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Advanced Mechanics in CG Animation

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Stretch your animation abilities by learning how to apply advanced mechanics principles to two fun, but challenging, scenes: a parkour performance and a professional fight scene.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching
  • How to use the exercise files
1. Overview
  • What are advanced mechanics?
  • Thinking in terms of form and force
  • Meet Hilary
2. The Wall Climb
  • Live action study: Wall climb
  • In Maya: The wall climb basics
  • In Blender: The wall climb basics
  • In Maya: The wall climb advanced
  • In Blender: The wall climb advanced
  • Challenge: The wall climb polish
  • Solution: The wall climb polish
3. The Fight Scene
  • Live action study: Fight scene
  • Animate the roundhouse kick
  • Animate the twist
  • Animate the spin
  • Refining the fight scene
  • Challenge: Polish the fight
  • Solution: Polish the fight
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

David Andrade

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