Nikki Dunsire

This course focused on how to use Maya's rigging tools to properly set up a character for use by an animator in a production environment.

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Upon successful completion of this course, students should have been able to or acquired:

• Extended technical proficiency in Maya

• Setup a full body rig with IK Legs and IK/FK arms and a bendable back

• Create controls and custom attributes that allowed easy manipulation of the bound character

• Use weight painting to attach the geometry to the rig, enabling the animator to easily manipulate and keyframe the character.

• A clear understanding of the rigging process

• Strong in-scene organization and management

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Software used: Maya

Credits: 3 | 1 Quarter

 

Demoed Character:

Each student walked through the rigging process for the below character with me. After which, they were tasked with taking the skills they learned and applying them to a character of their choosing. For most, this was their first experience with rigging.