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Linking and Posing a Character
The preceding exercises in this book have all been leading up to this point. You are now prepared to learn how to animate a character!
What is a character? In literature, it’s any person or being whose actions, thoughts, or words are expressed in the text. In filmmaking, a character is anyone portrayed by a cast member. In real life, it might be your uncle. He’s such a character!
In 3D animation, a character has a more specific definition: a 3D model controlled by an armature. Bearing many analogs to an actual skeleton, an armature is a special object consisting of multiple bones, which, when moved, transform or deform the associated model. Together in one collection, the armature and all the objects it controls ...
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