A really great character animation tutorial in Maya from Prantic Madhukalya where he shows his process of animating a character throwing a dodge ball in Maya using the Morpheus rig.
“Today we’ve got Prantic’s first video tutorial; How to throw a dodgeball (no, not a volleyball – that was my bad) in Maya. Now I don’t use Maya very often personally, but it’s Prantic’s main software and he uses it well. Tutorial is really good, though not short so be sure to grab a cup of something before you sit down to watch.”
- Working from a storyboard
- The Primary Animation of a Dodgeball Throw
- Secondary Animation to make it all look a lot more believable
- Constraining the ball to the character’s hand then releasing at the right time
- Various animation timing tweaks
Prantic Madhukalya provided this tutorial for 3D Interact. It shows you how to take a character, rig, and storyboard and turn it into a full animation with constraints and secondary tweaks to make it seem more believable.
Software used: Maya
Techniques:
– Primary and Secondary animation
– Object constraints
– Working from a storyboard
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