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Rigging Unleashed - Advanced Character Rigging Techniques in Blender

CGDive via YouTube

Overview

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Master advanced character rigging techniques in Blender through this comprehensive 5-hour course that builds upon foundational rigging knowledge. Explore sophisticated rigging concepts including props weight transfer systems, advanced isolation rigs, and eye target isolation controls. Learn to implement dynamic deformation features such as torso squash and stretch mechanics, stretchy limbs for arms and legs, and custom shoulder tweaks with stretchy tweak bones. Develop professional-grade finger and toe controls through IK finger setups and smooth toe raise mechanisms. Create intuitive rig user interfaces both with and without the Bone Manager addon for streamlined animation workflows. Dive into facial rigging techniques covering eyelid deformation, delta shapekeys, sticky shapekey controls, and sticky lips systems for realistic character expressions. Master the complete workflow for creating dynamic wrinkle systems, from sculpting wrinkles and baking them to textures, through shader setup and driver automation with bonus additional mapping techniques. Troubleshoot common rigging issues including visual keying problems and dependency loop resolution to ensure robust, production-ready character rigs.

Syllabus

Rigging Unleashed 1-1: Props Weight (Transfer Weights)
Rigging Unleashed 1-2: Advanced Isolation Rigs
Rigging Unleashed 1-3: Eye Target Isolation
Rigging Unleashed 2-1: Torso Squash & Stretch
Rigging Unleashed 2-2: Stretchy Limbs (Right Arm)
Rigging Unleashed 2-3: Stretchy Limbs (Left Arm & Legs)
Rigging Unleashed 2-4: Stretchy Tweak Bones (Right Arm)
Rigging Unleashed 2-5: Custom Shoulder Tweak
Rigging Unleashed 2-6: Stretchy Tweak Bones (Legs)
Rigging Unleashed 3-1: IK Fingers
Rigging Unleashed 3-2: Smooth Toe Raise
Rigging Unleashed 4-1: Rig UI with Bone Manager Addon
Rigging Unleashed 4-2: Rig UI without Addons
Rigging Unleashed 5-1: Eyelid Deformation
Rigging Unleashed 5-2: Delta Shapekeys
Rigging Unleashed 5-3: Sticky Shapekey Controls
Rigging Unleashed 5-4: Sticky Lips (a.k.a. Zipper Lips)
Rigging Unleashed 6-1: Sculpting the Wrinkles
Rigging Unleashed 6-2: **Baking the Wrinkles to Textures**
Rigging Unleashed 6-3: Wrinkles Shader Setup
Rigging Unleashed 6-4: Driver Automation
Rigging Unleashed 6-5: Bonus: Additional Maps
Rigging Unleashed 7-1: Fixing an issue with Visual Keying
Rigging Unleashed 7-2: False positive Dependency Loops

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CGDive

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