This week’s focus on weight shift and posing a full-body rig with a line of action was a particularly engaging step in understanding character animation in Maya. Working with the line of action helped capture the dynamic flow and posture of each pose, creating a foundation that allowed the character’s weight and balance to be naturally conveyed.
This lesson has been the most enjoyable in Maya so far, offering a genuine leap forward in animation skills. It bridged the gap between technical execution and the art of conveying life-like movement, making character actions more believable and expressive. The experience underscored how crucial it is to capture weight and energy correctly and opened up new perspectives on posing as a powerful tool for storytelling in animation.