Maya for Beginners: Complete 3D Animation Fundamentals

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Opi Chaggar

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1 - Introduction To The Course

1 - 1 Course Introduction.mp4

02:17

1 - Introduction To The Course.zip

2 - My Mentors.mp4

00:48

3 - 4K-How-to-Download-a-Free-Trial-of-Maya-001.mp4

01:08

3 - How to Download a Free Trial of Maya.mp4

01:08

4 - Zurbrigg Media Player.mp4

01:36

5 - How To Download your free rigs for this course.mp4

01:43

2 - Introduction To Maya For Animators

6 - Animation Interface Introduction.mp4

04:00

7 - Manipulators and Camera Movement.mp4

02:22

8 - How To Create Custom Hotkeys.mp4

03:06

9 - How To Create A Playblast.mp4

02:33

3 - Animation

10 - The Graph Editor.mp4

13:24

11 - The Motion Trail Tool.mp4

02:14

12 - IK Inverse Kinematics FK Forward Kinematic.mp4

06:16

13 - Principles Of Animation.mp4

40:17

14 - Key Poses And Breakdown Poses.mp4

09:44

15 - Why Is The Bouncing Ball An Absolute Fundamental To Master.mp4

39:56

16 - Exercise Bouncing Ball.mp4

09:06

17 - Exercise Bouncing Ball Squash And Stretch.mp4

10:51

18 - Exercise Light Bouncing Ball.mp4

16:47

19 - Exercise Editing Existing Animation Heavy Bouncing Ball Exercise.mp4

21:11

20 - Anticipation And Overlap.mp4

25:10

21 - Overshoots.mp4

05:15

22 - Exercise The Pendulum.mp4

12:31

23 - Upper Body As The Pendulum.mp4

10:15

24 - The Arm As A Pendulum Exercise Lecture.mp4

07:16

25 - Exercise Hips And Legs Upper Body The Jump Exercise.mp4

37:11

26 - Introduction To Walks.mp4

17:56

27 - The Importance of Arcs And Paths Of Action.mp4

22:05

28 - Planning And Blocking.mp4

11:05

29 - Exercise Blocking Walk Cycle Hips And Legs.mp4

18:47

30 - Exercise Splining Walk Cycle Hips And Legs.mp4

11:43

31 - Exercise Polishing Walk Cycle Hips And Legs.mp4

11:59

32 - Exercise The Complete Walk.mp4

19:44

33 - Exaggeration Weight And Balance.mp4

23:36

34 - The Importance Of Reference.mp4

23:20

35 - Exercise Side Shift Of Weight.mp4

24:29

36 - Exercise Picking Up Heavy Weight Shifting.mp4

40:25

4 - 4 In Game Animation Cycles

37 - Games Industry Standard Default Animation Set.mp4

05:23

38 - What We Will Animate From The List.mp4

00:49

39 - Exercise In Game Idle Animation.mp4

20:37

40 - Exercise In Game Run Animation Exercise.mp4

41:39

41 - Exercise In Game Walk Animation Exercise.mp4

19:44

42 - BONUS Walkthrough Video Ref Planning For An In Game Weight Attack Animation.mp4

04:50

43 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 1 Video 1 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

15:10

44 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 1 Video 2 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

15:59

45 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 1 Video 3 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

12:15

46 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 1 Video 4 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

07:17

47 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 2 Video 1 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

15:11

48 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 2 Video 2 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

15:41

49 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 2 Video 3 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

15:41

50 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 2 Video 4 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Splining.mp4

14:26

51 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 1 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:42

52 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 2 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:42

53 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 3 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:42

54 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 4 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:42

55 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 5 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:42

56 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 6 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:42

57 - BONUS Walkthrough PART 3 Video 7 Animating In Game Heavy Attack Polishing.mp4

12:19

5 - Creating A Showreel Applying For Jobs In The Games Industry

58 - Creating a Showreel For A Job.mp4

07:31

59 - Networking.mp4

02:50

60 - Applying For Jobs.mp4

05:43

Description

Complete training with practical exercises and comprehensive expert advice to mastering animation fundamentals.

What You'll Learn?

