Character Animation: Locomotion

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Free Online Course: Character Animation: Locomotion provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Character Animation: Locomotion is taught by George Maestri.

Overview
  • Learn how to create walk, run, and skip animations that give your character style and subtly move the story along.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Maya rig overview
    • C4D rig overview
    1. Animating Walk Cycles
    • Reviewing walk basics
    • Understanding walk cycles
    • Cycling the feet in a walk
    • Animating lower-body poses
    • Animating the spine in a walk
    • Overlap and follow-through in the arms
    • Putting on the finishing touches
    2. Refining Walks
    • Working with foot placement: Narrow steps
    • Working with foot placement: Wide steps
    • Modifying key poses to add personality
    • Starting a walk
    • Stopping a walk
    • Limps and injuries
    3. Animating Runs
    • Basics of a run
    • Lower body: Taking a leap
    • Lower body: Landing
    • Animating the spine and shoulders
    • Animating the arms
    • Animating the head
    4. Animating a Fast Run
    • Overview of a fast run
    • Start with the extended position
    • Animating the cushion position
    • Animating the stretch position
    • Finalizing a fast run
    5. Skips
    • Exploring the anatomy of a skip
    • Animating a skip: Foot placement
    • Animating a skip: Spine
    • Animating a skip: Arms
    • Animating a skip: Head
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye