Animating Quadrupeds in Maya
An intuitive guide to animating quadrupeds with Maya
$69.99
Software: Maya 8.5 or higher
Run Time: 2 hrs. 51 min., 2 discs
Availability: Ships next business day
Learn time-saving animation techniques, the mechanics of quadrupeds, and fundamental principles for creating convincing quadruped animations. Contains nearly 3 hours of project-based training. Perfect for intermediate artists.
Popular highlights include:
* Referencing Footage / Images
* Mechanics of Quadruped Animation
* Quadruped Anatomy for Animators
* Ghosting
* Character Sets
* Follow-Through
* Translating Cycles Forward
* Timing and Spacing
* Achieving Believable Weight
* Show Buffer Curves for Optimization
* Graph Editor
* Animating Arcs
* In-betweening
* Editing Tangents
Lesson Outline:
1. Introduction and project overview 1:58
2. Setting up the scene 8:21
3. Beginning the animation of the gallop 8:18
4. Working on the next major poses 9:04
5. Continuing the poses of the extremes 9:56
6. Completing the extremes 10:31
7. Fixing the Thoracic Limbs / adjusting major timing and spacing 6:00
8. Starting to correct the fluidity of the gallop 9:40
9. Finishing the F-curve clean up of the right Thoracic Limb 5:13
10. Cleaning up the left Thoracic Limb 7:29
11. Improving the motion of the left Pelvic Limb 8:52
12. Concluding the modifications of the left Pelvic Limb 9:34
13. Winding-up the right Pelvic Limb 2:46
14. Fine-Tuning the horse's center of gravity movement 3:43
15. Adding the side to side motion of the Thoracic Limbs 6:00
16. Animating the Hips 3:50
17. Focusing on the Thoracic Vertebrae 4:11
18. The Head's movement 2:30
19. Adjusting the motion of the Cervix 2:44
20. Animating the Ears 7:11
21. Finishing the Ears 6:00
22. Commencing the work on the Tail 4:57
23. The wave pattern of the Tail 6:44
24. Completing the Tail 4:28
25. Finalizing the gallop 14:58
26. Bonus: Translating the gallop forward 5:31
27. Conclusion 1:11
Total Run Time: 2:51:40
Specifications
Item #: MAI-097
Software Requirement: Maya 8.5 or higher
Run Time: 2 hrs. 51 min., 2 discs
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac / PC
Availability: Ships next business day
Weight: 0.30 lbs
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