Animation Fundamentals Information

Animation Fundamentals by Rusty Gray is a course designed to teach the foundational principles of animation in an easy-to-understand and effective way, guided by a professional animator.

How To Easily Learn The Basics Of Animation From A PRO In 8 Weeks

Has teaching yourself animation been frustrating?

Has overlap, smooth movement, and weight been difficult to get right?

Or maybe you’re not sure where to even begin…

• What kind of animations should you even make?
• How long should they take you?
• And how good do they need to be before you move on?

When I was a student, I asked all these questions and MANY more.

My first bouncing ball felt like Jell-O. My first ball and tail animation was about as flexible as a steel beam. And my first character walk…well…let’s just say if anyone ever sees it – I’ll deny that I was the one who made it.

At the time I made those animations, I was so frustrated I’d quietly YELL at the computer and grab a fist full of my own hair.

Especially, when I saw other classmates breezing through without breaking a sweat.

It felt like I’d never figure it out. It felt like I should just give up. It felt like I should wave goodbye to my daring dream of becoming a professional animator.

Fortunately, though, I kept going despite those feelings.

And now that I’ve been a VFX and Game animator for several years on BIG titles at BIG studios – I’m proud to say that I made it. That the basics now, are easy. That my rock-solid understanding of the fundamentals is what makes my far more advanced animations, far better.

All of the struggle was well worth it.

Though, looking back, I do have 1 BIG regret.

I regret that I learned most of it the hard way:

• Through trial and error
• Through extensive studying of books and films
• Through piecing together scraps of wisdom here and there
• And definitely through many, many, many, mistakes.

I wish I could have learned how the bouncing ball and the pendulum really applies to human movement – right from the start.

I wish I could have seen many of my mentors animate to better understand workflow, weight, posing, and force.

I wish I could of had been deeply taught about the basics the way I understand them now, all at once, rather than having to piece it together over years.

• It would have saved me at least $100,000+ in tuition for attending multiple schools
• It would have saved me several years of learning time before reaching my dream job
• And it definitely would have saved me confidence in my animation skills as I had to learn and relearn the basics again and again.

I can’t do much about it now. My past can’t change.

But YOUR future doesn’t have to be that way.

YOU don’t have to learn the hard way.

Imagine if you could learn the basics of animation directly from a pro 24/7:

• You’d have a clear guide as how good your animations should look
• You’d know exactly what and how to animate to improve massively in a few weeks.
• Most importantly, you’d finally start going after your animation dream job, with a rock-solid foundation that will severe you for your entire career

What You’ll Learn In Animation Fundamentals?

Welcome and Setup to Win

How to prepare for massive artistic growth over 8 weeks and guarantee your success.

Animation Principles

Discover and deeply grasp all 12 principles of animation to always improve the illusion of life.

Basic Animation Workflow

Develop a fundamental playbook for creating any animation effectively and with little hassle.

Emotional Poses

Learn how to convey emotions through body language, strengthen line of action, and how to create appeal.

Ball Bounce Animation

Discover the basics of timing, spacing, momentum, and settling.

And how it will always be key to all of your animations.

Light and Heavy Ball Bounce

Expand your understanding of weight as you push your timing and spacing to each ball feel completely different.

Pendulum

Grow your skill set with Overlap, Follow through, and Successive breaking of joints.

Ball w/ Tail

Make the tail on a bouncing ball flick, swish, and flow. Your skills with overlap will soar new heights.

Normal Walk

Apply all the skills you’ve been developing into a normal human walk. It opens the door to advanced animations.

Personality Walk

Use all that you’ve learned to animate a full body character walk oozing with attitude.

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