Learn to be an Animator. Part 1. “Good habits”

Hands-on guide to building solid Animation skills, using exercises with increasing complexity.

Created by: Michael Berenstein
Animator, Animation Instructor

What Will I Learn?

• By the end of this Course Students will have good understanding of Animation process, they will work in stages: "Layout", "Blocking", "Rough Animation", "Polish". They will Animate simple Pendulum, 2-section Pendulum and a chain link. After completing this course Students will be strong enough to take my Next course: "Human Locomotion: walk, run, sneak"

Requirements

• To take this Course Students need Maya Student version, available from Autodesk free of charge. You'll need to fill out student application and download the software.

Target audience

• This Course is designed for both, complete beginners and those, who did some Animation in Maya, but get stuck in "Polish" stages. Those who want to learn Human and Animal motion, will benefit the most from it. No special knowledge is requirred at this stage.