How to rig a character for posing in Maya

How to rig a character for posing in Maya "When working on any scene, it's important to take the time to pose your characters. Rendering your creations in the standard da Vinci pose will work for basic portfolio pieces, but won't give the person viewing them an insight into their personalities. Adding a physical pose and facial expression will make your image more appealing while also giving viewers an insight into your character’s story."

30 Best Maya Tutorial Videos for Beginners - Learn From Masters

30 Best Maya Tutorial Videos for Beginners - Learn From Masters "Autodesk Maya is an incredibly capable program, it can do anything that other 3d programs can do and more. It has incredibly comprehensive help files which have tutorials to help you learn the programs. Autodesk Maya commonly shortened to Maya, is 3D computer graphics software that runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, TV series, or visual effects. I hope you like these Maya Tutorial videos"

The Principles of Animation

The Principles of Animation "No one person or animator sat down and came up with the famous Twelve Principles of Animation, not even Walt. It was a collective effort through years of trial and error – analyzing when and why something read or worked better than something else. It wasn’t until 1981, 44 years after the first animated motion picture was released, that Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston – two of Disney’s Nine Old Men – published The Illusion of Life and gave formal name to these principles."

The Legacy of Ken Harris

The Legacy of Ken Harris #looneytunes "For the sheer amount of shining moments in cartoon history he animated, Ken Harris should be on every single fan’s list of favorite animators. How many times have all of us viewed Daffy Duck’s frustration with changing scenery, Bugs Bunny knighting the Sheriff of Nottingham, Charlie Dog’s raving of the horrors of the big city, Mama Bear’s tap dance, or the side effects Wile E. Coyote suffers from after downing a bottle of earthquake pills, with pure awe on more than one occasion?"

New Book: The Pencil War Chronicles: The Studio Ghibli that Nobody Knew“!

New Book: The Pencil War Chronicles: The Studio #Ghibli that Nobody Knew“! "Details on Tateno’s book, scheduled to be released on November 21, have recently been made public, including the cover artwork which features the animator herself shrunk to miniature size (like Arrietty) and working on an illustration using an enormous pencil"

Learn how to create better podcats

Learn how to create better podcasts The cool guys at NPR share their wealth of information to create better content.

Make the best of it :P

Tokyo Cosmo - A slice of the Tokyo lifestyle through animation

Tokyo Cosmo - A slice of the Tokyo lifestyle through animation - This beautifully crafted piece of animation shows an accurate picture of what life in Tokyo looks like.

Enjoy!