🎯 Free Lesson: How to Animate Overlap
Animating overlap is one of the most important principles in character animation—but it’s often tricky for young animators to master. In this tutorial,
Jonathan Symmonds breaks it down using a simple example: animating a fish! Overlap is all around us—from flowing tails and swinging hair to clothing and creature rigs—making it an essential skill for every animator.
📺 Watch the Tutorial on YouTube
Free Walk Cycle Course:
▶️ Part 01: How to Animate a Basic Walk Cycle
Download the Maya Scene File:
📁 Download Fish Overlap File
Looking for more walk styles and reference examples?
Browse our Free Animation Resources
to download extra scene files, cycles, and rigs.
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🐕🦺 Learn Quadruped Animation
Ready to go beyond overlap and walk cycles? Enroll in the full
Dog Walk Cycle Course
for only $49. Led by creature animation specialist
Jonathan Symmonds, this 3-hour masterclass teaches you how to animate realistic quadruped locomotion using Maya 2019+.
🧠 What You’ll Learn
- How to animate a dog walking at a standard pace
- How to work with similar animation curves
- Animation layering and clean workflows
- Understanding quadruped anatomy and weight
- How to submit your work for peer feedback
➡️ Enroll now for just $49
and level up your demo reel!
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🎓 About Sophoria Academy
At Sophoria Academy, we provide professional-grade online training in
Animation,
VFX, and creature design. Learn from real industry pros who’ve worked on
Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, and Avatar.
We offer downloadable assets, rigs, and tools through our
Free Stuff page, plus full-length courses in Maya creature animation,
Dragon Flight Cycles, and more.
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