Digital Tutors - Animating a Cartoon Burglar Scene in Maya

Duration 1h 26m Level Advanced Project Files Included MP4

This tutorial takes you through the process of creating a cartoon-style 3D character animation
in Maya. We'll discuss the concerns of cartoon exaggeration in 3D animation, planning the
animation and the importance of reference, creating and modifying your character, creating
custom props for your scene, the creation of key poses, animating the root and feet, animating
the spine and head, animating the arms and hands, and doing final polish of the animation.
By the end of this tutorial, you will have a more thorough understanding of how to create a 3D
character that has the exaggeration, timing and movement of a cartoon style of animation.


01. Introduction and project overview
02. Considerations for cartoon style animation
03. Planning and reference for animation
04. Modifying our character
05. Creating custom props for our animation
06. Importing the scene elements and setting the camera
07. Creating key poses
08. Continuing key poses for our animation
09. Analyzing our final key animation poses
10. Looking at our in between poses
11. Beginning our arcs and polish animations
12. Overview of our final animation

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