Lyuboslav Angelov Learns to Animate Like a Jedi

How would a Jedi walk? Animating a person walking may seem like a simple exercise, but it's a tricky thing to get right. How people move has a lot to say about their character and personality, and it's no surprise that one of the first things an animator at a studio like Disney or DreamWorks will do with a new character rig - is to create a walk cycle. How someone walks is a window into who that character is, and how they might behave.


Lyuboslav Angelov started our Animation and VFX course in September of this year, and he is already tackling complex techniques in Maya - in this shot he deals not just with human locomotion but also cloth simulation, lighting, texturing and final render. Best of all, it's a cool shot.

As ever, credit where it's due. The Jedi character rig is a freeware rig created by Andylt1 and can be found at www.creativecrash.com.

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