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Exploring Animation Principles in Maya: Pose to Pose and Straight Ahead

by Delano Athias

In this collection of lessons, we will learn about the animation principle of pose to pose and straight ahead. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.

What you'll learn

In this collection of lessons, we will learn about the animation principle of pose to pose and straight ahead. This course will delve in the animation principle of pose to pose and straight ahead in Maya. The goal of this course is to not only learn the differences between both pose to pose and the straight ahead approach of animation, but is also for you to learn the advantages of bridging the two methods together. We'll even look a different technique for animating with Pose to Pose than we've used in the past. That way you can find which workflow is more suitable for you. By the end of this course, you'll have a firm understanding of pose to pose and straight ahead, so that your animation skill-set can be expanded as you use this principle to rough-in and refine your work. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.

About the author

Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more

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