Flying animation

The horse animation is on hold for a little while.

So I moved onto the flying eagle this week, which I suppose would be a bit simpler. Rig is still a bit dodgy, but workable and there are plenty of references for it such as;

http://www.brendanbody.co.uk/flight_tutorial/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thEkFMaB5CA&list=PLFBsfzVsWWmlTB-N_iLVVYK4-U-As6ULC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVfFOcxJf2k

So here's some process videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVfFOcxJf2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAqBMEZTW94&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E1mByB0hoM&feature=youtu.be
This one has some feathers sticking out. This rig is pretty delicate that if I move a wing wrong or just move it, a feather would randomly poke out which slows down my progress to try and correct it so it doesn't look as bad.

bottom view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8qx_T1_8MA&feature=youtu.be


Here's the most recent
Front - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnzYYm0NS6A&feature=youtu.be
I've rotated the wings on the up and downward beat.

Side - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNKs24649PQ&feature=youtu.be
At the base of the wing there is a weight error, I think. Where it pops up. I'm struggling to correct that, but I think I'll leave that until later. The wings folding back doesn't look right, it makes it look like it's swimming rather than flying.

Top - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmDGSZJZmDM&feature=youtu.be
This view makes the wings folding back more obvious and not as good as I thought it would be, so I will have to move them forward again and not fold them as much. I think it would've looked ok on a smaller bird, not an eagle.