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Animal and Creature Animation
This section explores the units I have created during my studies


Unit 12 : Jellyfish in motion
In the final unit of this module, we explore the motion and characteristics of a jellyfish swimming. Animating this fascinating marine...
Apr 106 min read
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Unit 11 : FX Animation
In this unit, we're exploring the FX area of animation using Maya's built-in tools. I find this quite fascinating and beneficial, as it's...
Apr 43 min read
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Unit 10 : Scorpion locomotion
In this unit, we are exploring the locomotion of a scorpion. With my knowledge that came from the previous animation of a spider or...
Mar 297 min read
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Unit 9 : Butterfly in motion
In this unit, we are exploring the motions of a butterfly. This animation is approached similarly to the previous units, in the sense...
Mar 186 min read
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Unit 8 : Dinosaur in motion
In this unit, we explore how to animate a dinosaur as it walks/stomps. Before this course, I have experimented with animating a walking...
Mar 106 min read
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Unit 7 : Horse Rearing
In this unit, we are to create an animation based on horse rearing using live-action footage. This method and approach are completely...
Mar 47 min read
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Unit 6 : Bird in Flight
In unit 6, we explore how to animate a bird in flight. I am keen to develop this new skill and looking forward to deepening my...
Feb 247 min read
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Unit 5 : Arachnid Locomotion
In unit 5, we explore the locomotion of an arachnid creature. I have never animated a creature like this before so it was a new...
Feb 207 min read
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Unit 4 : Horse Run
In Unit 4, we are to understand the cycle of a quadruped run or in this case a gallop. After creating and understanding a horse trot, we...
Feb 128 min read
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Unit 3 : Horse Trot
In this third unit, we explored a quadruped trot. This differs from the previous exercise of a quadrupred walk, not only becasue it's a...
Feb 88 min read
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Unit 2 : Leopard Walk
Key poses in my own walk cycle In the second unit, we delve into animal locomotion, allowing my skillset to expand to the fundamentals of...
Feb 38 min read
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Unit 1 : Carton Fox
In the first unit of this course, we focus on the theory of overlapping and secondary actions, including flexibility within a...
Jan 2910 min read
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