Assignment #5: Intermediate Poses

The fifth assignment was to work on developing poses. Sometimes Maya does not correctly key the character's pose when it is going from one pose to another. In order to get the desired results, you simply create a keyframe (or several keyframes) in between the two poses that you are working with. In this particular assignment, I wanted to continue developing the poses for my surfer character. Instead of using the SimpleMan character rig, I decided to use a more realistic rig (Stewart) supplied by the professor. I then started with the character paddling on the surfboard. From here I wanted to create the transition between the laying down position and the standing up position. So I created an intermediate pose to smooth out the characters movement to make it more desirable. I found it difficult to create a custom MEL script to Select All and Key All like we did in class. This is likely due to the fact that this rig is much more sophisticated than the SimpleMan rig covered in class. I intend to continue working on this character and create more surfing poses to include in my final project. Below are some screenshots of the animation process.

Pose #1: The character paddling on the surfboard

Pose #2: The intermediate pose where the character is lifting himself up on the board

Pose #3: The character standing up on the surfboard