July 13, 2011
How to Animate a Dodgeball Throw in Maya
Today we’ve got Prantic’s first video tutorial; How to throw a dodgeball (no, not a volleyball – that was my bad) in Maya. Now I don’t use Maya very often personally, but it’s Prantic’s main software and he uses it well. Tutorial is really good, though not short so be sure to grab a cup of something before you sit down to watch.
Here’s a quick overview of what will be covered:
- Working from a storyboard
- The Primary Animation of a Dodgeball Throw
- Secondary Animation to make it all look a lot more believable
- Constraining the ball to the character’s hand then releasing at the right time
- Various animation timing tweaks
How to Animate a Dodgeball Throw from Heather Craik on Vimeo. Or head over to Prantic’s version on Youtube.
Don’t forget to comment and let him know what you think!
Prantic Madhukalya is a student at Picasso Centennial Animation College pursuing a degree in multimedia and filmmaking from PTU with a particular focus on 3D Animation. In addition to studying he's a 3D freelancer and a writer.
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Thanks Prantic!
You can go on being excited now.
ha ha….yeah..Thanks..
I’ll keep checking for people’s comments and reviews for it.
Take Care.
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Nice Tutorial….:)
Thank you Dikshant!
prantic´s last [type] ..Another Year
This is way out of my zone, but I’m glad to hang around for encouragement. Should have enough to start making the rounds on graphics blogs soon.
Looking forward to seeing more from Prantic.
I’m slowly creeping out of my little hermit cave again. It’s almost fun, you should join me!
Prantic will be back, I really like his work.
Omg!! Thank you guys…
I will be pleased to present another lighting tutorial shortly.
Thank you Mr Doolin, for the encouragement..