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Action Poses & Impact Keying

Action Poses & Impact Keying

ANIM-301 Tier 300 animation 25 min
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Standards (2)
  • AV.18.4 Animation Production
    Animate scenes using keyframes, frame-by-frame techniques, motion capture, or procedural animation; apply animation principles to both 2D and 3D characters and elements in multiple scenes.
  • AV.17.4 Character Design & Posing
    Use dynamic poses to develop turnarounds and action poses that convey emotion, gestures, personality and traits; generate multiple turntable and orthographic views including a range of character body types and costume designs.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand core concepts of Action Poses & Impact Keying.
  • Demonstrate hands-on workflow steps in production software.
  • Produce a portfolio artifact meeting rubrics and CTE standards.

Try it

Step 1 — Key Concepts & Tools

Review the core principles and tool shortcuts for this lesson.

Step 2 — Practice Exercise

Follow along in software to build the exercise file.

Step 3 — Self Check & Review

Verify your results against the rubric criteria.

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