IDS 252: Topics for February 10/12, Spring 2015

• Lab:

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

• Maya Tools & Techniques:

  • Bouncing Ball - Larry's Toon Institute
  • Keyframing
  • Graph Editor
  • Working with Rigged Characters
  • Using Deformers, e.g. squash & stretch

• Principles of Animation

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