3D animation with Adobe CC & Maya

3D animation like the kind utilized in Up, Frozen, and Toy Story 4 has taken over the cinematic box office and small screens everywhere over the last decade, and this 3D Animation class will show you how and why. In it, students will explore the 12 principles of animation by engaging in a variety of exercises, all while planning and executing their own animation scenes using Autodesk Maya, Adobe After Effects, or OpenShot. Additionally, participants will create a portfolio reel of their finished projects, have the opportunity to share their work and collaborate with peers, and engage in lab time at the end of each session to get inspired or get questions answered. It’s time to tell a Toy Story of your own!

Please Note!: Students must bring their own laptop, mouse, and Adobe account (free trials work too!)

Student at the 3D Fundamentals class series will learn the following:

Week 1 – Ball Bounce

• Intro to animation
• Principles of animation
  • Squash and Stretch
  • Straight ahead action and pose to pose
  • Slow in and slow out
  • Arc
  • Follow through and overlapping action
  • Key framing
• Ball bounce lab time
• Saving in Maya

Week 2 – Walk Cycle

• Review ball bounces
• Break down walk cycle
• Importing a rig
• Principles of animation:
  • Squash and Stretch
  • Staging
  • Straight ahead action and pose to pose
  • Follow through and overlapping action
  • Slow in and slow out
  • Arc
  • Secondary action
  • Solid Drawing
  • Appeal
• Walk cycle lab time

Week 3 – Personality Walk

• Walk cycle review
  • Add personality
• Principles of animation:
  • Squash and Stretch
  • Anticipation
  • Staging
  • Straight ahead action and pose to pose
  • Follow through and overlapping action
  • Slow in and slow out
  • Arc
  • Secondary action
  • Timing
  • Exaggeration
  • Solid Drawing
  • Appeal
• Personality walk lab time