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Character Animation with Maya - Lifetime Access
This course aims to give anyone a quick start into the world of 3D animation but also guide you through some of the most challenging animation cycles with real-time instruction.
Module 1 | Introduction to Animation in Maya | |
In these videos your instructor, Conan Sinclair covers the basics with Maya while teaching a bouncing ball project. | ||
Unit 1 | Maya Character Animation Course Assets | |
Unit 2 | Introduction to Maya | |
Unit 3 | Maya Tour as it Applies to Animation | |
Unit 4 | The Classic Bouncing Ball Tutorial | |
Unit 5 | Balance | |
Module 2 | Turning a character | |
In these videos Conan teaches how to make your character do a dramatic turn. | ||
Unit 1 | Starting the animation | |
Unit 2 | Adding anticipation and follow through | |
Unit 3 | Smoothing it out | |
Module 3 | Jumping | |
In these videos, Conan teaches how to make your character do a realistic jump. | ||
Unit 1 | Starting the Jump Animation | |
Unit 2 | Finessing the Jump Animation | |
Unit 3 | Final changes | |
Module 4 | Walk Cycles Tutorial | |
In this section, Conan guides you through making a looping walk cycle for the character. | ||
Unit 1 | Walk Cycles part 1 | |
Unit 2 | Walk Cycles part 2 | |
Module 5 | Double bounce walk cycle | |
In these videos, you'll learn how to animate a more stylized "double bounce" walk cycle. | ||
Unit 1 | Double Bounce Walk Cycle Part 1 | |
Unit 2 | Double Bounce Walk Cycle Part 2 | |
Module 6 | Rendering and Texturing | |
In this final video, you'll learn how to render and texture the character inside of an environment. | ||
Unit 1 | Texturing and Rendering |