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Into Animation: Character Animation Fundamentals in Blender 3D

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About Into Animation: Character Animation Fundamentals in Blender 3D

Introduction

Class Overview

Class Updates

Animation Terminology

The 12 Principles Of Animation

Class Update: Keyframe Menu

Ball Bounce: Simple Loop

Ball Bounce: Settling

Ball Bounce: Arcs

Ball Bounce: Squash & Stretch

Ball Bounce: Rotation

Ball Bounce: Output

Bird Bounce: Scene Setup

Bird Bounce: Body

Bird Bounce: Head

Bird Bounce: Multiple Birds

Class Update: Library Overrides

Character Jump: Scene Setup

Character Jump: Layout

Character Jump: The First Pose

Character Jump: Auto Key

Character Jump: Anticipation

Character Jump: Launch

Character Jump: In Air Pose

Character Jump: Refining Poses

Character Jump: Landing

Character Jump: Timing

Character Jump: Fixing the Eyes

Character Jump: Breakdowns

Character Jump: The Graph Editor

Character Jump: The Arms

Character Jump: Fixing Glitches

Character Jump: Soften the Turn

Character Jump: Moving Hold

Character Jump: Eyes & Brows

Character Jump: Mouth

Character Jump: Hair on Jump

Character Jump: Hair on Turn

Character Jump: Hat Animation

Character Jump: Material Preview

Class Update: Rendering in Cycles

Character Jump: Lighting & Render

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • Character animation can be a fun hobby or an exciting and rewarding career. Whichever path you wish to follow, this class will teach you the essential skills you need to get started..
  • Animation combines many aspects of art, design, and filmmaking into one exciting medium. This complexity can make it both time consuming and difficult to learn..
  • This class aims to demystify the fundamental principles on which quality character animation is based, enabling you to create believable characters, and giving you a solid foundation on which to continue to learn and grow..
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  • Learning the 12 Principles of Animation will provide the fundamental knowledge that you need to go on and create anything you can imagine!.
  • Let’s get started!.
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  • Once you have finished this class, don't forget to check out the other animation classes here on Skillshare..
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  • Music: Bensound.com.