Character Animation

2D Skills for Better 3D

Steve Roberts

282 pages, parution le 05/04/2007

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Résumé

Improve your character animation with a mastery of traditional principles and processes including weight and balance, timing, walks, birds, fish, snakes, four legged animals, acting and lip-synch. Traditional animation skills and techniques are presented in both 2D and 3D space. The companion CD features demonstration animations and exercises conducted in each of the major animation packages including 3ds Max, LightWave, Maya, and XSI Softimage.

L'auteur - Steve Roberts

Award winning animator Steve Roberts has been working in the British animation industry for over 20 years. He is a Lecturer at Central St Martin's PG Diploma Animation course (London Animation Studio). He also teaches at Cavendish College, London.

Sommaire

Introduction to 2D-animation working practice
Matter and the animation of inanimate objects
The construction of a simple character, its articulation , and balance
Timing, anticipation, overshoot, follow-through and overlapping action with an animated character
Human walks and runs
Animal walks and runs
Animation of fish and snakes
Animation of birds
Animation of acting - body language
Animation of acting - facial expressions
Animation of acting - two or more characters
Lip-sync.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Focal Press
Auteur(s)	Steve Roberts
Parution	05/04/2007
Nb. de pages	282
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	670g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780240520544
ISBN13	978-0-240-52054-4