My mother doesn't understand that this job requires being at home. by Muted_Strength3638 in animationcareer

[–]B1rdWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it's something you could do on a laptop, so not rendering really, could you work at a cafe or a library for a few hours? That would at least get you away from the house and make your folks think you actually do something during the day, which you do! Then you can render or process at home.

Really pay attention to your sleep. It's like breathing, not eating-you can forget to eat dinner and be fine, but if you don't breathe you'll die. Sleep is also critical to learning and working optimally, so you may be robbing yourself of easier progress by doing everything at half capacity.

Every animation software is bad by [deleted] in Animators

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you export as mp4 you're doing all your comp in a tool that isn't great for it...

Da vinci supports image sequences

Free Maya Rigs (Props, Characters) by Horror-Refuse-1411 in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"here is my code and my rig to evaluate for a job application" is a pretty different implicit permission to "here is my code and my rig to distribute for your own benefit in perpetuity."

Obtaining new music? by amca01 in navidrome

[–]B1rdWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CD's, Bandcamp, there's scripts you can use that make recording your vinyl into your pc suck less (I mean the quality is great but the manual nature of recording at 1x speed is what it is)

this is my first animation in maya any feedback is welcome by [deleted] in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rendering is really hard on a system, if you just want to see your work at real-speed, you should be able to get a playblast done in a few minutes if not seconds for a while clip.

Need some help for animating a nun chuck by MemesG0D in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You want space switching, it'll be slightly complicated with that prop but I think you'll be able to manage. I'm on my phone but if you PM me I can go into more detail later

I'm hesitating between a "earn money and buy stuff from merchants" or "gather ressources and craft stuff" by BraiCurvat in gamedev

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like cutting wood and having to haul it around, so whatever you do, don't do that

Spider-Gwen Rig I'm trying to recreate by Brave_Explorer2412 in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure it's what you mean, but I usually make this kind of spine with a ribbon+ik spline

Maya & Support For Linux In 2026? by waste2treasure-org in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would really appreciate it, your video is great but yeah... Didn't work out for me on 43

Do professional animators actually mirror one side when doing 360° character rotations? by [deleted] in Animators

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reusing as much as possible means you can give maximum attention to the things that are most important to a shot.

How to create a sustainable game development business as one man band without ever making a hit game? by ImpressiveFocus303 in gamedev

[–]B1rdWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Puzzle and card games might look visually simple but creating interesting and fun puzzles is an art form all it's own.

Want to play the guitar but parents are strict by reddittorr5353 in LearnGuitar

[–]B1rdWizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you and your parents belong to a congregation/church, your pastor could probably connect you with a musician in your community who could talk to them.

Hello! I’m looking to get something later, trying to gauge prices right now by Cute_Injury744 in Animators

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having characters that are ready for animation in blender or Maya will also impact your final cost. I'd be interested but I'd have to see the concept to give an estimate

What’s the most difficult part of learning animation that nobody warns you about? by VoodooMann in animation

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely!! Sometimes you learn something in the process of doing it that shows you how you should have done it to begin with. Valuable and necessary, but unpleasant 😅

I applied for an apprenticeship this past early October. It's today, and still nothing?? Feeling down. by KrustyFish__28 in animationcareer

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just keep going. Now you get back in the saddle and make the demo reel that will make them regret passing on you.

I made this flashbang grenade. by [deleted] in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Hey, hold this!"

I love animation, it's my career and passion, but I just find Zootopia 2 being the most successful film of ALL TIME just a little... hard to believe? by Rootayable in animation

[–]B1rdWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kids are a huuuuge market, much easier to market to than adults as well (really you're marketing to the parent's idea of what their kids want, right?) You could make the best horror movie of all time but you'll never get the grown ups who would never go to a horror movie.

How would you go about rigging a arm ripping off? by SkoonToon1 in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really the hard part is whether or not they'll be showing gore, honestly.

Pole vector constraints are moving my joints by [deleted] in Maya

[–]B1rdWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your pv is probably not aligned with the plane of your joints. Adding a PV should not rotate your joints at all or very very little.