Follow professional animator Fabio De Proft as he combines what you now know about Maya’s tools and animation’s first principles to create two bouncing ball animations (one light, and one heavy).

Find the rest of the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hZ6hQCGHMUCSPAEMsjfPMF8YDIg4F4V

Files used: http://areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/maya_animation_tutorial_scene_files.zip

Skill level: Beginner

Table of Contents
00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Texturing each ball to see direction/momentum
05:20 – Quick note on the importance of reference footage
05:55 – Setting the FPS
06:53 – Setting up a ground plane and camera
10:56 – Setting up the key poses for the beach ball
15:45 – Understanding / Using the Graph Editor
24:12 – Adjusting timing in the Graph Editor