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    CORE | Fundamentals of Rigging in Blender

    Instructor:
    Wayne Dixon
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    Demystify the skill of rigging

    Rigging is the art of building the deformation structure and controls to articulate your 3d models. Rigging can be really complicated, so it's best to start at the start and go step by step.


    If your goal is to just learn enough to make that character you move -Β this is the course for you. If your goal is to learn to build super complicated rigs - this course is for you.

    Building a solid understanding of the fundamentals will help you achieve both of those goals.

    What you will learn in this Blender course

    By the end of this course, you should have a good understanding of:

    • Bone tools
    • Weight painting
    • Armature modifier
    • Rigging concepts
    • Bone constraints
    • Custom properties and drivers
    • Space types
    • Good and bad practices
    • How to build a basic rig for your character

    Bones

    Start at the beginning

    Bones are the building blocks of your rig.Β  You'll learn everything from the ground up to build your knowledge and understanding

    Rigging Concepts

    Break it down

    You will learn the roles of each of the bones in a rig so that complexity becomes simplified.

    Weight Painting

    Articulate

    Learn the art of weight painting.Β  You will master all the different techniques to get your verts to move exactly the way you need.

    Project Based Learning

    Practice what you learn

    What good is learning if you don't get to practice it right?
    Along the way you will have several exercises and projects to build yourself.
    Each designed to build upon what you have learned and solidify that knowledge.

    The projects start out easy and build in difficulty as your skills improve.

    Final Project

    Basic Character Rig

    The final project is to build a basic character rig that you can actually animate. This rig is designed to be a simple as possible and no simpler.
    But more importantly, you can take what you learn from this project and apply it directly to your own characters.

    This is the ultimate goal of the course.

    Let's get rigging!

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      shrey shukla(shrey_shukla) ·
      Thanks! It helps understand how bones behave, their effect on mesh, and how one type controls another. Great for beginner riggers.
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      MichaelJoseph ·

      What a wild ride. Wayne's knowledge and experience with rigging is astounding. I learned so much and had a great time. (Wayne, I did pull out some hairs along the way!)
      but, alas, the growth lies within the struggle.Β 

      I fear the taper from easy projects to more advanced projects was a bit much for me in part 5, but wow it was worth it. I'll keep practicing and making some cool rigs (and naming them).

      10/10, you cannot miss this rigging course.

      Thank you, Wayne and CG Cookie!

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      Dwayne Savage(dillenbata3) ·
      Entertaining and educational as always. Thanks for your hard work.Β 
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