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Introduction to Animation Course
This FREE training course will get you up and running with 3D animation.
Introduction to Animation Course sections:
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01. Principles of AnimationHere we will discuss the principles of animation.
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02. Newton’s Laws of MotionBefore attempting to make anything move in CG, it is essential to understand the laws that govern movement: Newton’s three Laws of Motion.
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03. Introduction to Animation in MayaThis tutorial is going to be the first in a series which will take you through the first steps of animating in CG.
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04. Animating a walk cycleIn this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps to create a walk cycle.
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05. Animate a character lift weightAdd weight to the occasion: allow a character to interact with its environment by learning how to animate lifting a heavy object.
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06. How to animate a jumpAdd weight to the occasion: allow a character to interact with its environment by learning how to animate lifting a heavy object.
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07. Animate an action move: the tornado kickWe’ve bounced, walked, lifted and jumped, so let’s put it all together in a 540 degree martial arts kick.
Hello I’m a second year student in artfx. I’m studying 3d animation and I am interested in taking this course
Hi Saif,
This is a free self-study course, so you are more than welcome to work through it. If you did want any feedback on any of the lessons, feel free to pop your question/work on our ‘animation’ Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/T9EyZMKUYB
Thanks
J
Hi Jahirul, I can’t seem to see a link to the course (viewing this on iPhone currently).
-Ben
Hi Ben,
The lessons are all on this wiki page (01 to 07). I’ve checked the page on my phone and I can view the pages but if you are having issues, I suggest checking on a desktop computer. If you still have issues, you’ll need to send me an image of what you are seeing ([email protected]).
Thanks
J