COURSE LIBRARY
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Beginner Stop Motion Animation
Discover how fun and easy stop motion animation can be and start blowing people away with creative animations on your social media.
14 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner level
Principles of Animation: The Art of Appealing Motion for Beginners
Learn the fundamentals of animation and a variety of animation mediums like 2D drawn animation, 2D digital animation, and stop motion.
22 Lessons
4 hours
Beginner level
FREE “Bones” Character Rig
Learn how to make this rig starting from a simple cube all the way to animation in our ‘Maya for Beginners’ series below. Click the image to download.
Blender Courses
Blender is a free 3D software that is gaining more traction in the industry.
Animate a 3D Photo Collage in Blender: Fly Through and 360° Experience
Animate a 3D flying photo collage slideshow with 2 techniques: one for normal renders and one for 360-degree viewing on YouTube and Facebook.
16 Lessons
2 hours
Beginner level
Crafting 3D Printable Gifts with Photogrammetry for Beginners
Quickly learn how to make a gift from scratch and 3D printable using two free softwares: Meshroom and Blender. You DO NOT need to own a 3D printer to take this class.
8 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner level
‘Maya for Beginners’ Series
Maya is the industry standard in 3D software. I have used this in every commercial, video game, and movie that I’ve worked on. If you want to work as a professional one day, you will need to know this software. Over these 5 modules, we will cover each department you will find at any 3D studio. After taking this course you will be able to create and animate your own character.
For the total beginner, learn to 3D model a Ghostbuster’s trap and a cartoon skeleton character from scratch, no experience needed.
29 Lessons
6 hours
Beginner level
Learn how to rig props and characters in this course so you can animate your 3D models.
31 Lessons
4 hours
Beginner to Intermediate level
Learn many of the dynamic fx tools inside Maya to create your own simulations. We will create a finished scene that has all
23 Lessons
4.5 hours
Beginner to Intermediate level
Learn how to give color to your 3D models by assigning materials and shaders, painting your own custom textures straight inside Maya, and how to light and render your models.
26 Lessons
4 hours
Beginner level
Animate in 3D! We will start off simple and finish with a more complex walk cycle animation with our character.
28 Lessons
4 hours
Beginner-level
Autodesk Maya 3D Generalist Courses
Learn how to approach any project with a wide range of tools found in Maya. We will also touch on After Effects and Photoshop. These courses have a little bit of everything. By the end of these courses, you will be confident to create many kinds of visualizations.
Animate a 3D Looping LEGO Trench Run in Maya
Take a project from start to finish with clever animation tools and techniques. Some paid plugins are used but they also have free alternatives I cover as well.
13 Lessons
2.5 hours
Intermediate level
3D Animation & Data Visualization
Create 4 appealing data visualizations in 3D with Autodesk Maya. Each one will require learning a new skill set to further your problem-solving abilities.
44 Lessons
5 hours
Beginner level
Create A Spider-verse Shader
Create a Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse comic book shader using halftones and crosshatch effects. You’ll also gain experience creating custom shading networks in the hypershade with Arnold nodes. Spidercrab time!
6 Lessons
1 hour
Intermediate level
Create a Sci-Fi 3D Animation Loop in Autodesk Maya
Learn to use motion capture animation and procedural modeling to create a Sci-Fi 3D animation loop in Autodesk Maya.
19 Lessons
3 hours
Intermediate level
3D Medical Animation
Create compelling 3D images to visualize that which we can’t see with our eyes. We will create 4 distinct projects shown in the thumbnail with each one covering unique tools inside Maya.
26 Lessons
4 hours
Beginner to Intermediate level
Create A Looping 3D Animation Blob Effect in Autodesk Maya
Quickly create an appealing loopable blob animation with techniques useful for all motion graphics.
6 Lessons
.5 hour
Intermediate level
Motion Graphics in Autodesk Maya
Learn how to create many motion graphics in Autodesk Maya. We will also touch on After Effects to finish our animations. Although Maya’s not typically known as
Animate 3D Type
Learn how to create one of the most fundamental animations in motion graphics with Maya’s powerful procedural animation toolset called MASH.
