Animation Tips and tricks
The history of animation
Wait, what? Walt Disney is not the inventor of animation?
Then you need to learn about animation history
Top 3D animation software!
Not sure about what software to use? What software suits your needs the most.
How to become an animator
I have compiled my advice to help your become an animator step by step
Learn from the bests ! My animation book list!
Animation and VFX pipeline
Understand the creation process of a 3d animation and Vfx Movie.
Get ready for your animation training
A great list of stuff to do before joining an animation training or school
How to make a bird flight cycle?
Check out this amazing blog by Brendan Body. Learn great tips and tricks about bird locomotion.
How to keep your character balanced?
What to you know about center of gravity? And how to use it in animation?
Stop struggling to snap object together, get rig of contrains / delete constrain, do it in one click with AS_Snap!
Import a video in maya as a reference!
Import a video reference in maya - Video or image sequence.
Directly following your camera and synched with timeline!
Select an object from the graph editor!
Stop scrolling for ever to find where this animation key is coming from! Very useful for tech check, and heavy graph editor.
Spreadsheet fever!
Animation spreadsheet fever! Are you looking for 3d animation salary, job offers and resources? Those collaborative spreadsheets will guide you :)
Animation resources
Here is a collection of excellent resources for animators: books to learn animation, podcasts to get inspired, press and websites to follow the news, an animation festival calendar, reference footage, and so much more!
Don't forget to join communities to get help and create a network!