龙的动画大师课：掌握神秘生物的动画艺术

在动画制作领域，龙被公认为最具挑战性的角色之一。与其他生物不同，龙是一种虚构的生物，缺乏真实的参考和动作模型，这使得其动画制作难度极高。Jonathan Symmonds，一位拥有8年龙类动画经验的资深动画师，现在将通过一门全面的12周课程，揭开龙类动画制作的神秘面纱。

课程的第一阶段将专注于场景搭建和技术准备。学员将学习如何设置动画环境、摄像机和灯光，为后续的动画制作奠定坚实的基础。随后，课程将深入探讨龙类角色的骨架（rig），详细讲解如何正确使用和控制这一复杂的动画工具。

动画制作的核心在于捕捉生物的运动特征。在本课程中，学员将学习龙的多种飞行姿态，包括攀升、滑翔、转向等。通过实践，学员将掌握如何让龙在虚拟空间中栩栩如生地移动。降落动作同样重要，课程将教授如何准确模拟龙的重量和惯性，展现其优雅而沉稳的落地过程。

课程的亮点之一是龙的咆哮动画。这不仅考验动画师的技术水平，更是展现龙的力量和个性的关键。之后，学员将学习龙的步行周期，并逐步建立自己的动画资源库。最终，课程将culminate于龙的起飞动画，为学员的个人演示卷（demo-reel）锦上添花。

对于追求卓越的动画师来说，这门大师课不仅是一次技术提升的机会，更是一次想象力和创造力的旅程。通过Jonathan Symmonds的专业指导，学员将学会如何赋予这些神话生物生命和灵魂，将静态的3D模型转变为栩栩如生的动画角色。

这门课程不仅适合专业动画师，也适合对数字艺术充满热情的爱好者。无论你的目标是进入动画行业，还是simply想提升自己的艺术技能，这个龙的动画大师课都将是一次难忘的学习体验。
说明：课程共12周 搜集到的为前8周（23小时）课程，1920X1080 mp4 语言：英语+中英文字幕


Have you ever wanted to learn how to animate a Dragon? This 12-week course will take you through all the fundamentals you need to know to accomplish the infamous challenge of animating a dragon in all it’s glory. The only one of it’s kind online!

In this 12 week course you will learn how to animate a dragon flight cycle, dragon walk cycle. build animation asset to use later on, learn how to land the dragon and roar! At the end of the course you will learn how to animate the Dragon taking off.

Your instructor has also created animation presets for you to load, aswell as cached animation files to enable you to reference in real-time while you work.

Animating a Dragon is no easy task, the course starts off with an in-depth introduction to the character and the rig before you actually begin. Do not skip this part as there is so much to learn!

Jonathan Symmonds, your instructor, former lead animator of the Game of Thrones and House of Dragons, will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to know.

Introduction to the rig and how a dragon moves
Understand the fundamentals of flight
Create your own set of flight cycles and build up your library
Learn how to animate a character on a path and landing
A much better understanding of weight and timing
Landing a dragon and moving into a roar
Behavioral shifts in creatures during action
Asset library build and layered animation design
Learn how to take-off an extremely heavy creature
Camera switching and scripting cameras
Basic lighting setups for final look with Light Rig
Playblasting techniques and fine-tuning animation
Learn how to animation a Dragon Walk Cycle
Learn how to animate and cut an in-scene camera