“Character Animation” by Allababidi and Nelson
Description:
Introduction to fundamental character animation using Alias|Wavefront Maya. Topics include: basic character set up; the relationship between the root and legs of a character in a walk cycle, through timing, key framing (squash and stretch in the time line), pose-to-pose, and in-betweening; and new tricks and techniques in animating (setting a default pose, grabbing poses, moving holds, recycling poses).
