Professional Certificate in 3D Character Animation with Maya

About this course

This three-month part-time certificate teaches character animation in Autodesk Maya. Classes run on Saturdays from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm and are instructor-led. The exercises build up steadily: the 12 principles of animation, the Maya graph editor, a bouncing ball and a flour sack jump, constraints and IK/FK switching, working from reference, character posing and balance, head turns, weight shifts, a walk cycle, pushing and reaching actions, and finally facial posing and lip sync. The page says learners should be familiar with Maya; it describes beginners and aspiring 3D animators as the target audience.