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Digital-Tutors : Facial Animation in Maya
Digital-Tutors : Facial Animation in Maya 2 hrs. 38 min. | Released on June 30, 2011|Project Files Included (104 MB) Required Software: Maya 2012 and up
In this collection of lessons we will learn tips an techniques for creating believable facial animations.
This course will cover the process of animating a face in Maya. We will build the animation step by step, covering time-saving and proficient techniques like smart blocking, using a checklist, how to work with reference, checking for arcs. We will even cover what to do when we encounter issues where an expression that was not anticipated calls for the control rig to be revised. By the end of this course, you we will be equipped with the knowledge you need to build your own facial animations that are convincing and entertaining.
21 videos in this course
1. Introduction and project overview 2. Helpful notes / reviewing the checklist 3. Getting the scene ready for animation 4. Studying the reference 5. Modifying the cheek controls for an inhaling shape 6. Starting on the extreme pass 7. Blocking in the animation as the character starts to speak 8. Blocking in frames 26 through 36 9. Blocking in frames 44 through 65 10. Blocking in frames 69 through 86 11. Blocking in frames 98 through 103 12. Finishing the extreme pass 13. Creating controls for a more pronounced lip purse 14. The breakdown pass 15. Starting on the initial polish pass 16. Correcting the arcs of the head 17. Finishing the head pass 18. Polishing the animation of the eyes 19. Refining the brow animation 20. Tweaking the mouth's animation 21. Finalizing the animation