16 Lessons
3 hours
All levels
Motion Graphics Animation in Maya: Animate a 3D Looping Mobius Strip
In only 35 minutes learn how to quickly create a mesmerizing motion graphics animation with a looping 3D Mobius strip. I’ll show you how to customize it to make it your own too.
6 Lessons
.5 hours
Beginner level
Advanced 3D Logo Animation
Take a 2D logo and create an elaborate 3D animation of it. We will go deep into using Maya’s MASH toolset.
17 Lessons
3 hours
Intermediate to Advanced level
Adobe After Effects Courses
Learn how to approach any project with a wide range of tools found in Maya. We will also touch on After Effects and Photoshop. These courses have a little bit of everything. By the end of these courses, you will be confident to create many kinds of visualizations.
After Effects for Beginners: Mastering The Basics
Learn the fundamentals of this popular program and prepare yourself for more advanced topics.
9 Lessons
.9 hours
Beginner level
After Effects for Beginners: Mastering Typography
Dive deep into After Effects animation and become a master at animating type. All After Effects users can benefit from completing any or all of the 11 assignments in this course.
38 Lessons
8.5 hours
All levels
3D Character Animation Made Simple for AE + C4D Lite
Jump into 3D character animation with this course! If you have After Effects CC you have all the software you need to begin animating characters in 3D!
20 Lessons
3 hours
All levels
Animate A Logo in After Effects
Learn how to approach a logo animation, what you should consider when creating an appealing animation that will help your work stand out from the rest. We will animate the logo shown in the thumbnail from a real-world example I did for a client/friend of mine.
10 Lessons
1.5 hours
Beginner level
Animate an Explainer Video in After Effects
We will explore what makes a successful explainer video and I will show you the ingredients and how to make them
17 Lessons
2 hours
Beginner level
Adobe Premiere Pro Quickstart: Editing A Video Slideshow with Ease
Easily create video slideshows in Adobe Premiere Pro. A quickstart project to video editing.
8 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner level
Career Development Courses
Learn from my decade of experience in the animation industry, working as a freelancer, defeating cancer, and overcoming obstacles to create a fulfilling career.
Get ready to launch your creative career with this developmental course. I focus on a few key areas that will make the difference in successfully creating the right mindset, goals, and portfolio to get you going. Keep dreaming but also start doing!
9 Lessons
1 hour
All levels
Break Into The Animation Industry
Learn what it takes to get your foot in the door in one of the most competitive industries.
25 Lessons
6.5 hours
Beginner level
Photography and Illustration Courses
These courses offer insight into very unique and specific areas of photography to help you become a more well-rounded visual artist.
Enlarge Your Pet In Photoshop
Learn Photoshop during this unique project. Many concepts we will cover in the course also apply to create all types of visual effect. Join me and let’s enlarge our pet! No experience required.
13 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner level
I will discuss how I create images that has led to an 18,000 follower Instagram account I created called EveryWhichAway.
5 Lessons
.5 hours
Beginner level
Create Stylized Bokeh With Your DSLR
Learn a unique photography hack to make your circle bokeh shapes into any shape you can imagine.
7 Lessons
.5 hours
Beginner to Intermediate level
Learn Illustrator and Photoshop with this unique effect that filters can’t match.
23 Lessons
1 hour
Beginner level
Premium Member Extras
These are special assets only available to Premium Member students who have been enrolled for more than one month. I will be updating this section with new assets as I create them.
Resource Library
A growing collection of tools, shaders, rigs, models, and everything else that might be useful for students.
Maya Animation Tips 1
Learn the tips and tricks I used to win an animation contest, twice!
Venom Maya Animation Rig
After 2 months of membership as a Premium member, you will unlock access to this rig.
Spider Mech Maya Animation Rig
After 1 month of membership as a Premium member, you will unlock access to this rig.
For Sale
You can buy these individually at the links below as one-time purchases.
Spider-verse Halftone Shader
If you don’t want to take the class to learn how to make this for yourself, you can just buy the shader here.
$3
Real Camera Motion Library
40 motion-captured camera moves with variations and file types that add up to over 1,600 files. Works with Maya, Unreal, Blender, and any .fbx friendly software.
$25/$50
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