Iron Wings
Animation
You are just a human.. what will you do, if he swoops over...
This was the first ever animation of a quadruped creature. I am obsessed with dragons, they are definitely my favourite creatures! (Yes, I am aware that they are fictional!) I found a very intricate and detailed rig of this dragon (Wyvern) online and I was really excited to use it. While most creature shots showcase movement on ground, which I also wanted to show, I ended up focussing on flight more. I found this to be more exciting and more fun to animate.
This was also a project where I first used animation layers within Maya. This was an entirely new concept for me which took me a while to understand and use at this scale. The rig was also heavy and taxing on the system, making for an overall difficult experience. I had made several layers with animations in it. Such as:
1. Wings flapping
2. Wings flapping extreme
3. Banking left
4. Banking right
5. Smooth gliding side to side
6. Animating spikes on body and such to replicate wind (noise)
