Animation Semester 1
Release date:2021
Author:Nick Unden, Mark Pullyblank
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
An industry-approved curriculum to get you started in the world of animation.
Starting with 3D animation basics, you’ll dive head-first into industry software Maya and discover how to create believable animation using the classic principals of animation. As you learn the theories, you’ll put them into practice, giving you a better understanding of body mechanics and locomotion.
Lesson 01 Intro to Animation – Posing
Lectures
Posing
Using the Pose Checklist in Maya
Supportive Material
Student Example
PatWorrell_Pose_CRIT
Pose crit
Tims First Pass Pose Critique
Lesson 02 Bouncing Balls_ Time and Spacing with Weight
Lecture-Tutorial
Timing and Spacing
Supportive Material
Archive Facetimes
David and Nikhil Lesson 2 Facetime
archive lecture
Ball Bounce Webinar
Bouncing Ball Reference
beachball_bounce_02_ref
Beachball_drop-1
Bouncing_Basketball.mov
Bowling_ball_drop-2
Bowling_Ball_Drop_Test
Ping_Pong_Reference
Animation Tutorial Lesson 2 Timing and Spacing
Animation Tutorial Lesson 3 Anticipation
Lesson 03 Anticipation, Squash and Stretch
Lecture
Squash and stretch
Submission
assignment03playblast
Supportive Material
Building breakdown poses quickly with TweenMachine (1)
Lesson 04 Intro to Overlap, Drag and Follow Through
Example Work
Nick whip spline_rev01(2)
Lecture
Nick Class Intro to Overlap
Whip and blade of grass Lecture
Whip Blocking Method
Supportive Materials
Archived Critiques
Class 3 week 4
Building breakdown poses quickly with TweenMachine (1)
Jungle Book – King Louie
Animation Tutorial – Follow Through and Overlapping Action
Animation Tutorial Applying overlap to the Spine
Lesson 05 Flour Sack Pose Transitions
Lecture
Nick Class on Pose Transitions
PoseTransitions Tutorial
Supportive Material
Online Critique Archive
Class 3 Lesson 5
Lesson 06 Overlap Applications with Constraints and Paths
Lectures
Additional video related to constraints
Constraint rigs
Constraints with Jeff Pepper
Lesson6_Constrains
OverlapUFO_NF_Lesson
Online critique Archive
Class 3 Lesson 6 Online Class
Student Example
Rockey_constraint_Final
Animation Tutorial Lesson 6 Constraints
Lesson 07 Overlap Applications Flour Sack Jump
Examples
Example_FlourSac
Lesson
Flour_Sac_Jump_Lesson
Supportive Material
Archive QandA’s
Class 3 Lesson 7 QandA
Lesson 08 Sit to Stand
Lesson
more lessons for overlap in the spine
Jeff Critiques overlap of the spine
overlap
Student Example
RockeyChen_SecondPass_Sit to Stand
How to animate a character sitting and standing Part 2
How to animate a character sitting and standing Part 3
Lesson 09 Basic Pose Transition with Full Body Character
Lessons
Animation Tutorial Lesson 5 Basic Pose Transition
Lesson 9_PoseTranstions
Supportive Material
Class 3 Q and A
Lesson 10 – 180 degree turn – Lower Body
Lesson
Past Critiques
2nd pass critique small version
Past QandA
Class 3 Lesson 10 QandA
180 degree turn lower body lecture
Reference
180 degree turn_front view reference
180 degree turn_top view reference
Morpheus Weight Transfer
MorpheusLowerbody180_Splined
MorpheusLowerbody180_Stepped
Spline Pass
Stepped Mode Blockin
Lesson 11 (weeks 11 and 12) – 180 degree turn – Full body
Lesson
180FullBodyTurnLECTURE
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Thanks for the help. please upload more CG Spectrum courses.
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Any chance to update this course? its not the full course, and i dont want to sound rude (sorry if it does), but there’s some content missing.
thanks for everything you’ve done.
Can you please help upload the other terms