I Made This Stylized Animation In Under An Hour! - 3D Animation Tutorial

In this video, discover how to transform realistic motion capture (mocap motion) into stylized, cartoony animation in under an hour! Motion capture animation is an incredible tool for 3D animators and small animation studios, offering a head start on any animation project, even if it's not intended to be realistic. We'll be using Autodesk Maya and Advanced Skeleton. Learn tips and tricks for mocap cleanup and how to use the Smart Character Animation Toolkit, Mixamo animations, and character rigs. Perfect for anyone taking 3D animation classes or courses, this tutorial is ideal for animation UA-camrs and those looking to improve their animation workflow. Whether you're interested in animation or curious about how to start an animation studio, this video is packed with advice for animators, insights into the animation industry, and the animation process. Join us for a deep dive into character animation, body mechanics, and advanced animation techniques. Follow along and enhance your skills with this comprehensive guide to creating 3D animated content using motion capture suits and more.
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Analyze The Mocap
01:38 - Retime The Mocap
06:49 - Push Poses With Anim Layers
25:05 - Fix Individual Spots/Bendy and Stretch
33:40 - Sightlines/Face
35:25 - Fix Arm Arcs
40:00 - Outro

[@nicholasmanfredi1983]

Really awesome to watch your process from beginning to end!

[@billalorra890]

More videos about styling mocap animation!!! it would be nice to see a mocap animation with acting skills.

[@pinksugarbow]

Yes please!!! 🙌🏼

[@AnimationSimplified]

That's a great idea! I'll add it in the queue of videos! Got a few in the works but will probably work on this one at some point this week. Thanks for the suggestion! 😁

[@toonron]

This is great! Nice to see how to push mocap and make it more stylized! 🤘

[@macdrawz]

definitely gonna play with this workflow, never thought to use the time editor like that

[@AnimationSimplified]

Awesome! Yea the time editor is a pretty great tool. It used to not be that great but it definitely has gotten better!

[@FancyFun3433]

This was awesome! I do have a question about your mocap. How did you get the mocap onto an ik rig? Was it a special script or is it something special with the rig or did you use empties to track everything. It looks like a plugin of some kind

[@vitodeliso5835]

Great video! Very helpful!

[@makismakis277]

nice video) thanks)

[@syedahmadhassan6347]

Did you used HumanIk to transfer animation to the rig?

[@vaellusionclearesta2941]

can you share the rig sirrr pleaseeee