To finish the course, Sagar shows you how to present your expression test in the most professional way.3D animation, modelling, simulation, game development & others Discover how to spline your animation step-by-step to make it look smooth and polished. Sagar teaches you how to keep your animation entertaining and filled with texture. Learn to make the key storytelling poses and set them in motion.

Time to start animating! Start with the first part of the expression test: blocking. Learn how to use a character rig to manipulate their facial features. Prepare your sketches for an expression test to map out the different emotions of your character.

Next, come up with a fun set of emotions for your character, and create a set of thumbnails. Sagar then goes through the 12 animation principles, and how to apply them to your creations. Then, see how to keep building on your ball bounce animation by adding a tail using overlap. Hear about his influences and his sources of inspiration.ĭive into animation fundamentals by exploring robust tools in Maya and how to use the channel box, graph editor, and Tween Machine to successfully animate a bouncing ball. He shares his creative journey through the world of animation, and valuable lessons he learned along the way. Meet Sagar Arun, California-based animator, and your teacher for this course.

Maya computer animation