Character Animation and Expression with Maya

Blocking Plus 1

A course by Sagar Arun , Animator

Animator. Pleasanton, United States.
Joined April 2021
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2,503 students
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About the video: Blocking Plus 1

Overview

“During this stage, I will be breaking down the key poses into motion full of texture, and entertainment. ”

In this video lesson Sagar Arun addresses the topic: Blocking Plus 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Animation and Expression with Maya. Discover the fascinating world of animation by learning its key principles and creating an animated character filled with emotion .

Partial transcription of the video

“Blocking Plus Now that we've blocked in our key storytelling poses, in this lesson, we'll break down those poses. What I mean by breaking down those poses is we have our key storytelling poses on every other second or every second, we'll figure out how the character goes from pose to pose. Breaking down our storytelling poses is a fun process because we're dictating how this character will be moving. When we're doing that, we want to think about how special our movement will be, so let's start from the beginning with how these expressions line up. We start here and go here, and now we're st...”

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Course summary for: Character Animation and Expression with Maya

  • Level: Beginner
  • 95% positive reviews (61)
  • 2503 students
  • 4 units
  • 19 lessons (4h 6m)
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    3D & Animation
  • Software

    Maya
  • Areas

    3D, 3D Animation, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling

Sagar Arun

Sagar Arun
A course by Sagar Arun

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Sagar Arun is an animator based in Northern California. He received a degree in computer animation from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2018. After working with a group of friends on a fan project for Avatar: the Last Airbender, Sagar’s animation abilities received wide recognition. He has created animations for Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Although Sagar’s career began just a few years ago, he has already created animations for a number of high profile films such as Frozen 2 (2019), Over The Moon (2020), Overwatch (2020), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), and Spirit: Untamed (2021) He is also currently animating for the video game industry.


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Character Animation and Expression with Maya. 3D, and Animation course by Sagar Arun

Character Animation and Expression with Maya

A course by Sagar Arun
Animator. Pleasanton, United States.
Joined April 2021
  • 95% positive reviews (61)
  • 2,503 students