Skillshare – Moving From Blender to Maya: Learn a Layered Animation Workflow by Sir Wade Neistadt
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Use layered animation to speed up your workflow, animate more efficiently, and build refined 3D animations in Maya.
When Sir Wade Neistadt first started animating in 3D, he wasn’t sure where to start. Now almost a decade into the industry, Sir Wade has built a career in 3D animation as a freelance animator, content creator, and educator. With over 230K YouTube subscribers and 3D animation collaborations with brands like Adobe and LG, he has helped thousands of aspiring and professional animators find their place in the world in 3D animation. Now, Sir Wade created this series of four classes as the resource he wished he had when he was learning 3D animation.
In this class, Sir Wade will show you how you can use a layered animation workflow to speed up your 3D animation process and have more control over character movement. No matter if you’ve been using a pose-to-pose workflow for years and are curious about layered animation or have no animation experience, Sir Wade will show you how to create a short animation in Maya using layered animation techniques.
With Sir Wade by your side, you’ll:
Explore Maya’s interface and some of its most powerful features
Discover the differences between an animation layer system, a layered workflow, and a pose-to-pose workflow
Animate a complex dive roll using a layered animation workflow
Refine your animation using a geometry-blocking workflow
Plus, Sir Wade created a downloadable handout filled with tips and tricks for getting started in Maya, including some of his favorite hotkeys, which you can find in the class resources.
Whether you’ve been animating in a different software and want to explore Maya for the first time or you just started animating in 3D and want to know the benefits of animating in a layered workflow instead of pose to pose, you’ll leave this class ready to use Maya for other animation projects and with the confidence to animate with both pose to pose and a layered workflow.
While you do not need animation experience to take this class, some experience with 3D animation software will be helpful. You’ll need a computer, Maya and a character to animate. To continue learning about 3D animation, explore Sir Wade’s full 3D animation learning path.
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