I really loved this class. This is my first 3D-render and animation. I chose to focus on the chick render and have fun with the animation and rigging. I added 3 lights, 1 area light from above, and 2 spots, one from each side to highlight the red cheeks. 

 

One thing I did notice was that the bones in the rigging only worked for me when I sized down the 3D-render of the chick to the size of the rig. Adjusting the rig to my originally much larger 3D-render did not work at all for me. It created really weird shapes. So I sized down my 3D-render of the chick to fit the rig. This might be an issue for other students, so I wanted to mention that here. Also, the nose didn't follow the animation settings, so I decided to paint the nose the same way the eyes are painted as a texture image.

 

Here's a reference image for how I adjusted the 3D-render of the chick to the rig. Hope that's helpful. 

 

 

 

Great class. Absolutely loved it!