SKELETRON: Spine 2D Character Rigging & Animation Workshop

Service Description

🦴 SKELETRON: 2D Rigging & Animation Intensive 🎬 Bring a stylized monster character to life! In this mentorship workshop, you will rig and animate a custom cartoon mutant pigeon with massive Frankenstein-style arms. 🐦💪 Each live session focuses on in-depth reviews, live feedback, and the breakdown of your upcoming assignment. You will receive pre-recorded video tutorials to follow step-by-step on your own time, alongside complete project files. Live meetings are dedicated to reviewing your work, answering questions, and briefing the next task. 🔥 📋 WORKSHOP DETAILS: 🔹 Format: 6 live feedback & briefing sessions (1 hour each) ⏱️ 🔹 Dates: October 10 to November 14 📅 🔹 Materials: Step-by-step video tutorials, PSD and Spine source files included 📁 🗓️️ SESSION BREAKDOWN: 🔹 Session 1: Kickoff & Rigging Brief 🦴 Meet the crew and get an overview of the workshop structure. We will go over the character breakdown, explain the rig requirements, and assign Task 1: Building the character rig using the provided tutorial videos and PSD assets. 🔹 Session 2: Rig Review & Idle Task Brief 👀 Live review and critique of everyone's completed character rigs. Discussion of common rigging fixes, followed by the briefing for Task 2: Animating the idle cycle with breathing rhythms, weight shifts, and head turns. 🔹 Session 3: Idle Review & Hit Reaction Brief 💥 Feedback and breakdowns of the submitted idle animations. Detailed briefing for Task 3: Animating a high-impact damage reaction with sharp recoil, strong silhouettes, and clean recovery. 🔹 Session 4: Hit Reaction Review & Punch Brief 🥊 Review and critique of the damage animations. Detailed briefing for Task 4: Animating the basic heavy punch, focusing on anticipation, snap timing, and follow-through. 🔹 Session 5: Punch Review & Super Attack Brief 🧪⚡ Feedback and polish notes on the punch animations. Briefing for Task 5: Animating the super attack, incorporating momentum, the toxic pump canister activation, and a heavy slam. 🔹 Session 6: Final Review & Showcase Wrap-Up 🎯 Comprehensive review of the final super attack animations and overall polish across all four moves. Wrap-up discussion on portfolio presentation, reel preparation, and next steps for your animation career.