Arcane Season 2: How the Masterpiece is Animated with Autodesk Maya

How does the Arcane series use Autodesk Maya to create incredibly stylized animation?

Learn how the award winning television series utilizes Autodesk Maya and industry workflows with keyframe animation, rigging, and more!

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Timestamps

00:01 How Maya is used for animation in the Award-Winning Netflix TV Series Arcane Season 2
00:59 From hit video game series to blockbuster television show
01:21 Budgeting out the TV series: animation tests, concepts, 3D art assets, and partnering with Fortiche Studios
03:41 Maya Autodesk 3D Animation & Video Reference
05:09 Class Creatives Masterclass Access
06:02 Using smear frames to push stylization
06:11 Art creation & production process
07:25 Concept Art vs 3D Character
07:50 Stylization: Hand painted 2D assets
08:23 Layout: Camera & Staging
08:41 2D Animated Visual Effects
09:15 Character Design: Planning through storytelling
09:53 Final Production: Rendering & Compositing
10:21 Conclusion

This video features the work from the following artists:

vimeo.com/699994435 Sheiber Ines
vimeo.com/659329128 Kevin Phou Arcane
www.instagram.com/remy_terreaux/ Remy Terreaux
vimeo.com/user50297213 Moise Hergaux Essame
www.artstation.com/thibaut_granet Thibaut Granet
www.artstation.com/ezhekiel Edouard Cellura
www.instagram.com/lea_chervet_art/ Lea Chervet
vimeo.com/andresderakhshani Andres Derakhshani
www.instagram.com/guillaume_2dfx/ Guillaume Degroote
vimeo.com/user3049572 Victor Pesquera
vimeo.com/alexiswanneroy Alexis Wanneroy

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