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Advanced Rigging
Rigging a Character
  1. 02

    Re-targeting the body

  2. 03

    Re-targeting the face

  3. 04

    Baking the rig

  4. 05

    The mesh deform cage

  5. 06

    Refining cage deformation

  6. 07

    Adding shapekeys to the cage

  7. 08

    Weight painting the hands

  8. 09

    Weight painting the face

  9. 10

    Rigging extra objects

  10. 11

    Body parameters

  11. 12

    Understanding facial actions

  12. 13

    Finishing facial actions

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    Vincent Timelapse 01

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Advanced Rigging

Rigging a Character

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In this series you will learn how to rig a character from beginning to end using BlenRig 5. The result will be a production ready character with full body and facial mechanics.

Re-targeting the body
8:42

Re-targeting the body

Re-targeting the face
11:08

Re-targeting the face

Baking the rig
7:23

Baking the rig

The mesh deform cage
8:45

The mesh deform cage

Refining cage deformation
15:14

Refining cage deformation

Adding shapekeys to the cage
10:29

Adding shapekeys to the cage

Weight painting the hands
23:40

Weight painting the hands

Weight painting the face
29:34

Weight painting the face

Rigging extra objects
17:22

Rigging extra objects

Body parameters
6:15

Body parameters

Understanding facial actions
21:19

Understanding facial actions

Finishing facial actions
18:42

Finishing facial actions

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