CHARACTER RIGGING

Follow these character rigging tutorials to learn all about character rigging with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya, Rig a character in Maya for beginners, and Fix scale issues when rigging a character in Zbrush.

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How to work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya

Work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya

Character rigging is important. Advanced Rigging makes it easier to ...more

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How to rig a character in Maya for beginners

Rig a character in Maya for beginners

Here we build a skeleton for the character and bind the skeleton to the geometry in Maya. This is also known as rigging a character.

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How to fix scale issues when rigging a character in Zbrush

Fix scale issues when rigging a character in Zbrush

This tutorial shows you how to fix scaling issues you may get while ...more

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How to rig a Zbrush character in Maya & import it to Zbrush

Rig a Zbrush character in Maya & import it to Zbrush

This tutorial shows you how to take your Zbrush character into Maya ...more

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How to re-attach a head with blendshapes to its body in Maya

Re-attach a head with blendshapes to its body in Maya

In this Maya character lesson we will learn a rigging solution for ...more

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How to add secondary foot controls to the Maya character kit

Add secondary foot controls to the Maya character kit

In this Maya lesson we will learn how to add attributes to the foot ...more

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How to set up a basic animation rig in Maya

Set up a basic animation rig in Maya

In this tutorial you will learn how to setup a basic rig in Maya. Animation rigs are the bone and muscle structures used to animate and move ...more

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How to create a muscle movement simulation in Maya

Create a muscle movement simulation in Maya

If you want to be a character animator, you should probably learn Maya, and definitely learn rigging. This tutorial shows you how to create ...more

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How to rig a quadruped with the Auto Rig Tool in Houdini

Rig a quadruped with the Auto Rig Tool in Houdini

This five part Houdini 9 video series covers an entire rigging ...more

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How to delete non-deformer history in Maya

Delete non-deformer history in Maya

In this Maya lesson we will learn how to create a more efficient rigged and bound model. You can create more efficient rigs in Maya by ...more

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How to build a pole-mounted aerial photography and video rig

Build a pole-mounted aerial photography and video rig

Get a bird's-eye-view of the world with this Pole Mounted Aerial Rig ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to rig a floating worm for bass fishing

Rig a floating worm for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig a fluke for bass fishing

Rig a fluke for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig a frog for bass fishing

Rig a frog for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig a lizard for bass fishing

Rig a lizard for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig a tube for bass fishing

Rig a tube for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig a worm for bass fishing

Rig a worm for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig creature bait for bass fishing

Rig creature bait for bass fishing

Welcome to this bass fishing video from How to Bass, home of bass fishing tips, tricks and tutorials. In this Rigging Techniques video ...more

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How to rig fish heads for bait for fishing

Rig fish heads for bait for fishing

So, you've mastered the knot tying process for fishing, and you already know how to catch bait, so now what? You need to put that live bait ...more

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How to build muscles with the muscle tool in Houdini 9

Build muscles with the muscle tool in Houdini 9

In the following lessons you will learn some essential tools and ...more

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