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Maya Training and the Art of Animation

by Dan Grushkin
Career Training Guide Columnist

It almost gives me a buzz knowing how far we've come since Winsor McCay's "Gertie the Dinosaur." Ever watch a computer animated film and wonder how they did that? How did they get the hair on the character's heads to shine, shimmer and sway like real hair? The answer is great talent and new computer technology. If you're looking into animation schools, consider programs that offer Maya training, one of the most sophisticated software platforms in animation today.

Maya is the Academy Award winning software that allowed the animated creatures in "The Lord of the Rings" movies to look and move as convincingly as they did. However, the software is not only used in film animation. It's used across the graphic arts. The Maya training you'll receive in animation schools therefore is easily transferable.

Maya Training Is Useful in the Following Fields:

  • Film: Much of the special effects and animation in movies today use Maya software. Film or animation schools usually offer Maya training.
  • Print art: You might be surprised to hear that graphics in magazine art, advertising, illustration use Maya to beef up their imaging.
  • Video game development: This one comes as no surprise since game art and animation are getting more and more sophisticated.
  • Architecture: Yes, architects can use Maya technology to show clients how an interior or exterior of a building will look and feel using Maya's intensely realistic 3D graphic.
  • Web graphics: Beyond enhancing 2D still images, some of Maya's textures and models transfer directly to web animation engines. So with Maya training, you may find yourself doing web animation too.


Final Thoughts
When you're looking at animation schools, don't forget that the software skills you learn can be used in several fields and professions.

About the Author
Dan Grushkin is freelance writer in Brooklyn, New York. He has written about world affairs for Agence France-Presse news wire, various international publications and has contributed to a book on the Middle East crisis. Dan holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

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