How Animators Make Motion Feel Smooth (Graph Editor Workflow)

Описание: This is where animation becomes polished.

In this lesson, we refine the animation for our forest hopping ball project using the Graph Editor in Autodesk Maya. Building on the blocked animation and breakdowns from previous videos, we focus on adjusting animation curves to improve timing, spacing, and overall motion quality.

This step is about feel, not structure.

What you’ll learn in this video

Refining animation curves in the Graph Editor

Smoothing motion without losing intent

Adjusting timing and spacing through curves

Cleaning up arcs and impacts

Turning rough animation into polished motion

This lesson assumes blocking and breakdowns are already complete.
The focus here is final animation refinement, not setup or planning.

🎓 From My Full Course

This lesson is taken from my complete Udemy course:

Complete 3D Animation Masterclass: Create Animated Shorts
Beginner to Advanced – Maya, Photoshop, After Effects & Audacity

The full course expands this process with:

Advanced Graph Editor techniques

Shot polish and final tweaks

Rendering and presentation

Editing completed animated shorts

👉 Full course here:
https://www.udemy.com/course/3danimat...

🧠 Why This Matters

Most animation problems aren’t solved with more keyframes.

They’re solved by shaping curves.

The Graph Editor is where animators control rhythm, weight, and flow—turning mechanical motion into something that feels alive.