Maya 2019 Fundamentals: Rigging and Animation

By Mark Masters
Learn how to breathe life into your creations with Maya's Rigging and Animation workflows.
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Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jun 29, 2019
Duration
4h 6m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Rigging Basics
Module Overview 1m The Job of the Rigging Artist 2m Creating the Joints for the Front of the Drone 7m Creating the Root Joint 5m Naming the Joints 4m Creating the Joints for the Front Repulsor 6m Creating the Joints for the Mid Repulsor 8m Mirroring Joints 5m Beginning the Skinning Process 5m Finishing the Skinning 8m
Rigging Refinement
Module Overview 1m Understanding IK and FK 5m Setting up the IK Handle for the Front Repulsor 6m Setting up the IK Handle for the Mid Repulsor 5m Creating the First Control Curve 11m Duplicating and Naming Control Curves 7m Creating Control Curves for the Lenses 7m Creating the Panel Control Curves 9m Module Summary 1m
Rigging Completion
Module Overview 1m Creating the Front Repulsor Control Curves 5m Finshing the Repulsor Control Curves 6m Creating the Final Control Curves 7m Color-Coding the Control Cruves 3m Creating a Custom Attribute 4m Using Set Driven Key 5m Finishing the Repulsor Slide System 4m Constraining the Repulsor Controls 6m Finishing the Control Curve Parenting Process 7m Organizing the Scene 3m Module Summary 1m
Animation Blocking
Module Overview 1m Referencing the Drone Rig 3m Setting up Animation Preferences 5m Starting the Animation 5m Using Maya 2019's Cache Feature 6m Blocking in the First Turn 5m Animating the Drone Through the Alley 6m Blocking in the Last Section 5m Finishing the Last Section 3m
Animation Refinement
Module Overview 1m Using the Graph Editor to Refine the Drones Forward Movement 7m Further Refining the Drone's Movement 5m Finishing the First Half of the Animation 6m Polishing the Final Section 6m Adding Animation to the Repulsor Slide 7m Adding Animation to the Repulsors 9m Animating the Lenses 7m Module Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jun 29, 2019
Duration
4h 6m
Description

Have you ever created a beautiful model but haven’t been sure how to breathe life into it? If so, Maya 2019 Fundamentals: Rigging and Animation is the course for you. In this course, you’ll get your character rigged and animated to drive your production forward. First, you'll learn how to set up your basic rig. Next, you'll finalize the rig to prepare for animation. Finally, you'll block out and polish your animation. When you're finished with this course, you'll feel comfortable rigging and animating at a basic level and will be ready to take your skills beyond the basics. Required Software: Maya 2019

About the author
Mark Masters
About the author

Mark started out with an interest for animation at a young age, and it eventually transformed into a passion for the subject. Mark made an impact on the industry quickly, working for Pluralsight (Digital-Tutors) as an Animation and Rigging Instructor. He currently works at Steelehouse Productions as a 3D Animator.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Course Overview
Hi everyone, my name is Mark Masters, and I'm a lead animator working the games industry, and I'd like to welcome you to my course, Maya 2019 Fundamentals: Rigging and Animation. The goal of this course is to get you up and running with rigging and animation inside of Maya by completing an entire rigging and animation process for the drone model. We'll begin with the basics and learn about the importance of rigging to any production. We'll then dive into rigging the drone by setting up the skeleton and eventually move on to setting up control curves and utilizing set-driven keys to automate part of the animation. By the end of the rigging section, you'll have a completed rig ready for animation. Once the rig is complete, we'll then jump into the animation process and begin animating our drone through an alleyway utilizing Maya's powerful animation toolset to quickly create a full animation from start to finish. Now I'm really excited to get started, so let's jump in and begin learning the basics of rigging in the first module.

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