Exploring Human Muscles Setup in Maya
Throughout these lessons, we'll learn how to create a deformation setup for a humanoid character using muscles from Maya toolset. Software required: Maya 2016.
What you'll learn
Throughout these lessons, we'll learn how to create a deformation setup for a humanoid character using muscles from Maya toolset. We'll look at converting human anatomy to a 3d deformation rig, making muscle objects and attaching them to an animation skeleton, and finishing with how to make these muscles deform the character's geometry. We will also use a custom python script function, written for this tutorial, to streamline the setup. By the end of the tutorial, you will know more about realistic deformation setups based on a film production workflow. Specials thanks goes out to Jan Jinda for the werewolf model and Pavel Hrubos for the animation clips. Software required: Maya 2016.
Table of contents
- Exploring Muscle Types 11m
- Making the Control Rig 11m
- Finishing the Muscle Rig 7m
- Building the Muscles 10m
- Creating Front Deltoid Muscle 10m
- Finishing the Deltoid Muscles 10m
- Creating Pectoral Muscles 10m
- Finishing the Pectoral Muscles 11m
- Creating Neck Muscles 11m
- Continuing the Neck Muscles 9m
- Building Head and Jaw Muscles 10m
- Continuing the Head and Jaw Muscles 10m
- Creating Clavicle Muscle and Neck Trapezius 9m
- Adjusting Neck Muscles 10m
- Finishing Trapezius Muscles 7m
- Creating Latissimus Dorsi Muscles 10m
- Finishing Latissimus Dorsi Muscles 10m
- Building Scapula Muscles 11m
- Creating Torso Helper Objects 10m
- Finishing Torso Helper Objects 10m
- Building Upper Arm Muscles 9m
- Finishing the Upper Arm Muscles 10m
- Creating Brachioradialis Muscles 9m
- Building Flexor Carpi Muscle 11m
- Creating Upper Leg Muscles 9m
- Finishing Rectus Femoris 9m
- Building Hamstring Muscles 10m
- Finishing Hamstrings 9m
- Creating Adductor and Tensor Fascia Latae Muscles 10m
- Finishing Tensor Fascia 10m
- Continuing Gluteus Maximus 9m
- Building Lower Leg Muscles 9m
- Finishing Gastrocnemius Muscles 9m
- Adding Constraints 9m
- Adjusting Muscle Dynamics 10m
- Preparing Geometry for Binding Skin 8m
- Binding Skin 10m
- Adjusting Skin Deformation 11m
- Finishing Skin Deformation Adjustments 10m
- Connecting Muscle Skin to Main Body Mesh 10m
- Binding Costume to Body Mesh 9m
- Fine Tuning Costume Deformation 10m
About the author
Jakub started his career in 3d animation in the Czech Republic in 1999 where he specialized in rigging. He then moved to the UK in 2005. He has worked at Axis Animation on Ben Hibon`s Codehunters, a few game cinematics and 3d commercials. After moving to MPC London in 2006 Jakub was a Character TD on 10,000 B.C., Chronicles of Narnia 2, Harry Potter series, Clash of Titans and other films. In 2010, he went to Double Negative to work on John Carter and later Captain America. He then spent the nex... more