Rigging and Animation in Maya

Maya is the industry standard for animation and rigging. If you want to animate characters like 3D animators from Disney, you are in the right place. In this course, you will learn how to create a rig that can be
quickly and easily animated manually or automatically.

Whatever character you have, whether it is a human or an animal.
We will start simple, with questions: Do you need a rig at all?
What cases do require it? After that, we will gradually proceed
from using mGear systems to creating our own setups.

This course is for those who have very recently discovered Autodesk Maya. You should be prepared that rigging requires a high level of concentration as well as some experience in working with 3D. At times it won’t be that easy, but rigging is the only way to bring your character to life.

Real experience tricks

The course is based on a real video that was created for motion design school. Find out how the characters were animated. Give them personality and make them dance!

COURSE CURRICULUM

What will I learn?

LESSON #1

Introduction to MGear

Import Geometry. Guides setup

LESSON #2

Controlers Setup

Controllers customization for better rigging workflow

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LESSON #3

Parent Geometry to the Rig

Bind Skin Options, cvWrap Deformer, Paint Skin Weights

LESSON #4

Rig Final Touches

Skin Export/Import, deltaMush Deformer, Anim Picker

LESSON #5

Animation Preparation

Reference Editor, Controllers Settings Explanation

LESSON #6

Pose to Pose Animation

Working with the Reference, Dope Sheet

LESSON #7

Refining the Animation

Graph Editor, Paint Skin Weights, Hair Secondary Action, Alembic Export

LESSON #8

Animation Sculpt

Learn how to combine Sculpting with Animation

LESSON #9

Horse Rig

Learn how to make the rig for the animal