Character Animation and Modeling
X35.9100
/ $950
FALL 2009
Continuing Education:
Design and Digital Arts
With a mix of traditional animation principles and digital technology, this course is for individuals with a strong understanding of Maya and a desire to breathe life into 3D objects. Through exercises focusing on how a character is defined by movement, use Maya to create characters that come alive with a believable sense of motion. Technical topics include modeling for character animation, building and rigging skeletons for forward and inverse kinematics, skinning and using painted weights, deformers and blendshapes for accurate muscle deformation and facial expressions; and using constraints and expressions to create a digital "puppet." Aesthetic topics include some sculpture and attention to style and proportion, and realistic expressive movement and emotion.
Prerequisites:
Recommended: fundamental skills in drawing, 2D Design Principles/X36.9220, Conceptualization/X36.9221
This course is also scheduled for:
Related Subject Areas: Animation, Special Effects, Career Resources
Course Materials
Section 1
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm
October 3 - December 12
No class Nov. 28
10 Sessions
Instructor:
Joseph DeGeorge
Location: Midtown Center, 11 W 42 St
