CGDive Courses

Blender - Voxel Heat Skinning Addon - Automatic Weights on Steroids

Compare automatic weights with voxel and surface heat skinning, then refine a character’s face weights with manual weight painting in Blender.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Blender - Retargeting to "Weird" Rigs

Learn to retarget animation to custom rigs by inspecting their structure, building an intermediate rig, and using FK or IK workflows.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Blender - Mixamo Control Rig + Rigify Face Rig

Add a Rigify face rig to a Mixamo character in Blender by combining the rigs, assigning face weights, and preparing animations for export.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Plask.AI- AI Mocap From Video - Blender Workflow

Turn video into character motion with Plask.ai, then clean up and retarget the motion in Blender.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

PixCap - Easy to Use Animation App With Built-In AI Mocap

A quick tour of PixCap’s animation workflow, including an example using its built-in AI motion capture.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Blender to Godot - Rigged Character Workflow

Build a rigged character workflow from Blender to Godot, exporting with GLTF and setting up third-person movement, camera control, and looping animations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Blender Rigify - How to Get New Rig Types - Featuring Advanced Tentacle and More

Explore Rigify feature sets, find alternative rigs, and install and manage extensions such as CloudRig and Game Rig.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Game Rig Tools - Game-Ready Rigs in Seconds

See how Game Rig Tools turns Blender character rigs into game-ready rigs, with workflows for managing constraints and squash-and-stretch animation.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Blender Launcher - Update Blender and Manage Multiple Builds

Learn to download Blender builds manually and use Blender Launcher to organize and update multiple versions.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Nuts and Bolts of Blender's Animation System

Learn how Blender’s animation system connects keyframes and actions with the Timeline, Dope Sheet, Graph Editor, Action Editor, and NLA editor.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Weight Painting 101 - Rigify Course for Two-Headed Ogre Rig - Part 4

Learn essential weight painting techniques for 3D character rigging in Blender, covering version-specific changes from 2.90 to 4.0 and key steps for effective weight distribution and bone influence.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rigify Color Sets in Blender 4.0 - Custom Control Coloring - Part 7-2

Learn to color code rig controls using Rigify's Color Sets in Blender 4.0. Explore standard and custom color options, manage collections, and customize finger colors for improved rig organization and usability.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ogre Rig - Creating Muscle Bones for Improved Deformation

Improve elbow deformation and simulate flesh squashing with automated bones in Rigify. Advanced techniques for customizing and extending rigs beyond default metarigs.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Auto-Rig Pro Face Rig In-Depth Tutorial

Comprehensive tutorial on Auto-Rig Pro's face rigging features, covering smart rigging, customization options for eyes and mouth, and advanced tips for efficient character animation in Blender.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ogre Rig - Muscle Bones Practice

Aprenda técnicas avançadas de rigging para criar ossos musculares personalizados em um ogro de duas cabeças usando Rigify no Blender.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video