3D Animation Course

Duration: 4 Weeks Start: Monthly Level: Beginner Credits: 0 Linked: N/A

3D Animation Course

Course Description

This course deals with the basics of 3D animation starting with basic keyframe animation and reaching the depths of expression based automation and the principles of character animation.

We will be also dealing with the theory that goes along with digital animation, such as dealing with animation curves and non linear animation techniques.

The course will focus on Maya 2010 but similar rules and concepts can be applied to any other 3D Software.

Course Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of Maya or any other kind of 3D application
• Basic 3d modeling skills

Course Aims

• principles of any kind of 3d animation techniques
• basics of a node based automate workflow
• rigging a character
• animation based on hierarchy and constraints
• non linear animation

Course Topics

• Week01: - animation "interface" and keyframe animation, node workflow in Maya
• week02: - hierarchy and constraints, deformers and point animation
• week03: - character rigging and animation
• week04: - non linear animation and basics of dynamic simulations

Course Outcomes

On successful completion of the course you will:

• be familiar with any kind of 3d animation techniques
• be able to create complex animations mixing all the topics covered in the course
• apply 3d animation concepts to any other kind of digital animation (2d animation, motion graphics, compositing)
• applied character animation skills to the creation of assets for videogames

Required Resources

• Non special resources are needed beside Maya 2010 which can be downloaded for free 6 months trial at http://students.autodesk.com