IDS 252: Topics for the Week of Feb 4, 2013

• Lab:

  • Review work for Lab 3: Lighting and Shading . See Lab 3 Evaluation Sheet See In Class Critique Instructions
  • Discuss and begin Lab 4: Creating an Animation Loop See Lab 4 Evaluation Sheet

• Maya Tools & Techniques:

  • Keyframing
  • Path animation
  • Graph Editor
  • Using Deformers, e.g. squash & stretch

• Principles of Animation

  • Principles of Animation.
  • John Lasseter's orginal article with Luxo Jr as example.
  • See demos at Animator's Survival Lit

• Bouncing Ball

  • Larry's Toon Institute
• Look at Poly's World on \\home\classes or go to Polly's World.

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