Welcome, and thanks for choosing Class Creative’s Maya for Beginners: Complete 3D Animation Masterclass | Comprehensive Foundational Guide!!

In this foundation course we will be learning the fundamentals of Character Animation and game development. (specifically for the Unreal engine, but this method will also work for other game engines such as Unity).

Learn everything necessary to learn Character Animation utilizing Autodesk Maya taught by a AAA game professional with university level accredited instruction!  We will cover the basics starting with the Ball Bounce, Pendulum, and how to apply the 12 principles of animation to the human form.  We will apply all fundamental aspects taught to create full in game polished animations of: Idle, Walk, Run, Jump and more.

Autodesk Maya is the industry standard 3D animation software, understanding the concepts in this course will help you land a job in the game, film, tv, or music industry.  In this course you will learn how to animate your custom created character from scratch.

Over 14 hours of Animation instruction

This course is updated frequently with new lessons, industry workflows, and resources!

Nov 2022 - NEW!  How God of War and other AAA studios utilize Autodesk Maya

Oct 2022 - NEW! How to use Epic Art Tools with new Unreal 5 Mannequins

Aug 2022 - NEW! How to fix the most common run cycle mistakes

Jun 2022 - NEW! IK/FK Settings and Options best practices

April 2022 - NEW! How to combine multiple animations in the timeline to create one animation master file

Mar 2022 - NEW! How to fix the most common walk cycle mistakes

Jun 2021 - NEW! Unreal Engine & Autodesk Maya Retarget Process with Paragon/Unreal Marketplace Assets