Character Rigging and Advanced Animation: Bring Your Character to Life Using Autodesk 3ds Max

© Purushothaman Raju 2019

P. RajuCharacter Rigging and Advanced Animation https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5037-2_1

1. Beginning Animation

Purushothaman Raju¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Many people are inspired by animation from favorite cartoon shows, movies, and games, but only a few have ventured into character animation as a career path. Character animation is not rocket science when you know the fundamentals and the operational principles of how it works. This book will help allay any fears of complexity you have about animation techniques and help you begin the journey of bringing your 3D characters to life.

Animation is a form of art and is mastered by practice. In other words, you’ll get better at it by repeatedly handling the tools ...