A short lion dance animation about 17 seconds long. This tutorial is about the "making of" this animtion. You'll find images on modelling as well as some notes on set-up. Probably the single most difficult aspect of this animation is the set-up for deformation of the "cloth" body. Without a cloth simulation plug-in, I had to resort to standard max tools to get smooth deformations and manual control.

3DS Max r 3.1 is the software used for modelling, animation and rendering.

Hope you have fun with this article and feel free to send your comments to me.

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