Okay, so my character has these pop eyes on his head (see attached file below) and I need help.

I've got the two eyelids rotating around the eyeball, what I need is for the lids to be able to...

Okay, I've searched through various sites, and I've found an incredible amount of people having this very same problem, with no apparent solution. So I've come up with my own brilliant...

Okay, so I'm modeling in Nurbs, I've got a simple sphere for the body, and a simple cone for the arm. See attached image below.

I bring the arm close to the position on the body>pick the arm...

Thanks nem-I'll get back to you tomorrow on that-it's 2 in the morning here and I'm off to bed.

Good Night

I feel like the old man of this group at 34!

I've been in the animation business for 12 years now as a character animator for Disney (mostly commercials, [adverts in UK-speak], and the feature...

Okay - try this link

http://www.mayaassociation.fsbusiness.co.uk/p5.htm

it's a list of animation books, scroll down a bit and click on either;

Premier Press Inspired 3D Character Animation...

Hard to explain what I mean, but if a picture is worth a thousand words, go to this website for a picture of what I'm asking about:
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Any one know how to create Iconic Controllers, also known as Control Curves? They're outlines of Cubes or Shapes that surround certain areas of a character's body and are linked to animation...

Anyone know if it's possible to convert a curve, such as one drawn with the Pencil Curve tool, into an object so that it could be animated, etc???

Also, any thought on how, if possible, can a...

Thanks again for your help mtmckinley and nem (This is great, I'm in NYC getting advice from England and Mississippi)

Problem #1 - Turns out I wasn't careful in selecting my objects. Just because...