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Advanced Weight Painting in Blender Rigging - Part 6

CGDive via YouTube

Overview

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This tutorial video is part 6 of the "Rigging isn't Scary" Level 3 course by CGDive, focusing on advanced weight painting techniques in Blender. Learn essential rigging skills including visibility settings, support bones technique, painting through meshes, weight paint overlays, and specialized techniques for different body parts. Master vertex selection in weight paint mode, test animation techniques, vertex group locking, and N-panel vertex weights. The 54-minute tutorial covers detailed weight painting for specific areas including feet, knees, pelvis, chest, wrists, head, neck, and clothing elements like jackets and collars. Create custom weight brushes and use the "Clean" weights function for professional results. Part of a comprehensive free Blender rigging tutorial series available in the official playlist.

Syllabus

0:00 Itro
0:30 Visibility Settings
1:32 Weights Check
2:49 Support Bones Technique
5:46 Weight Paint Settings
6:34 Painting "Through the Mesh"
7:31 Weight Paint Overlays
8:47 Weight Paint Foot Area
10:55 Vertex Selection in Weight Paint
13:04 Weight Paint Knees
13:25 Test Animation Technique
15:46 Weight Paint Pelvis Area
16:20 Vertex Group Locking
27:59 Weight Paint Chest Area
31:00 Weight Paint Wrist
37:54 Weight Paint Head & Neck
39:01 N-Panel Vertex Weights
39:54 Weights - Clean
41:00 Weight Paint Head
43:09 Weight Paint Neck
45:25 Custom Weight Brush
47:21 Weight Paint Jacket & Collar
53:40 Keep going

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