3D Animation Course for Beginners in Maya

3D Animation Course for Beginners in Maya, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.55, with 43 lectures, based on 25 reviews, and has 134 subscribers.

You will learn about You will feel comfortable with Maya interface and know how to navigate in the scene, use different shortcuts and tools to animate and make your work faster You will learn the fundamental principles of animation and know how to apply them to simple objects to create believable motion You will know how to convey emotion of your character through clear posing by using the line of action and silhouette Animate a bouncing ball with different timing and spacing that way expressing the weight, material and mood of the object Create a simple vanilla walk cycle which works as a base for all the other types of animation pieces Animate a more complex walk cycle by adding some props to you character and using constraints This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is for anyone who wants to know how to use Autodesk Maya software and how to set up a professional workflow for animating. or This course was designed for beginners that want to learn how to animate from scratch and lay a solid foundation for future work. or This course is meant for anyone that wishes to take their first steps towards a career in the film and games industry. It is particularly useful for This course is for anyone who wants to know how to use Autodesk Maya software and how to set up a professional workflow for animating. or This course was designed for beginners that want to learn how to animate from scratch and lay a solid foundation for future work. or This course is meant for anyone that wishes to take their first steps towards a career in the film and games industry.

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Summary

Title: 3D Animation Course for Beginners in Maya

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.55

Number of Lectures: 43

Number of Published Lectures: 43

Number of Curriculum Items: 43

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 43

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

You will feel comfortable with Maya interface and know how to navigate in the scene, use different shortcuts and tools to animate and make your work faster
You will learn the fundamental principles of animation and know how to apply them to simple objects to create believable motion
You will know how to convey emotion of your character through clear posing by using the line of action and silhouette
Animate a bouncing ball with different timing and spacing that way expressing the weight, material and mood of the object
Create a simple vanilla walk cycle which works as a base for all the other types of animation pieces
Animate a more complex walk cycle by adding some props to you character and using constraints

Who Should Attend

This course is for anyone who wants to know how to use Autodesk Maya software and how to set up a professional workflow for animating.
This course was designed for beginners that want to learn how to animate from scratch and lay a solid foundation for future work.
This course is meant for anyone that wishes to take their first steps towards a career in the film and games industry.

Target Audiences

This course is for anyone who wants to know how to use Autodesk Maya software and how to set up a professional workflow for animating.
This course was designed for beginners that want to learn how to animate from scratch and lay a solid foundation for future work.
This course is meant for anyone that wishes to take their first steps towards a career in the film and games industry.

Start your 3D animation journey with CGBLAST and take your first steps towards a career in the film and games industry!

If you’re curious about the 3D world and would like to learn how to bring different objects or characters to life, but don’t know where to start, this 3D animation course for beginners will teach you how to animate from scratch. No prior knowledge is needed.

In these classes you will learn how to use Autodesk Maya software and how to set up a professional workflow for animating. Our main objective is to introduce you to 12 principles of animation throughout different tasks and projects which will help you build a solid foundation in 3D animation.

How is this course structured?

Our 3d animation course has been divided into 9 bigger sections, and each of them you should be able to complete within one week.
At the beginning of the course we are focusing on short and simple animation tasks which will help you get familiarized with the Maya software and its toolset.
As you move forward with each section we go over the theory of a new animation principle and gradually create more complex animations.
Finally, once you’ve covered the majority of the fundamental principles of animation and feel comfortable with Maya’s tools, we move onto character animation and create the most intricate animation pieces of the course: a change in character emotion, a ‘vanilla’ walk cycle and a more personalized walk cycle.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to Maya & Animation Tools

Lecture 1: Maya Interface & Timeline

Lecture 2: Maya Interface & Keyframes

Lecture 3: Maya Interface & Graph Editor

Lecture 4: Maya Interface & Object Speed

Chapter 2: Introduction to Maya & Rig

Lecture 1: 3D Rig: Bones, Controls

Lecture 2: Maya Interface & Scene Improvement

Lecture 3: Airplane Flight: Root Control Animation

Lecture 4: Airplane Flight: Propeller Animation

Chapter 3: Principles of Animation: Posing

Lecture 1: Posing: Line of Action, Silhouette

Lecture 2: Rig Overview

Lecture 3: Posing the Character: Part I

Lecture 4: Posing the Character: Part II

Chapter 4: Principles of Animation: Timing & Spacing, Ease In & Ease Out

Lecture 1: Timing & Spacing

Lecture 2: Ease In & Ease Out

Lecture 3: Simple Ball Bounce

Lecture 4: Complete Ball Bounce

Chapter 5: Principles of Animation: Squash & Stretch, Anticipation

Lecture 1: Squash & Stretch

Lecture 2: Improving the Ball Bounce

Lecture 3: Anticipation Theory

Lecture 4: Anticipation Jump

Chapter 6: Principles of Animation: Overlapping Action & Follow Through, Arcs

Lecture 1: Overlapping Action & Follow Through, Arcs

Lecture 2: Grass Wave

Lecture 3: Arm Swing

Lecture 4: Character Turn: Key Poses

Lecture 5: Character Turn: Adding Overlap

Chapter 7: Principles of Animation: Overview

Lecture 1: Workflow Overview

Lecture 2: Pose Analysis

Lecture 3: Mood Change: Key Poses

Lecture 4: Mood Change: Breakdown Poses

Lecture 5: Mood Change: Inbetweens

Lecture 6: Mood Change: Final Polish

Chapter 8: Vanilla Walk Cycle

Lecture 1: Walk Cycle Theory

Lecture 2: Contact Poses

Lecture 3: Breakdown Poses

Lecture 4: Adding More Flexibility

Lecture 5: Arm Movement

Lecture 6: Leg Movement & Final Polish

Chapter 9: Working with Constraints: Walk Cycle with an Object

Lecture 1: Introduction & Rig Overview

Lecture 2: Hand Driven Prop Constraint

Lecture 3: Prop Driven Hand Constraint

Lecture 4: Prop to Both Hands Constraint

Lecture 5: Walk Cycle: Key Poses

Lecture 6: Walk Cycle: Timing Adjustments & Final Polish

Instructors

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Frequently Asked Questions

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