Toolkit 2 Animation: 5 Action Poses

In class we learnt about posing characters in Maya for animation.

These are the points you should follow in order to pose a character successfully:

• establish the line of action
• type of curves: 
  

• order to position character:
• spine
• shoulders & pelvis- axis'
• centre of gravity
• weight, gravity & mass= balance
• have a good silhouette & readability
• hands & feet= personality

Pose 1: Cricket

Pose 2: Basketball

Pose 3: Dance

Pose 4: Cheerleading

Pose 5: Karate