Maya Animation Class / Tutorial?

Mr.Moose

Hi all, Making the switch over to Maya for animation / rigging and 3ds max for my environment and props. 

I am currently seeking an in-depth animation class. I've done animation, basic things. However I have not learned any of the fundamentals, IE Anticipation/ Exaggeration etc. I was wondering if anyone had a high quality tutorial/class they would recommend?

If I am aiming for game animation, does it matter if I use 3dsmax vs maya for rigging and animation? Or vice versa for modeling?

Just a little novice trying to hop back on the train towards making some games

Thank you for your help!

Alex_J

plural sight has quite a few classes. Some of the animation stuff is a bit dated however. Still, it's enough to get a solid start.

Mr.Moose

BIGTIMEMASTER said:

plural sight has quite a few classes. Some of the animation stuff is a bit dated however. Still, it's enough to get a solid start.

Oof I was hoping of more of something that was a one time payment. While I would love to check it out 30/ month is going to be rough, I want to span it over a couple of months I have too much else to comit fully to learning just maya animation for a month.

Thank you though! I will look into it.

sacboi

Checkout Animation Mentor and Ianimate, from memory their workshops extensively cover all facets involved but are a tad expensive however the trade off is the realtime instructor feedback or try Gnomon if all else fails.

Brian "Panda" Choi

Faster and cheaper tutorials are on 3Dmotive.com

Mr.Moose

Checked out both, I think Ill have to find something on 3Dmotive, Some of these look pretty good. Animation mentor looks great, but .. 3,000 is a bit tough to come up with right now. Definitely want to see a structured course in the future for it, but animation is just something on the side to benefit my characters at the moment.

AGoodFella

Jason Shum's Gumroad si what you need:

https://gumroad.com/jasonshum

Also, Animsquad has some master classes that you can buy:

https://www.animsquad.com/masterclasses/