can't I just make the skeleton inside the shape and assign certain parts to each bone.. How does it work, I'm a bit new to this.

-Brian

Title: Re: Want to animate dragon wings, how?
Post by: mcheccyb on April 23, 2008, 01:34:41 pm

i suggest you use weight paininting, that is what you said. adding a skeleton inside and painting on which parts of the object is affected by the bones.

I suggest you look at the manual to find out how.

Title: Re: Want to animate dragon wings, how?
Post by: hihosilver on April 23, 2008, 07:58:44 pm

There are two painted weight tutorials on this site.  One in the beginners section and one in the intermediate section.  I advise you check them both out. (http://www.mp3d.info/Anim8ortutorials/index.html)