Comments on: Rigging a Character with Flat Eyes

By: Whimsy Collective

Whimsy Collective — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:59:11 +0000

Reference, how it’s done in Maya http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-maya/effectively-use-constraints-to-rig-non-spherical-eyes-in-maya/

By: Alex Fraser

Alex Fraser — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:56:03 +0000

@SamF: Let me know if you use this technique – I’d love to see it in action.

By: SamF

SamF — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:48:33 +0000

Cool, I’ve been holding off an idea for a long time because I couldn’t figure out flat eyeballs. I probably still won’t finish it though…

By: Alex Fraser

Alex Fraser — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:32:48 +0000

Thanks, all!

@Gryphon: That’s cool, too. And in either case you can add an armature or [another] lattice modifier for more deformation.

@myselfhimself: Good point, I should have something like that on my site. Until then: I was a software engineer but didn’t like the industry. So I stopped doing that professionally and went to animation school for three months. Now I’m looking for work as a digital artist in Melbourne, Australia.

By: Growl

Growl — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:03 +0000

Nice writeup, more like a recipe than a tutorial. Will be trying it out right after breakfast. Thanks

By: Growl

Growl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:55:59 +0000

Very nice write-up and format, more like a recipe than a tutorial. Will be trying it out right after breakfast :)

By: myselfhimself

myselfhimself — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:58:36 +0000

Hi Alex
I’ve had a look at your website’s portfolio and it’s really cool.
But why don’t you have any section describing yourself on your website ?
I’d have liked to know more about where you live, your job/education..

By: Gryphon

Gryphon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:01:49 +0000

This is a great technique! I usually do it with lattices, because that allows me to shape the eyes, rather than just squashing them, but either way works great for cartoon-style eyes. Now if only I could figure out eyelids…