Everything you need to know about animation in 5 mins and how to get started. (Skillshare)

Offered by Skillshare,
Everything you need to know about animation in 5 mins and how to get started. (Skillshare)

3D digital art can be an intimidating endeavor. All the different ways you can model and material are enough to make your head spin. Now add animation to that along with the complexity of whatever software you're using and you got an ice-cold cocktail of frustration and forgotten attempts at learning.

This class is special in that it's only about 5 minutes and you can get a bird's eye view of how animation is done by the pros and where you should start. It's a great place to start if you've never done any of my classes before and don't know anything about animation. It's also a good place to go after you've done a class and want to know how what you've done fits into the broader scheme of things.
This class is mainly intended to give you a birds-eye view of what's possible but I didn't forget about all of my go-getters out there that love to create something. At the end theirs a quick demo that shows you how to do some simple animation. I'm also including that finished Blender file so you can see how I did what I did. At the end of the lesson use the demo file in the project resources section and make some of your own animations.

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Small Doodling exercises- Handwritten letters (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Small Doodling exercises- Handwritten letters (Skillshare)

I make illustrations with different texts and words. I use Blender for animating those. For a beginner it can be intimidating but turns out it is pretty simple to start with.Here I give you a small procedure that might help you make something creative really really fast. Try it out on your own and let me know if you had fun doing it.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Introduction To Animation (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Introduction To Animation (Skillshare)

In this pilot episode, we will learn how to animate Spike the Bee from the old school Disney cartoons. For this first class, we will nail down his design, followed by drawing out thumbnails of the character in action. This is a class aimed at students who are either just starting off in the medium or for students who already have some prior knowledge of the art form. This class is great for beginners, hobbyists, and professionals in the field because you can use these skills and your understanding of the character to create your subjects on model in various expressions or poses.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Texturing characters in Autodesk Maya with Arnold (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Texturing characters in Autodesk Maya with Arnold (Skillshare)

In this class you'll learn how to create shaders and textures for 3D characters using the Arnold render engine within Maya. Texturing will allow you to make believable materials for you character's Skin, eyes and hair. For this class you will need a copy of Maya, 2017 or higher, and some experience creating textures in Photoshop.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
How To Get Motion Design Clients (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

How To Get Motion Design Clients (Skillshare)

So you have developed your animation and illustration skills, so what's next? Technical skills are important, and the skill to get clients is as important. First and foremost I'm an animator. It's my passion. That's what I love to do. And what I've learned early on in my career is that one should also learn the soft skills. I have been in business for about 9 years now and for those 9 years I have learned how to find clients, work on my network, and build genuine connections.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Introduction to 3D Character Animation: #2 - Setting Up (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Introduction to 3D Character Animation: #2 - Setting Up (Skillshare)

In this class, you will set up your environment so that you can start doing some character animation. You will also learn how we will approach animating realistic and believable 3D characters. You don't need to have any experience with any 3D software. However, it is recommended that you use the open-source 3D software Blender as that is what we will be using in this class. If you prefer your own 3D software, you will still be able to follow along and apply the principles in your preferred 3D software.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Demystifying Beauty: Inspiration for Design (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Demystifying Beauty: Inspiration for Design (Skillshare)

What do we mean by "beauty"? How can you bring beauty into your own work? Join museum curators Ellen Lupton and Andrea Lipps for a half-hour class exploring beauty! Go inside New York City's Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Explore 5 themes through dozens of examples from contemporary art and design. Create a beautiful pattern of your own — a surprising and powerful prompt to engage with your own notions of beauty.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Speed Up Your Workflow With Motion2 From Mt. Mograph (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Speed Up Your Workflow With Motion2 From Mt. Mograph (Skillshare)

In this quick course I’ll show you just a handful of the many incredibly useful tools in Mt. Mograph’s Motion2 plugin. There are so many uses for this plugin, and each one of them on their own is worth the full price. I’ll show you how I use Motion2 regularly to speed up my workflow and keep things moving in After Effects.

Self Paced
Self-Paced