Exploring Animation Principles in Maya: Follow-Through and Overlapping
In this collection of lessons we will learn about the animation principle of follow-through and overlapping. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.
What you'll learn
In this course, we will explore the animation principle of Follow-through and Overlapping in Maya. What should be considered when animating Follow-through and Overlap? Can Follow-through be automated to save time? We will answer these questions as we cover techniques for using this principle to help add more realism to our animations. By the end of this course, you will be more knowledgeable of Follow-through and Overlapping Action, which will help you create more natural-looking animations. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.
Table of contents
- Understanding Follow-through and Overlapping 13m
- Follow-through and Overlapping in a Heavy Mass 7m
- Automating Follow-through and Overlapping 9m
- Tweaking Hair Settings for Better Follow-through and Overlap 10m
- Dynamic Follow-through with Real-time Simulation 13m
- Finishing Our Overlap Rig by Adding an FK Mode 15m
- Cleaning up Our Overlap Rig 7m
About the author
Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more