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Exploring Animation Principles in Maya: Follow-Through and Overlapping

by Delano Athias

In this collection of lessons we will learn about the animation principle of follow-through and overlapping. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.

What you'll learn

In this course, we will explore the animation principle of Follow-through and Overlapping in Maya. What should be considered when animating Follow-through and Overlap? Can Follow-through be automated to save time? We will answer these questions as we cover techniques for using this principle to help add more realism to our animations. By the end of this course, you will be more knowledgeable of Follow-through and Overlapping Action, which will help you create more natural-looking animations. Software required: Maya 2011 and higher.

About the author

Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more

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