Introduction to Animation in Maya 2022

On August 24, 2021

Release date:2021, August 20

Author:Nexttut Education Pvt.Ltd.

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:No

Are you a beginner who wants to learn the tools and techniques for animation inside of Maya? Would you like to learn animation with easy to follow exercises and projects? If that is the case then I welcome you to nexttut’s Introduction to Animation in Maya 2022.

Course Goal: At the end of this course you will be able to animate scenes using universal techniques and concepts. You will understand how to apply the different principles of animation and how to utilize the tools inside of Maya to create great scenes.

What I Will Learn: In this course we will be covering:

Animation tools in Maya

Principles of Animation

IK and FK systems

Body Mechanics

MASH

Rendering

I will start the course by teaching you the basics of animation in Maya, we will explore some of the most classical exercises like the bouncing Ball and the Pendulum Swing to understand some core concepts. We will then jump into more advancer animations like a Walk Cycle, Body Mechanics and even a combat animation. I have designer this course for students who want to learn the basics of the animation world inside of Maya.

Basic knowledge of the Maya interface is recommended. We will be using Maya 2022 and Arnold so make sure to have both elements installed.

Join me and you will be animating inside of Maya in no time

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01. Introduction to Animation in Maya
02. Project Setup
03. Principles of Animation
04. Bouncing Ball Animation
05. Heavy Ball Animation
06. Floaty Ball Animation
07. Animating a Pendulum
08. Using Rigs
09. Keyposes
10. In between Keys
11. Polish and Render
12. Backflip Animation
13. Wall Jump Key Poses
14. Wall Jump Timing
15. Wall Jump Polish
16. IK FK Setup
17. Walk Cycle Key Poses
18. Walk Cycle Polish
19. Run Cycle
20. Run, Jump, Walk Key Poses
21. Run, Jump, Walk Timing
22. Run, Jump, Walk Polish
23. Poses and Balance
24. Transitional Poses
25. Hadouken Key poses
26. Hadouken Timing
27. Hadouken Polish
28. Idle Cycle Setup
29. Idle Cycle Polish
30. Base ball Pitch Key poses
31. Base ball Pitch In between
32. Base ball Pitch Timing
33. Base ball Pitch Camera Animation
34. Final Attack Planning Stage
35. Final Attack Posing
36. Final Attack Adjusting Timing
37. Final Attack Finishing Touches
38. Mash Quick Start
39. Mash Dynamics
40. Mash Sound and Nodes