Masking an elbow

YoungApprentice · Post by **YoungApprentice** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:02 am

Hi, all! It's been a while since Ive last posted, but I'm back to animating!

Here's my problem:
I have constructed a character out of separate vector layers and bound them to individual bones. I hide the areas of the shape that would overlap one another, so that when a ligament bends there is a black line and not just a fill. I am trying to make an elbow, but I need to make it so that when the lower arm bends, any part of the upper arm that is jutting out gets masked off. How would I achieve this?

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sbtamu · Post by **sbtamu** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:21 am

There is always the Mandcons rig...

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jonbo · Post by **jonbo** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:22 am

There are several ways to do this, here's one done by another forum member that's pretty easy to follow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMyj4Oo1 ... plpp_video

YoungApprentice · Post by **YoungApprentice** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:57 am

MUCH appreciated. Although I cannot use the grid or snapping, I was still able to pull this off. Works like a charm. thank you so very much for your help!

hothead · Post by **hothead** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:37 am

jonbo wrote:There are several ways to do this, here's one done by another forum member that's pretty easy to follow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMyj4Oo1 ... plpp_video

Thank a million i am going to use this technique in a next software i always have this idea to use a circle without line but it is perfect the way you do it with line. AS is a good software to learn animation and to draw but i love a next software more to do work no offense SM