Character Animation and Expression with Maya
Spline 2
A course by Sagar Arun , Animator
About the video: Spline 2
Overview
“Let's keep on reviewing how to use the graph editor, moving keys around, and using the principles of animation. ”
In this video lesson Sagar Arun addresses the topic: Spline 2, 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
“Spline Let's make sure we have all of our controls selected and we're making sure that it is easing out. Right now it's a little spliney, things are a little drifty, we can tighten things up. Maybe make the whole thing a bit faster. I'm taking that section and scaling it down. Then, I'm making sure those keys are snapped. Let's go back. Let's scale this portion, only a little bit too, not much. With the lip-sync too, we're drifting too much. Holding the "oo", so it reads and then getting to the "aah" sooner. Then, we can even overshoot this mouth shape. Let's make sure the eyes are looking ...”
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Course summary for: Character Animation and Expression with Maya
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Category
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Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling

Sagar Arun
A course by Sagar Arun
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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