Animating a Bouncing Ball with a Twist - Maya for Beginners

Learn to animate a bouncing ball that reacts to a character's jump in this 32-minute Maya tutorial, focusing on essential animation principles including timing, weight, overlap, and believable motion. Master the synchronization of motion between two objects using a simple leg-only character rig specifically designed for animation practice. Explore convincing bounce timing techniques and discover how to add secondary action that enhances primary movement. Develop your understanding of physics-based animation, squash and stretch principles, and animation layering through hands-on practice. Access the free character rig to follow along with the exercise and strengthen your core animation skills. Perfect the use of Maya's graph editor to refine motion curves and create more polished animations.