You will have fun learning how to use the Maya tools for animators
Why is the bouncing ball an absolute fundamental to master
Animate a bouncing ball with different weight
Animate weight shift
Animate a weight being lifted
The complete fundamentals of animation
You will learn in game industry standard animations such as idles, walks and runs
You will learn how to create a showreel applying for jobs in the games industry

Who is this for?

Beginners who want to master the fundamentals of animation

People who want to work in the games or film industry

People who want to learn how to get a job in the games/film industry

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Description
Get ready to do your own 3D animations in Autodesk Maya!
Learn and master everything you need to know to get started in animation - taught by a Bafta award winning animator
Maya is the essential industry standard 3D animation software. Maya is a must in the film and the video games industry. In this course, you'll learn how to master the fundamentals and principles of animation to give you a solid foundation when starting your animations from scratch.

What will you learn?
- Maya Animation Interface Introduction
- Manipulators and Camera Movement
- How To Create Custom Hotkeys
- How To Create A Playblast
- The Graph Editor
- The Motion Trail Tool
- IK (Inverse Kinematics) FK (Forward Kinematic)
- Principles_Of_Animation
- Key Poses And Breakdown Poses
- Why Is The Bouncing Ball An Absolute Fundamental To Master
- Exercise â€“ Bouncing Ball
- Exercise â€“ Bouncing Ball Squash And Stretch
- Exercise â€“ Light Bouncing Ball
- Exercise â€“ Editing Exisitng Animation Heavy Bouncing Ball Exercise
- Anticipation And Overlap
- Overshoots
- Exercise â€“ The Pendulum
- Upper Body As The Pendulum
- The Arm As A Pendulum Exercise Lecture
- Exercise â€“ Hips And Legs Upper Body Exercise (The Jump Exercise)
- Introduction To Walks
- The Importance of Arcs And Paths Of Action
- Planning And Blocking
- Exercise â€“ Blocking Walk Cycle - Hips And Legs
- Exercise â€“ Splining Walk Cycle - Hips And Legs
- Exercise â€“ Polishing Walk Cycle - Hips And Legs
- Exercise â€“ The Walk
- Exaggeration, Weight And Balance
- The Importance Of Reference
- Exercise Side Shift Of Weight
- Exercise â€“ Picking Up Heavy Weight Shifting Exercise
- Games Industry Standard Default Animation Set
- What We Will Animate From The List
- Exercise - In Game Idle Animation
- Exercise - In Game Run Animation Exercise
- Exercise - In Game Walk Animation Exercise
- Creating a Showreel For A Job
- Networking
- Applying For Jobs

Learn what the professionals are doing!
There will be exercises throughout the course that you can follow at your own pace and then we will apply these fundamentals and principles to real life industry standard exercises.

What to expect when you enroll?
- 10+ hours of animation tutorials and related lectures.
- Support from me through the course Facebook page and email.
- Downloadable Rigs so you don't have to worry about modelling and rigging. You can focus on animation 100%.
- Bonus section on how to create a appealing showreel, networking and applying for jobs.

30-day 100% money-back guarantee!
In the unlikelihood of you not being satisfied there is a 30 day money back guarantee.
Why learn from Opi?
Opi has over 15 years experience in film and video games animation. He has worked on award winning game titles and triple AAA games.
He has work on titles such as Heavenly Sword which starred Andy Serkis (Gollum) as the boss in the game. He has worked on Bafta award winning Lego games and a list titles below:
- The Bourne Conspiracy
- Rift (MMO game)
- Motorstorm Apocalypse

Ready to have fun?
I am looking forward to seeing you on the course! Remember animation is all about having fun too. The learning curve may be steep but it's just a curve and we can all get over it. Have fun along the way!!

Who is the course designed for?

- For beginners who want to master the fundamentals of animation.
- Anyone that wants to learn 3D animation.
- This course is designed for anyone who wants to master the fundamentals and use it as a propel to the next tier.
Who this course is for:
Beginners who want to master the fundamentals of animation
People who want to work in the games or film industry
People who want to learn how to get a job in the games/film industry

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I am a professional Character Animator in Maya, currently working in the video games industry.I have worked in the games and film industry for over 15 years and have accumulated a wealth of experience and knowledge that I would love to share. I want to teach students animation the way it is done in the industry.

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