3D Motion Capture Looping Animation in Autodesk Maya

3D Motion Capture Looping Animation in Autodesk Maya, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.85, with 26 lectures, based on 25 reviews, and has 206 subscribers.

You will learn about Procedural modeling techniques Specific considerations when attempting to loop animation and an environment Simple expressions to help your workflow Import and use freely available characters and motion capture Advanced HIK rig setup (optional lessons for advanced students not required to complete the course) Animation Layers and how to enhance mocap animation Apply Arnold light and materials Reduce render times in Arnold through control of the render settings This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginner to Intermediate 3D artists It is particularly useful for Beginner to Intermediate 3D artists.

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Summary

Title: 3D Motion Capture Looping Animation in Autodesk Maya

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.85

Number of Lectures: 26

Number of Published Lectures: 26

Number of Curriculum Items: 26

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 26

Original Price: $199.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Procedural modeling techniques

Specific considerations when attempting to loop animation and an environment

Simple expressions to help your workflow

Import and use freely available characters and motion capture

Advanced HIK rig setup (optional lessons for advanced students not required to complete the course)

Animation Layers and how to enhance mocap animation

Apply Arnold light and materials

Reduce render times in Arnold through control of the render settings

Who Should Attend

Beginner to Intermediate 3D artists

Target Audiences

Beginner to Intermediate 3D artists

Want to create an Instagram-worthy 3D animation loop? Or just want to increase your 3D skillset with a unique project?

This course is for you.

This course was geared more towards someone who has opened Maya before, like one of my previous students. But if you’re an ambitious person and never tried 3D, I believe it’s still possible to follow along step-by-step and achieve the same result I demonstrate in class.

Our project will be to use motion capture animation and some simple procedural modeling techniques to make a loopable planet surface and astronaut walking animation. We are going to add our own custom animation on top of the mocap as well with two options for beginner and advanced users. There are many unique techniques in the course that is sure to help your future(istic) projects!

In this course you will learn how to:

Procedurally model a loopable environment

Import and work with mocap animation

Precisely calculate how to loop your animation and environment

Create an “HIK” rig on top of your mocap

Use simple expressions to solve common problems

Fix and add animation on top of your mocap with animation layers

Reduce render time as much as possible

Use Arnold to light, shade, and render your scene

I’m excited to share this unique course where you are sure to learn something new and have a cool animation to share by the end of the course. I look forward to seeing how you make this animation your own.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Maya Interface

Lecture 2: Modeling Planet Surface

Lecture 3: Animators Journey

Chapter 2: Motion Capture Animation

Lecture 1: Download Motion Capture

Lecture 2: Import and Zero Mocap

Lecture 3: Fix Skeleton Animation

Chapter 3: Optional HIK Lessons for Advanced Students

Lecture 1: HIK – Setup

Lecture 2: HIK – Animation

Chapter 4: Finishing Animation & Environment

Lecture 1: Loop Animation

Lecture 2: Scale Environment Expression

Lecture 3: Repeat Environment

Lecture 4: Animate Camera

Chapter 5: Customize Materials & Environment

Lecture 1: Add Sky Elements

Lecture 2: Add Light

Lecture 3: Add Materials

Lecture 4: Add Animation Layers

Lecture 5: Add Wrist Light Fog

Chapter 6: Render

Lecture 1: Render Times

Lecture 2: Render Settings

Lecture 3: Export Movie

Chapter 7: Bonus Course: Blob Effect

Lecture 1: Creating the Blob

Lecture 2: Add Materials & Lights

Lecture 3: Enhance the SSS

Lecture 4: Create Camera Animation

Lecture 5: Create Text

Lecture 6: Final Rendering & Compositing

Instructors

Lucas Ridley
Award-winning Animator

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