Maya Animation Tutorial for Beginners 2016
Channel: Game Dev Academy
Date: 13/04/2016

Welcome to my Maya Animation Tutorial for beginners. In this tutorial you will learn the basics of animation in Maya, including using keyframes, the graph editor and rendering. By the time you complete this video you'll go from a complete beginner to being able to create your very own animations using Maya!

This tutorial continues directly from my Maya tutorial. Click here to view it - https://youtu.be/tElsku3aKQI
To download the project folder to allow you to work on this tutorial without completing the previous tutorial click here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7NaQpPR4mHAZlVKLWt3bXNQa2M/view?usp=sharing
If you did complete the previous tutorial you'll still need the image sequence for the animated texture. You can download it here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7NaQpPR4mHAeVFZYUg5N0J4RHc/view?usp=sharing

If you have enjoyed this Maya tutorial then please consider supporting me through Patreon. It will really help me to get more (and better) videos made - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=1002988&ty=h

If you're learning animation then I highly recommend checking out Pluralsight for their amazing Maya animation courses. Use this link for a free 10 day trial - https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197846/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fbrowse%2Fcreative-professional%2F3d-vfx%2Fmaya (affiliate link)

These books are also fantastic if you're learning animation:
The Animator's Survival Kit. Check it out here - http://amzn.to/2rFVFIP (US affiliate link) http://amzn.to/2pYyFU4 (UK Affiliate link)
If you want to continue learning Maya beyond this tutorial then you should checkout Autodesk Maya 2017 Basics Guide by Kelly Murdoch. Check it out here - http://amzn.to/2rqrap3 (US affiliate link) http://amzn.to/2qbMAqm (UK affiliate link)

You will need a copy of Maya in order to complete this Maya tutorial. Click here to learn how to download Maya for free - https://youtu.be/xepQVgCoiwc

Click here for my Unreal Engine 4 for Beginners tutorial - https://youtu.be/W6s-WQKUG90

You can find the written version of this Maya tutorial here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bJ7S1gIxymweiW2HtGIJATxWx1ckeHK7hwZZ82jHvRM/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link to my Maya animation tutorial covering the use of motion paths - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK

Here is my playlist of videos covering the theory of 3D modelling and animation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPHRLf6UN4kkES0INlCfxDuf5abZW0OH .
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