Introduction to Autodesk Maya
Course 4 – Correct Topology for Animation: Welcome
By Miguel Miranda , 3D Modeler
About the video: Welcome
Overview
“In this course we will see how to make a correct topology to be able to complete a character correctly and that it can deform and animate well. I will explain how to understand the areas of facial topology to make character expressions. And finally we will make a complete character with a sculpt that I will give you.”
In this video lesson Miguel Miranda addresses the topic: Welcome, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4 – Correct Topology for Animation. Discover all the tools and basic fundamentals to start animating.
Partial transcription of the video
“MAYA COURSE 4 LESSON 1 Welcome In this fourth Domestika Basics course We will see the importance of topology in animation. Both facial and body to deform naturally. We will see how to make the teeth and eyes of a character, how to close them, And a personal trick to do a topology with the tools of Live and Quad Draw. We will also do the topology of a sculpt that I will give you. This in order to leave a character ready for production. In the next lesson we will see how to create the eyes and teeth of a character.”
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Course summary for: Course 4 – Correct Topology for Animation

Miguel Miranda
By Miguel Miranda
Miguel Miranda has been a 3D artist for the past ten years, specializing in 3D character creation. He has modeled characters for advertising, film, video game cinematics, video games, and cartoons.
Throughout his career, he has worked for various studios and currently works as a modeler at 23lunes Animation Studio and on privately commissioned projects.
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