Lets compile a list of good 3d animation tutorials.
The tutorials should be only about 3d animation or rigging 3d models for animation. Texturing, 3d modeling and rendering tutorials should be posted in their respective forums.

Links to tutorials about traditional animation principles and methods are also welcome.

You can add youtube video tutorials just by posting a link to the tutorial.
It will automatically embed the tutorial in your post.
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

Using 3ds Max 9 to animate with reactor

This is a simple tutorial for beginners for creating simple animations in 3ds Max 9 using the reactor. The tutorial contains a car that crashes into the wall of bricks.

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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

Maya Walk Cycle animation tutorial: Part 1



The tutorial shows how to animate a walking Dino. part 1

Walk cycle animation tutorial: Part 2



The Part 2 of creating a basic walk cycle in Maya.
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

Walk Cycle Basics, Maya Tutorial

another tutorial on how to animate a walk cycle in Maya.
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

How to make Blendshapes in Maya

The basics of Facial animation on Maya.
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

3D Animation Overview Tutorial



A professional 3D animator explains the process of 3d modeling, 3d animation and rendering.
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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

Hello, we have many tutorials covering 3D Animation, at Perfect Visualization, found at perspectx,com under blog.

Be patient, we are adding the tutorials and case studies quickly. Any feedback apprecited

Hi,

This is my 5 parts "Stepped to Smooth" tutorial. English is not my native language, so apologis in advanse []

Part1: why should I use stepped mode?



Part 2: inbetweens, breakdowns and the tweenMachine.


Part 3: common pit-falls and how to avoid them.


Part 4: understanding the mysterious timing cheat of stepped mode.


Part 5: in practice: stepped to smooth of our sample animation.


Part 5B:


Hope you enjoy this. Feel free to post comments on YouTube!

Hey , How I'm said in another topic , I'm made a tutorial .
That's my 1st tutorial . And it's show for beginner animators , how can the character drop one object . For more information read description .

I hope it's useful .

Wow !! These are awesome!!! Which software is easier to animate in, 3D's Max or Maya?

Very cool list of tutorials I can't wait to get to work on them.

Cool! great job! excellent tutorial thanks

Geez! That was great. I badly need to learn animation for my simulation subject -,-

Here is a nice Legs Jump Blocking - animation tutorial.
Part1:


Couldn't find the part 2.

A video lesson explaining Line of Action in animation


Follow Through and Overlapping Action - animation tutorial



Animating a bouncing ball in Maya - animation tutorial


Anticipation, Action, Reaction - animation tutorial

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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

Hey guys! Great Discussion going on here!

If you really want to learn all these techniques, you should join an animation institute which could give your future a right path

Cool! great job! excellent tutorial thanks

cool! really good tutorials............

Very cool tutorials, thx.
Have fun

Thanks! can't wait for more!

thank you so much............................

great! very cool share. I will learn much from you. Thanks .

I was looking for some 3D tutorial and when I got here in this forum, I've seen the post of 3D tutorial and read it and basically tried this at home. I read some books also on how to make this stuff and it really add up the information. Thanks for the informative post.



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Great got lots of good output from your video's!!
Thanks!

wow~~ its cool man!! thanks for the tutorial.

3D Animation Tutorials. It's impossible to overemphasize the importance of modeling skills to the 3-D artist