Brendan Body
@brendanbody.bsky.social
Currently animating for Moon Games. Formerly at - ILM, Weta Digital, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Double Negative, Framestore, Animal Logic
This clip from my Flight Animation Masterclass, here I explain one of the secrets of understanding how wings function – a constrained linkage within the joints!
Find the full lecture on Gumroad: brendanbody.gumroad.com/l/zrzbdz
#animation #BirdFlight #Animators
Find the full lecture on Gumroad: brendanbody.gumroad.com/l/zrzbdz
#animation #BirdFlight #Animators
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This clip from my Flight Animation Masterclass, here I explain one of the secrets of understanding how wings function – a constrained linkage within the joints!
Find the full lecture on Gumroad: brendanbody.gumroad.com/l/zrzbdz
#animation #BirdFlight #Animators
Find the full lecture on Gumroad: brendanbody.gumroad.com/l/zrzbdz
#animation #BirdFlight #Animators
This T-Rex animation was a demo I did for an online course several years ago; it illustrates my process at the time. I go to spline early and work within the graph editor to refine the basic offsets and weight within the body before adding details on top. 🎬🦖
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This T-Rex animation was a demo I did for an online course several years ago; it illustrates my process at the time. I go to spline early and work within the graph editor to refine the basic offsets and weight within the body before adding details on top. 🎬🦖
July 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The initial test of the archaeopteryx exhibit I created a few years ago. It required some tricky calculations to align the Pepper's Ghost effect with the fossil cast as intended.
#animation #archaeopteryx #fossilfriday
#animation #archaeopteryx #fossilfriday
July 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The initial test of the archaeopteryx exhibit I created a few years ago. It required some tricky calculations to align the Pepper's Ghost effect with the fossil cast as intended.
#animation #archaeopteryx #fossilfriday
#animation #archaeopteryx #fossilfriday
July 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
July 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Panther / horse comparison of the 4 main quadruped cycles - walk, trot, canter and gallop #animation
July 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Panther / horse comparison of the 4 main quadruped cycles - walk, trot, canter and gallop #animation
Carnivore gallop feet arcs and spacing #animation
July 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Carnivore gallop feet arcs and spacing #animation
Quadruped Locomotion No.8 - A Transverse Gallop #animation
July 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Quadruped Locomotion No.8 - A Transverse Gallop #animation
Quadruped Locomotion No.7 – A Canter #animation
July 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Quadruped Locomotion No.7 – A Canter #animation
Quadruped Locomotion No.6 - Another Trot #animation
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Quadruped Locomotion No.6 - Another Trot #animation
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.5 – Another Walk (this time it’s an ungulate) #animation #horse #quadruped
July 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.5 – Another Walk (this time it’s an ungulate) #animation #horse #quadruped
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.3 – ‘Canter’ #animation
I did this for a carnivore / digitigrade comparison to the horse canter. There’s no diagonal link between fore and hind-limbs so I suspect this is just a slower rotary gallop.
I did this for a carnivore / digitigrade comparison to the horse canter. There’s no diagonal link between fore and hind-limbs so I suspect this is just a slower rotary gallop.
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.3 – ‘Canter’ #animation
I did this for a carnivore / digitigrade comparison to the horse canter. There’s no diagonal link between fore and hind-limbs so I suspect this is just a slower rotary gallop.
I did this for a carnivore / digitigrade comparison to the horse canter. There’s no diagonal link between fore and hind-limbs so I suspect this is just a slower rotary gallop.
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.2 - A Trot #animation
July 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.2 - A Trot #animation
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.1 - A Walk #animation
July 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Quadruped Locomotion Cycle No.1 - A Walk #animation
I just unearthed an old goat walk cycle I did a few years back. 🐐🎬 #animation #goatwalk
July 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I just unearthed an old goat walk cycle I did a few years back. 🐐🎬 #animation #goatwalk
Quadrupeds in games are tricky, here’s the default locomotion set of Bento the dog from Somerville. The gaits are 1 walk, 2 trots and 4 x gallops all with left/right turn and incline/decline variants. #animation #gameanimation #quadrupeds
July 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Quadrupeds in games are tricky, here’s the default locomotion set of Bento the dog from Somerville. The gaits are 1 walk, 2 trots and 4 x gallops all with left/right turn and incline/decline variants. #animation #gameanimation #quadrupeds
A quick tip regarding horse leg posing. #animation
July 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A quick tip regarding horse leg posing. #animation
I made a quick video about basic spacing in #animation.
July 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I made a quick video about basic spacing in #animation.
Demonstration of the difference between a direct inbetween and an inbetween favouring the first pose. All the eye darts take two frames. Ones before the blink are direct inbetweens, favours after. The favours not only appear smoother but have more life to them too. #animation #animation2d
July 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Demonstration of the difference between a direct inbetween and an inbetween favouring the first pose. All the eye darts take two frames. Ones before the blink are direct inbetweens, favours after. The favours not only appear smoother but have more life to them too. #animation #animation2d