Maya Basic Animation Tutorials - Walk Cycle | A Step by Step Guide

Published: 25 February 2020
on channel: LEARN CGI with Yawyee

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Maya Basic Animation Tutorials - Walk Cycle | A Step by Step Guide

This tutorial teaches you the basics of maya animation on how to create a walkcycle animation with a proper breakdown and step by step animation process. By going through this tutorial, you have some fundamentals of understanding on how to set keys, setting up poses, creating a cycle animation , adding a follow through / overlapping /delayed into animation to make it smoother. Adjust animation keys in Graph Editor to fine tune the smoothness of animation.

You need a copy of Maya to follow this tutorial. Here's where to get Maya for free: https://www.autodesk.com/education/ed...

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Here's the rig I'm using :
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Walk Cycle reference
01:30 - How to use Bony Rig
02:27 - IK/FK switching
03:50 - Starting Basic Cycle Loops ( Footwork )
06:35 - In between ( Footwork )
12:55 - Animating Arms
16:00 - In between ( Arms )
20:00 - Animating Spine
25:00 - Hips movement
32:38 - Curve editor & Fine Tune
48:25 - Finishing final look

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