Moving from Blender to Maya: Learn a Layered Animation Workflow

Moving from Blender to Maya: Learn a Layered Animation Workflow

1h 4mBeginner2025-04-08

Authors

Skillshare

Skillshare

Course details

Blender and Maya are industry-standard 3D apps used for everything from architectural and industrial design to movies and games. In this class, designed by Skillshare, learn how to use a layered animation workflow to speed up your 3D animation process and wield more control over character movement. No matter if you’ve been using a pose-to-pose workflow for years and are simply curious to learn more about animation, this course equips you with the skills you need to create a short animation in Maya using layered animation techniques.

Learning objectives
Navigate Maya’s user interface and some of its most powerful features.
Discover the differences between an animation layer system, a layered workflow, and a pose-to-pose workflow.
Animate a complex dive roll using a layered animation workflow.
Refine your animation using a geometry-blocking workflow.

Skills covered

BlenderMaya3D AnimationRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome to a layered animation workflow
  • Getting started
  • Discovering Maya

The Layered Animation Workflow

  • Animating using a layered workflow
  • Approaching complex mechanics
  • Animating a flip
  • Working in spline

Conclusion

  • Next steps
40,000 Toman