Easy action grip coming soon to any armature via my free Blender rigging addon!
https://youtu.be/Ts9LModAFp4
It's from my existing finger IK and controls (works locally on top of them). Will be working on optional metacarpal rigging as well as some nifty mechanics that cause the palm to influence arm kinematics...
I'll be showing all this off in a progress and support livestream on Saturday!
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I got an "Epic MegaGrant" from Epic Games a few months ago... What might you want me to teach about animating and developing games for free?
(That's the company that brings you Unreal Engine, runs Fortnite and sues Apple!)
Naturally i got a $10,000 computer setup with some of the money so i can work more efficiently...
I received this amazing opportunity for my project Mr Mannequins Tools! A free add-on for some amazing open source software for 3D creators called Blender.
Most people reading this already know the above... but just in case, I thought I'd start off with that.
Me and my user base do a lot of game dev support in my public Blender to Unreal Engine Discord server here's a link to join us: discord.gg/wkPZJaH
Plus there has never been a better time to get into or get better at game development and animation.
With the isolation caused by this global pandemic, many people have found themselves unemployed or unable to go to work so why not try picking up a new skill or get even better at this in depth and challenging hobby / career.
I've been working really hard on making a HUGE update to my tools that makes animating in Blender for game development SUPER easy! With automatic IK vs FK switching, support for almost any custom characters to be directly compatible with the UE4 mannequin, totally agnostic modular character rigging, as well as some FBX import / export support for Epic's own Send 2 Unreal add-on, getting your creations into a game engine has never been easier! (or cheaper)
This next update is so incredible it makes all my previous videos and workflows look like total trash! And it's going to be released in a matter of weeks!!!
There is a variety of UE4 mannequin themed rigged and animation ready template armatures and meshes such as... bows, guns, swords, shields, females, children, horses, cats, dogs, birds, dragons, goats? and various vehicles... all of which will be coming in future updates as and when they are completed and tested by my supporters on Patreon who get early access to everything i create as well as dedicated support. www.patreon.com/JimKroovy
But yes... Once this update goes live... I'd like to know what sort of educational content you might want to see on my channel? (if any)
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Hi my name is James and I like to make things.
I have a long and undocumented history of fine detail creative process across a lot of different subjects... lets not blather on about that though.
Id like to start sharing the creative things i put my time into.. and so i shall endeavour to do so!
Here you can find currently:
- Mr Mannequins Tools guides
- Some old Fallout 4 mod videos
- Gaming Streams
- Development streams
- Maybe some songs i'm working on?
All creative rights and intellectual properties of everything uploaded here belong to James Edward Goldsworthy (Jim Kroovy)
Just saying... please ask before using my videos anywhere ;)