About this Learning Path
Channel your creativity and technical savvy to breathe life into simple characters as a 3D character animator. Learn to apply the basic principles of animation and the processes used by professionals to model, rig, and animate characters in digital environments.
In this learning path,
- Apply storytelling principles through animation.
- Design, rig, and animate characters in Maya.
- Discover best practices from experts in 3D animation.
| From | LinkedIn Learning |
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| Hours | 44 |
| Instructors | George Maestri, Aaron F. Ross, Chris Landreth |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Art & Design |
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Commercial Photographer & Animation Teacher $39k
Adjunct Instructor (Principles of Macroeconomics) $42k
Animation Technician $47k
3D Animation/SFX & Game Design Instructor $53k
3d teacher $62k
Adjunct Instructor - Principles of Import and Exporting $63k
Professor, 3D Art & Animation $65k
3D Artist 1 $68k
3D Engineer $97k
Assistant Professor, 3D Art & Animation $109k
Technical Art Director, Characters $128k
Technical Art Director, Characters $128k
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The fundamentals of great character animation are rooted in posing your model in a way that reads true, animating from pose to pose to mimic natural movement, and simulating... LinkedIn Learning |
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Need to learn Maya? Start here. This course covers the latest features in Maya 2016, while giving you a strong foundation in all the core tools, including 3D modeling, texturing,... LinkedIn Learning |
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Learn to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2018. This course covers the core Maya skills—modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation—within a real-world,... LinkedIn Learning |
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Learn to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2019. This course covers the core Maya skills—modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation—within a real-world,... LinkedIn Learning |
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Character Animation: Locomotion Getting characters to walk is one thing; adding character to a walk is another. But it's not impossible and it's not software specific. In fact, the locomotion techniques in this... LinkedIn Learning |
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Facial animation makes your character's inner life shine through. This course—focused on the principles, not the tools, of animation—explores how anatomy, expression, and emotion... LinkedIn Learning |
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Modeling a Cartoon Character in Maya Learn how to model a simple cartoon character in Maya, and get the skills to create your own cartoon creatures, great and small. In this course, author George Maestri reviews the... LinkedIn Learning |
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Rigging a Cartoon Character in Maya Cartoon characters are known for their exaggerated movement, often created by squashing and stretching the character. In this course, George Maestri shows how to add cartoony... LinkedIn Learning |
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Animating Cartoon Characters in Maya Now that you've rigged your characters, it's time to make them move. Starting from where LinkedIn Learning |
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Get tried and true techniques for creating, styling, animating, and rendering hair with nHair in Autodesk Maya. Aaron F. Ross will show you how to prepare your mesh; control for... LinkedIn Learning |
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Chris Landreth: Oscar-Winning Animation Director Chris Landreth broke out with his Oscar-winning animated short, LinkedIn Learning |
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| From | LinkedIn Learning |
|---|---|
| Hours | 44 |
| Instructors | George Maestri, Aaron F. Ross, Chris Landreth |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Art & Design |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Commercial Photographer & Animation Teacher $39k
Adjunct Instructor (Principles of Macroeconomics) $42k
Animation Technician $47k
3D Animation/SFX & Game Design Instructor $53k
3d teacher $62k
Adjunct Instructor - Principles of Import and Exporting $63k
Professor, 3D Art & Animation $65k
3D Artist 1 $68k
3D Engineer $97k
Assistant Professor, 3D Art & Animation $109k
Technical Art Director, Characters $128k
Technical Art Director, Characters $128k
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