Learn Creature Animation with Maya for Games and Film

Name: Learn Creature Animation with Maya for Games and Film
Rating: 4.2 (32 reviews)

Using Autodesk's Maya, get a comprehensive look at animating a non-humanoid creature as we animate this raptor model!

Created by3dmotive LLC

Last updated 4/2017

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Learn to animate creatures and bipeds in Maya
Learn simple tricks to animating an animal with a tail

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 2m total length

Introduction1:10
Source files for this course can be download with this link!
Rig Overview1:46
Explore the raptor rig in Maya, verify all controls function, and examine features like IK leg, tail controls, selection sets, and stretch, squash, dynamic scale for animator flexibility.
Scene Overview1:04
Create a Maya scene for the Meechie creature by arranging textured terrain, rocks, and holly trees, and adjust the rig's global scale to 0.5 using the reference editor.
Layout8:03
Blocking 017:22
Block and refine a raptor run cycle in Maya, building poses, breakdowns, and a blocking pass by translating controls and adjusting limb and tail arcs with reference videos.
Blocking 024:24
Explore blocking 02 in Maya for games and film, detailing changes to key poses for energy and weight, adding breakdowns, and iterating playback to refine timing.
Blocking 035:20
Polish 0114:57
Polish 0211:46
Polish 036:39
Polish 03 refines creature animation in Maya by turning linear curves into smooth motion, emphasizing hand rotation, alternating ease, and detailed blocking to polished poses.

Requirements

Autodesk Maya

Description

In this course, instructor Prantik Madhukalya gives us a comprehensive look at his process for animating a non-humanoid creature. Here he will cover some basic rig functionality, scene layout, as well as walk through the layout, blocking, and polish stages of the animation process.

The pre-rigged character is also available as part of the course for you to practice with! (Students - please look under Section 1 / Lecture 1 downloads for the character to use with the lesson.)

More about the Instructor:

Prantik Madhukalya is a professional character animator currently living in Mumbai and working on Various Animated Series and DVD films. He holds a Bachelors in Animation and Multimedia from Picasso Animation College with Centennial College collaboration and has a skill set that includes 3D character animation, classical 2D animation, storyboard creation, Rigging, Skinning, and Hair/Fur systems.

Who this course is for:

Beginner to Intermediate animators already familiar with basic animation