Rigging and Animation in Maya
An online course on how to bring almost any 3D character to life, whether it is a human or an animal!
What is this course about?
Maya is the industry standard for animation and rigging. If you want to animate characters like 3D animators from Disney, you are in the right place. In this course, you will learn how to create a rig that can be
quickly and easily animated manually or automatically.
Whatever character you have, whether it is a human or an animal.
We will start simple, with questions: Do you need a rig at all?
What cases do require it? After that, we will gradually proceed
from using mGear systems to creating our own setups.
This course is for those who have very recently discovered Autodesk Maya. You should be prepared that rigging requires a high level of concentration as well as some experience in working with 3D. At times it won’t be that easy, but rigging is the only way to bring your character to life.
Level: You’ve already started taking the first steps in the sphere and have a basic understanding of the work principles of this soft. Basic
Soft: Autodesk Maya
Language: English
Complete Production Pipeline
This course covers the entire classical process. You will understand how to approach any animation project starting from rigging
and ending with the final animation.
Practical Tasks
In this course, you will get 90% of practice. Everybody is talking about a theory that is boring. We’ve prepared something more interesting to train your skills better.
Real experience tricks
The course is based on a real video that was created for motion design school. Find out how the characters were animated. Give them personality and make them dance!
Course curriculum
What will I learn?
9 lectures / 4h+
Introduction to MGear
Import Geometry. Guides setup
Controlers Setup
Controllers customization for better rigging workflow
Parent Geometry to the Rig
Bind Skin Options, cvWrap Deformer, Paint Skin Weights
Rig Final Touches
Skin Export/Import, deltaMush Deformer, Anim Picker
Animation Preparation
Reference Editor, Controllers Settings Explanation
Pose to Pose Animation
Working with the Reference, Dope Sheet
Refining the Animation
Graph Editor, Paint Skin Weights, Hair Secondary Action, Alembic Export
Animation Sculpt
Learn how to combine Sculpting with Animation
Horse Rig
Learn how to make the rig for the animal
About the Author
Rigging and Animation in Maya
An online course on how to bring almost any 3D character to life, whether it is a human or an animal!
100% money back guarantee
If unhappy with the course, you can request a refund within 14 days after the purchase and get every cent back. Course purchased before the actual starting date refund can be requested up to 14 days after the first installation. Note: not applicable if purchased with a discount coupon
