Review: Cartoon Character Animation with Maya

Bring your characters to life with this essential guide to mastering the art of exaggerated animation.

By Ian Dean
published

Our Verdict

Less about Maya and more about the fundamentals of getting your cartoon characters moving, this book is essential for animators who want to give their work that extra boost.

For

  • Full of advice
  • Not too Maya-specific
  • Helpful breakdowns
  • Industry insights

Against

  • No actual software training

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Cartoon Character Animation with Maya review

More about animation than Maya, this is fantastic reference for anyone whose characters need a bit of pep

Mastering 3D software and creating show-stopping 3D art is no easy feat. The big leap with Cartoon Character Animation with Maya is that Keith Osborn trusts you're already using the software. While this book is steeped in its author's 10 years' experience animating movies, it does so with theory, insights and advice. If you've made your lovable character but failed to make him or her move, this book will share ways to do so.

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The Verdict
10

out of 10

Cartoon Character Animation with Maya

Less about Maya and more about the fundamentals of getting your cartoon characters moving, this book is essential for animators who want to give their work that extra boost.

Ian Dean
Ian Dean
Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creativebloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and leading video game title Official PlayStation Magazine. In his early career he wrote for music and film magazines including Uncut and SFX. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on AI, digital art and video game art and tech, and more to Creative Bloq, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5. He's also a keen Cricut user and laser cutter fan, and is currently crafting on Glowforge and xTools M1.