Course Length
10+ Hours
Commitment
3 to 7 days
self paced
Result
Learn to create appealing, and believable emotions
Part 1
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In the first part of the course we focus on the 17 Fundamentals for creating appealing face poses that you can apply to all characters you animate.
Part 2
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Then we put it to practice and build out our pose library using Studio Library.
Part 3
After we create our pose library, we take the poses and animate this character test to find our
character.
Is this Course for You?
You are comfortable with Maya
This course uses Maya. To get the most out of this course and our rigs you will need to have and be comfortable with Maya
Do you struggle to feel emotion in your animations?
Often in early work, we don't push the face enough. Our characters look and feel flat. If this is you, this course is just for you.
You want to be a feature film animator.
If your goal is to work in feature film, its crucial to know how to create appealing face poses to bring your characters to life in an expressive way.
Struggling to find a workflow?
This course is more than just posing the face. As we animate the character test, you will see the workflow we used to take your poses to a final polished animation.
Trusted by +250 students
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See what our students have to say about our courses & mentorships
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Includes Our Exclusive Xander Rig
Your Instructor
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Instructed by Steven J. Morris who has contributed to many feature films, including Under The Boardwalk, Nimona, Ron's Gone Wrong, and Garfield. He pours all his knowledge and industry insights into this course, providing students with an inside look at the thought process and techniques required for creating feature-quality animation.
Steven J. Morris
Founder | Lupin House
What's in the Box?
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- Access to our Xander Rig
- Join Our Lupin House Community
- 17 lectures on what makes an appealing pose
- Xander Pose Library
- Live workflow for creating poses and building a pose library, showcasing practical techniques.
- Live workflow for animating a feature quality character test
- Membership in our Slack community for ongoing support and networking.
- Certificate of Completion.