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Animation Tips and Tricks in Maya

by Sunder Iyer

In this course we will learn various animation tips and tricks to make more appealing character animation. Software required: Maya 2009 and up.

What you'll learn

In this course we will learn various animation tips and tricks to make more appealing character animation. This course will provide you with a sampling of tips and tricks collected by our animators. We will learn how to improve our animation using different tools such animation snapshot and motion trails. Then we will go over some simple ways of how to apply weight to a character, use silhouettes to strengthen poses, and add offsets to make our animations look more natural and less rigid. Software required: Maya 2009 and up.

About the author

Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more

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