Moho (Anime Studio) Tutorials

Head turn using switch layers

There are many different ways to create head turns in Anime Studio. In this video, Chad and Jim demonstrate how to create a smooth head turn from front to left and then to right by using a Smart Bone dial.

Recorded By: Jim Mills
Narrated By: Chad Troftgruben

In the last part of our head turning series, we utilize smart bones, point animation and other techniques to create a detailed head turn. This includes movement for hair, ears, eyes, nose, mouth and other facial details.

Recorded By: Jim Mills
Narrated By: Chad Troftgruben

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

In Part 1 of this three part series, we take a mug shot of a character and rig his eyes for blinking. Not only can this animation be used for many things down the road, but it will allow us to create a convincing head turn in Part 3.

Recorded By: Jim Mills
Narrated By: Chad Troftgruben

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

In the second part of our advanced head turning tutorial series, we rig up a mouth capable of movements via a Smart Bone. Like the eyes in part 1, this will allow us to create a more polished head turn in our third part.

Recorded By: Jim Mills
Narrated By: Chad Troftgruben

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

In this tutorial, I will show you a mouth rig that allows you to break the plane of the head shape. Thanks to my friend Alexander Wilhelm for sharing his idea and developing it with me. We want to share it with you.

Anime Studio Ideas are shorter, more obscure how to videos about ideas I resolve while working as an animator. These ideas are pulled straight from projects I'm currently work on that I feel may help 1, quite possibly 2 people in the entire world, but I need to get them out of my head.

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This is part one of how to make South Park characters in Anime Studio. This really only covers the first part of making the head and rigging the mouths. It's very simple but setting up the mouths takes a little bit of time. The other parts I plan to make should go much faster than this one but we will see! I'm just making it up as I go!!

This one is less about shape staking, but shows a simpler eye setup.
I also discuss Ramon's Lost Layer tool, and Synthsin's mod of Fazek's meshinstance script (I didn't realise Fazek created this originally hence no mention on the video, but Synth's version is the one I use)

I touch on the very basic fundamentals of using Selgin's 'new improved head turn' technique as well.

for discussion and links - come to the forum post:
http://www.lostmarble.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=109342#109342

Let's make a walk cycle in Anime Studio!
Breaking down the rig - 0:49
Setting up contact positions - 4:05
Setting up passing positions - 8:50
Setting up up/ down - 14:05
Setting up arms - 17:00
Setting up arm and hip rotation - 19:15
Setting up head rotation - 28:35

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