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Exploring Animation Principles in Maya: Secondary Action

by Delano Athias

In this collection of lessons, we will learn about the animation principle of secondary action. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.

What you'll learn

In this collection of lessons, we will learn about the animation principle of secondary action. This course will venture into the animation principle of secondary action in Maya. What is secondary action? Is it another way of describing follow-through and overlap, or is it much more? Throughout this course, we'll define secondary action and work through a variety exercises to help get the point across. By the end of this course, you'll understand what the principle of secondary action boils down to, which will help you enhance your animations by adding an extra level of realism to your characters. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.

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Introduction and Project Overview
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Exploring Animation Principles in Maya: Secondary Action
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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

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