3D Animation - Animating
Introduction to Animating within the 3D Pipeline
What is Animating?
The act of animating is the action of bringing digital characters and worlds to life.
This is not to be confused with "3D Animation", which is the general pipeline that involves
all aspects required to bring a digital scene to life.
Animation Topics
Most of the following links assume you have access to a character that is already
modeled,
rigged,
and otherwise fully ready to animate.
External References
Relevant Books
The Animator's Survival Kit | By Richard Williams
One of the most foundational books on learning Animation.
Game Anim: Video Game Animation Explained | By Jonathan Cooper
Learn animation from the perspective of Video Game development.
Relevant Youtube Channels
Youtube |
Sir Wade Neistadt
Additional Learning
Agora Community | A "free to join online community for artists in the animation industry of all skill levels". Has a lot of good informative content, monthly challenges to improve your skills, free resources, and more.
Gamedev.tv | A variety of online courses to teach various skillsets, with a focus on making content for game development. However, courses are informative enough and have enough variety that it's good content even if you aren't interested in games.
