Course Listing

Course Description: Human beings are notoriously difficult to model. Since we are all intimately familiar with how the body should look and move, any imperfection is immediately clear and can be very distracting to an audience.

During this 3-day class you will model, rig, and animate a bipedal humanoid character. You will learn how to create a model that is ready for rigging; attach a skeleton to your character; and create realistic movements.  Although this class will focus on humans, the same skills can be widely applied to quadrapedal and alien characters as well.

You will learn:

• Sculpting a torso from a box in Polygons and SubD's
• Modeling hands and feet
• Facial modeling
• Constructing the character so it will animate well.
• Building a skeleton and rigging your character
• Strategies for creating realistic animation
• Joint creation and IK, joint control

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 3 Days (or 6 Evenings)

Pre-Requisites: A basic understanding of Maya modeling and animation is required to get the most out of this class. We recommend that you take Maya Fundamentals and Maya Modeling and Materials, or that you have equivalent experience, prior to signing up for this class.

About the Instructor:

Larry Santaw – Director of Education

Larry comes to us from Full Sail Real World Education with experience in technical training and developing student's futures in the media industry.  His discipline and experience in managing and developing content for classroom and on-line instruction are valuable assets to Planet Digital’s education services and training center.

Next Class Dates: October 5th-7th, 9AM-4PM