categories: Arts & Design
Level: Specialized
Course Language: English
Understand the concept of rigging and its significance, in addition to getting familiar with Maya’s interface and how to use it and how to setup your scene for the first time.
Recognize how animation controls work, together with learning how to control the character’s tongue, organize the scene you’re working on, and work with custom attributes.
Build animation controls for your character’s face, including its jaws, eyes, head, and neck, together with creating facial expressions and finalizing the rig.
Free lessons
How Animation Control Work
Building the Global Control
Building Leg Controls
1. Game Character Rigging in Maya Using Animation Control
How Animation Control Work
Building the Global Control
Building Leg Controls
Creating the Pelvis Control
Adding Spine Controls
Building the Center of Gravity Control
Building the Neck Control
Building the Head and Jaw Controls
Creating Necklace Controls
Creating Clavicle Control
Adding the Shoulder Protector Control
Building Arm Controls
Parent Constraint The Animation Controls
Creating Elbow And Knee Controls
Setting Up Elbow And Knee Controls
Creating Eye Controls
Using Aim Constraint To Setup Eye Controls
Constraining The Arm And Foot Controls
Setting Up Proper Hierarchies For The Physical Controllers
Organizing Our Scene
Working With Custom Attributes
Introducing The Set Driven Key Dialog Box
Adding A Blinking Feature
Controlling The Fingers
Building Inverse Foot Joints
Constraining The Inverse Foot Joints
Finishing The Inverse Foot Roll System
Finalizing Our Character Rig
Conclusion And Your Assignment
If you’re to listen to what someone is saying without seeing their facial expressions, chances are that you won’t get the entire story as it was originally meant to be. Take that example and apply it to your favorite cartoon character. Would you feel how relatable they are and fall in love with them? The answer is no! That’s why in these three-part training courses, we will teach you how to rig the facial expression of your favorite character in Maya. What are you waiting for? Start learning now!
There are no requirements for this course. Your interest in the topic and your commitment to learning are all you need to achieve the utmost benefit from this course.
3D Artist & Graphic Designer
892 Learners
8 Courses