How to Cheat in Maya 2012

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Contents
5. How to Cheat and Why
6. Acknowledgments
7. How to Use This Book
8. 1. Animation Principles
   1. Squash and stretch
   2. Anticipation
   3. Staging
   4. Straight Ahead/Pose to Pose
   5. Overlapping Action/Follow-through
   6. Slow In/Slow Out
   7. Arcs
   8. Secondary Action
   9. Timing
   10. Exaggeration
   11. Solid Drawing
   12. Appeal
   13. Interlude: What Is Workflow?
9. 2. Splines
   1. How Splines Work
   2. Splines and Spacing
   3. Tangent Types
   4. Tangent Handles
   5. Spline Technique
   6. Spline Reference
   7. Interlude: Which Field Is Right for Me?
10. 3. Graph Editor
    1. Graph Editor Windup
    2. Visual Tools
    3. Working with Keys ma
    4. Value Operators
    5. Buffer Curves
    6. Interlude: Filming Video Reference
11. 4. Techniques
    1. Auto Key
    2. Timeline Techniques
    3. Figure 8 Motion
    4. Copying Curves
    5. Editable Motion Trails
    6. IK and FK
    7. IK/FK Switching
    8. Character Sets
    9. Multiple Pivot Points
    10. Reblocking
    11. Interlude: Office Etiquette
12. 5. Constraints
    1. Parenting
    2. Parent Constraints
    3. Constraining a Prop
    4. Constraint Weights
    5. Animating with Constraints
    6. Interlude: Doing Personal Work
13. 6. Gimbal Lock
    1. What is Gimbal Lock?
    2. Rotation Modes
    3. Setting Rotation Order
    4. Zeroing Out Poses
    5. Euler Filter
    6. Interlude: Keeping Perspective
14. 7. Cameras & Layout
    1. Framing and Lenses
    2. Camera Sequencer
    3. UberCam
    4. Animating Cameras
    5. Interlude: Finding Inspiration
15. 8. Blocking
    1. Thumbnails and Reference
    2. Setting up the Scene
    3. Key Poses 1
    4. Key Poses 2
    5. Rough Timing
    6. Camera Animation
    7. TweenMachine
    8. Breakdown Poses
    9. Adding the Shuriken
    10. Refining the Timing
    11. Copied Pairs
    12. Interlude: Making A Short Film
16. 9. Cycles
    1. Cycle Basics
    2. Stride Length
    3. Walk Cycle
    4. Flying Cycle
    5. Interlude: Style
17. 10. Polishing
    1. Cushions
    2. Moving Holds
    3. Texture
    4. Finishing Touches
    5. Interlude: Getting Feedback
18. 11. Facial Animation
    1. Planning and Prep
    2. Core Poses
    3. Lip Sync 1 - Jaw Motion
    4. Lip Sync 2 - Mouth Corners
    5. Lip Sync 3 - Mouth Shapes
    6. Lip Sync 4 - Tongue
    7. Blinks
    8. Blink and Brows
    9. Blink and Brows
    10. Eye Darts
    11. Final Touches
    12. Interlude: Repetitive Stress Injury
19. 12. Animation Layers
    1. How Animation Layers Work
    2. Animation Layer Basics
    3. Creating Variations
    4. Creating Variations 2
    5. Layers for Texture
    6. Interlude: Your Demo Reel
20. Animator Interviews
21. Index