Apply the basic principles learned in Animation Basics and layer it with more nuance, personality, and physicality with more advanced rigs. You’ll have the opportunity to understand and animate more advanced biped body mechanics.

Body Mechanics

Course Length: 12 weeks

In Body Mechanics, dive deep into the physicality of animating bipeds, including full body walks. Begin by honing your observational skills and understanding of human anatomy in relation to posing and mechanics. Once you understand the source of realistic motion, you are ready to learn how timing and spacing choices can take your animation from realistic to stylized. Finally, add polish and shine to your animation.

Learn How to:

• Improve your powers of observation through an understanding of anatomy and physiology of full body walks
• Apply your observations to animate a full body walk using Stella
• Understand the importance of arcs in your ability to convey organic motion
• Film useful and usable video reference – a key source of inspiration for most professional feature animators
• Explore physicality by adding personality and character to a basic walk cycle, integrating key storytelling components to your shots
• Use timing and spacing to take your animation from realistic to cartoony and back again
• Add the final 10% of polish to your shot, and take your shot from good to great