It covers a lot of technical hangups of Maya, explains the animation techniques in depth, and provides real world examples for study and practice. This book breaks down everything you need to know about cartoon animation quickly and concisely. Rigs then and even today, especially free/student ones (with the exception of a few), aren’t built to support this kind of animation.Įnter Cartoon Character Animation with Maya. Technically, it’s much easier to draw it. When I first tried this as a student, I quickly realized how technically challenging it can be to create smears, multiples, and other such staples of cartoony animation in CG. I’m personally more inclined to animate something cartoony than subtle/dramatic. It comes as no surprise that he has written a book on what he does best: cartoon animation. We’ve featured his work on the blog before.

Keith is a veteran animator with a flair for the cartoony. 🙂īloomsbury Publishing was nice enough to send us a copy of Cartoon Character Animation with Maya: Mastering the Art of Exaggerated Animation by Keith Osborn. Update: Congratulations to the winner, Jyreme Mcmillon! Please contact us to claim your book.

Maya cartoon character