Character Rigging

The Character Rigging Course complements the Character Design and Creation course by training students to add skeletal structures to character models. Students learn the techniques involved with the creation of a character setup, developing character rigs and skeletal structures used in the character animation pipeline. The ultimate goal of character rigging is to prepare a modeled character for motion without the animator needing to know the details of the character’s setup.

Course Outline

• Biped Skeleton Rig Design
• Inverse Kinematics Control
• Muscle and Skin Deformation
• Mathematical Expressions
• Set Driven Key Controls
• MEL Scripted Controls
• Alternative Skeleton Set Up Techniques