Learn the first steps to becoming a virtual puppet master with this introductory 30-hour course in character animation.  In this course you will learn how to create facial expressions, add sound and lip syncing. You will also learn how to build a skeleton for your character’s body and animate it.  At the end of the course you will be able to animate a character that dances/runs or smirks.

This course complements 3D Animation Modelling and Programming Basics and uses the open source software Blender .

Topics covered:

• Creating a Character with Blender
• Working with Meshes
• Completing the Model with Materials, Textures and Particles
• Armatures and Rigging
• Shape Keys and Facial Rigging
• Basics of Animation
• Armature Animation
• Facial Animation and Lip Sync

Instructor: David Bain

Hours: 30

Cost: J$18,000 / US$260

Dates and Times: July 21 - 24 and 28; Monday - Thursday, 10am - 5pm

Venue: Mona Campus, UWI

Skills/Tools Needed:  None