TOAnimate Course Cinematic
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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
The perfect package for artists looking to delve into the world of animation and become proficient in Blender, with the guidance of an industry professional.
This comprehensive Blender animation course covers the principles of animation, improves your technical and artistic skills and helps you become industry ready.
Work one-on-one with talented and experienced animators from major studios. Your mentors will guide you through the learning process and teach you everything they know about the art and the industry.
What's Included?
- 12 Critique sessions with an instructor
- Everything included in Blender Basics
- 70+ Comprehensive video lessons
- 15+ Assignments and exercises
- 2+ feature-quality character rigs
- Multitude of beginner animation rigs
- 2 CG sets (pre-lit and rigged for animation)
- 100+ Exclusive sound bites (dialogue)
- Detailed PDF handbooks of each lesson
- (Lifetime) access to new assets and lessons
- (Lifetime) access to the TOAnimate Circle community
- Technical support for Blender
- Animation picker & pre-made character templates
WHO ARE WE?
Example Curriculum
✅ Introduction
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🏹 TOAnimate Assets (Downloadable)
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- Character Dialogues
- May Rig (v22)
- Lil'Max (Cartoony Rig) V9.1 (12:32)
- Martin Rig
- Ball with Tail Rig
- Hoverboard Rig
- Sword Rig
- Dummy Rig
- Cockpit Set
- Spooky Assets (Wand, Witch Hat & Pumpkin)
- Cyber Bike Rig (2:02)
- Laptop (Rigged Prop) (0:14)
- Communication Device (Rigged Prop) (0:14)
- Headphones (Rigged Prop) (0:14)
- Christmas Assets (Santa Hat, Present, Candy Cane)
- Space Max v13
- Space May v7
- Sci-fi Pistol (Rigged Prop) (0:10)
- Diary & Pencil (Rigged Prop)
- Cain Rig V1
✏️ Beginner Animation Lessons
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- Animation Principles for Beginners (3:31)
- Timing vs Spacing: The Difference (18:16)
- How To Read The Graph Editor (10:30)
- The 'Normalize' Button (5:45)
- Squash & Stretch - Bouncing Ball Exercise (25:29)
- Arcs & Momentum - Ball Bounce Across the Screen (28:39)
- Overlapping Action - Ball with Tail Exercise (22:12)
- Seaweed Motion - Tail Swing (20:06)
- Overshoot & Settle - Sideways Motion with Tail (24:05)
- Putting it all together! - Advanced Tail Practice (30:49)
- Tennis Ball vs Bowling Ball - Animating Different Materials (40:08)
- Everything Is a Bouncing Ball OR a Seaweed! (25:28)
- Simple Walk Cycle (Robot) - Key Poses (53:30)
- Straight Ahead vs Pose-to-Pose Animation - Which one and when? (5:08)
- Animation Examples for Beginners (3:15)
- Refer a friend for discounts!
👨🚀 Intermediate Animation Lessons
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- Keys, Breakdowns & In-Betweens (23:02)
- Blocking, Spline and Polish - Animation Workflow Lecture (9:12)
- Adding Personality & Story to Your Animation - Primary vs Secondary Action (6:53)
- Walk Cycle with Personality - Animation Exercise (74:08)
- Turning A Treadmill Walk Into A Forward Walk (5:29)
- Shooting References - Tips & Tricks (9:08)
- How to Analyze & Use References (25:03)
- FK vs IK (15:20)
- Scene Planning & Rig Setup (9:14)
- Everything Is Connected (23:09)
- Why Stillness Is Important (6:41)
- Weight Shift - Lecture (12:58)
- Weight Shift - Animation Exercise (Getting Started) (16:58)
- Weight Shift - Animation Exercise (Part 1) (50:29)
- Weight Shift - Animation Exercise (Part 2) (46:45)
- Weight Shift - Animation Exercise (Part 3) (55:31)
- Gimbal Lock and Euler Filter (13:12)
- Run Cycle - Animation Exercise (53:41)
- Anticipation, Action & Reaction (5:44)
- Jump - Lecture (10:29)
- Jump - Animation Exercise (Part 1) (10:35)
- Jump - Animation Exercise (Part 2) (51:47)
- Jump - Animation Exercise (Part 3) (29:03)
- Weight Lift - Lecture (12:59)
- Weight Lift - Animation Exercise (Part 1) (46:40)
- Weight Lift - Animation Exercise (Part 2) (44:21)
- Weight Lift - Animation Exercise (Part 3) (50:16)
🚀 Advanced Animation Lessons
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- Pose Library for TOAnimate Characters (5:49)
- Eyes (11:21)
- Brows (15:04)
- Animating a Blink & Eye Dart - Animation Exercise (30:14)
- Mouth (19:42)
- Analyzing a Dialogue Piece (26:43)
- Lip Sync - Lecture (27:46)
- Lip Sync - Exercise (Part 1) (40:08)
- Lip Sync - Exercise (Part 2) (44:30)
- Facial Appeal and Expressions (25:24)
- Head Turn with Change of Expression - Lecture (10:34)
- Advanced Approach to Reference Analysis (11:42)
- Head Turn and Change of Expression - Exercise (Part 1) (28:21)
- Head Turn and Change of Expression - Exercise (Part 2) (17:10)
- Head Turn and Change of Expression - Exercise (Part 3) SPLOCKING (55:06)
- Animating Hands - Lecture (10:30)
- Animating Hands - Exercise (Part 1) Reference Analysis (12:08)
- Animating Hands - Exercise (Part 2) Blocking (15:49)
- Animating Hands - Exercise (Part 3) Spline (30:27)
- Building a Story (7:42)
- Sincere Acting (24:20)
- Social Status in Acting (7:48)
- Staging & Composition (22:15)
🎞️ Demo Reel & Industry Talk
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- Finding A Job In Animation (4:46)
- Industry Etiquette (11:36)
- The Power of Networking (7:02)
- Demo Reel Dos & Don'ts (9:12)
- Resume Dos & Don'ts (COMING SOON)
- Interview Time! (11:42)
- Negotiating Your Salary & Benefits (12:09)
- Animation Production Pipeline (COMING SOON)
- Animation Department Structure (COMING SOON)
- What Exactly Does an Animator Do? (COMING SOON)
- Difference Between Working in TV and Feature (COMING SOON)
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