Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D

Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D on ScienceDirect(Opens new window)

Published: MAR-2007
ISBN 10: 0-240-52054-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-240-52054-4
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS


By
Steve Roberts, has animated and directed award-winning movies for over 50 clients during his 25+ year career. He is a Senior lecturer in Character Animation at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.
Steve Roberts, has animated and directed award-winning movies for over 50 clients during his 25+ year career. He is a Senior lecturer in Character Animation at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.

Description
Improve your character animation with a mastery of traditional principles and processes including weight and balance, timing, walks, birds, fish, snakes, four legged animals, acting and lip-synch. Traditional animation skills and techniques are presented in both 2D and 3D space. The companion CD features demonstration animations and exercises conducted in each of the major animation packages including 3ds Max, LightWave, Maya, and XSI Softimage.

Audience:
Novice animators, students taking animation or computer graphics courses, experienced 2D animators who want to move into 3D, 3D animators seeking to improve their work with foundational skills.


 
Last update: 9 Feb 2012