In this tutorial. You will learn my workflow to use motion capture and keyframe animation together. To create custom animations using Autodesk Maya. This is a 1hr 02min fully narrated tutorial. Covering my whole process from beginning to end. You can watch or follow along at your own pace.

The first 5 lessons, will cover. How to find motion capture clips and apply the animation data to ANY character rig. Using a custom rig you'll have the chance to animate hands and faces. Which are usually missing from free mo-cap.

In the rest of the lessons, we will focus on animating. How to find your key poses within the motion capture and using animation layers. I'll give you a detailed explanation of how to turn a walk cycle into something more characterful. You can apply this same workflow to make any other animations. Using animation layers is a quick way to make quick edits and repurpose animation clips.

Topics covered

• Where to source motion capture clips online
• Setting up the character rig using Human IK
• How to use a custom rig with Human IK
• How to select key poses from motion capture
• Stages of a walk cycle
• Animation Layers
• Animating the upper and lower body
• The use of additive layers for an idle animation
• Redesigning a run using override layers

I hope you enjoy the tutorial.