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Become a 3D Character Animator

Channel your creativity and technical savvy to breathe life into simple characters as a 3D character animator. Learn to apply the basic principles of animation and the processes used by professionals to model, rig, and animate characters in digital environments.
Apply storytelling principles through animation.
Design, rig, and animate characters in Maya.
Discover best practices from experts in 3D animation.
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28 Hours of expert-created video tutorials
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Learning Character Animation with George Maestri

3h 32m • COURSE
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Maya 2019 Essential Training with George Maestri

8h 10m • COURSE
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Character Animation: Locomotion with George Maestri

2h 41m • COURSE
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Character Animation: Dialogue with George Maestri

2h 15m • COURSE
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Modeling a Cartoon Character in Maya with George Maestri

3h 6m • COURSE
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Rigging a Cartoon Character in Maya with George Maestri

2h 34m • COURSE
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Animating Cartoon Characters in Maya with George Maestri

2h 17m • COURSE
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Chris Landreth: Oscar-Winning Animation Director with Chris Landreth

22m 40s • COURSE
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Maya: nHair with Aaron F. Ross

3h 8m • COURSE

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