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Published: 2013-10-22 19:25:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 29638; Favourites: 789; Downloads: 0
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Animation test of Saurosuchus model for Singapore exhibition and for the Natural Science Museum of San Juan, Argentina. Clients and scientific advisers: Dr.Oscar Alcober and Dr. Ricardo Martínez.Character modeling: Vlad Konstantinov (Swordlord);
Texturing: Andrey Atuchin;
Rigging and dynamics: Alexander Kyshtymov (Skif);
Animation: Anton Chechenev (HypA);
Environment modeling: Oleksandr Pazurenko (Paz).
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the animation is great; and the textures are beautiful!
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This is SO cool ! (very interesting comment isn't it xD ?)
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very very impressive work will be interested to see a certain 4 yr old's reaction has a fascination with all dinosaurs
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It looks like when it walks it should be kicking up a little dirt behind it's feet. Other than that it's pretty cool
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This is a gorgeous animation you have created! If the documentaries about dinosaurs took the time as you did on this to show how dinosaurs looked as if they were alive (Instead of making them move like stick figures,) that would be just lovely.
I wonder if you're looking to create a video game, or perhaps a movie? Either way, it would be gorgeous. c:
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I'm working on a couple of games now but only as a freelancer. Of course it would be great to create my own game or movie but it needs a huge budget so it's not very simple . Maybe if I find some investors, I'll do it.
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I'm sure Uber Entertainment would love to pay for it. They created:
Morrowind (Elder Scrolls)
Command and Conquer
Supreme Commander (1&2)
Planetary Annihilation
Monday Night Combat & Super Monday Night Combat
So they have a pretty rich history, and they're an Indie developer company, so you'll be more likely to get funding from them. They may even be obliged to help you create the game. c:
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Somehow this is the best thing I`ve ever seen on dA! ^^
+watch, +fav.
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Astonishing work.My love of dinosaurs just got rekindled.
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This is really awesome. Nice texture and color. My only criticism, like llamaboy226, is that the movement isn't quite correct. It also seems very bouncy. I thing adding the side sway would help this.
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There is an explanation below. 
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agreed i feel like its front legs should bow and bend outward more
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The only criticism I have for this is that his body doesn't sway enough. When you look at alligators and crocodiles their side to side, s shaped movement is more exaggerated than this and when you're animating you should always take something to the extreme, to the point that it looks ridiculous, and then dial it back one notch. The rigging however is superb and everything else looks phenomenal. Was this key framed?
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alligators and crocodiles have a different pelvis to saurosuchus, they are something called a Rauisuchia which basically means the family has shoulder joints that are in line with it's feet.
it's actually a more pillar ecert pelvic then humans and horses, so it wouldn't waddle and sway like a crocodile.
the creature animated is about 2.5 to 3 meters tall so it would walk more like a hippo than a crocodile.
i think the way the artists has really captured that difference and made it more accurate is fantastic,
it looks very realistic and i love the choice of colours and pattern on the model too.
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I was thinking about its gait, too, and I think you're correct. Wasn't this group of animals rather mammal-like in some of its anatomy?
Excellent animation!
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they are in a way, but the shoulder is very narrow and connects differently upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia…
this shows how the pelvis is aligned as you can see it's not compatible with a waddling swaying movement at all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej6DrF… if you look at how this hippo walks you can see they walk very gentaly for the weight and mass of the animal
In fact they sway the head up and down for balance and to shock absorb and the animation shows this too, it helps the animal balance and absorb the impact.
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Thank you for your comments. You're totally right.
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Thank you, I love dinosaurs and everything extinct!
i'm working on a project for my university course so i'm drawing dinosaur bones currently, the idea is so we can model them accurately,
unfortunately i'm no where near as talented as you at this yet.
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I really love the texture and the muscles
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Thanks. Maybe. Although that was only a test made in quite short time frames.
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I didn't mean to give rude feedback. Sorry if I said it in a wrong way!
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the back leg looks a little wobbly when it steps down(although it may just be fat/skin wiggling) but other than that this is absolutely incredible! it's realistic and anatomically correct. great job. =u=
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Wooow, i love rauisuchians, and this one looks wonderful! Great job!
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This is amazing!
For christmas i would like to put a saddle on it and ride into town to do some shopping, i could die a happy man having accomplished this.
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What did you use to create this? Everything looks amazing.
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A lot of programs. Max and Maya first of all.
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Wow! That was amazing! It looks like a lot of work was put into the muscle system.
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Very awesome texture job and movement. Did you use Maya for this?
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Are the back feet supposed to have the "thumbs" on the outside like that? o.O other than that I think its awesome!
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