Intro to Maya Rigging
Instructor: Stewart Jones
Scheduled starting date: January 2012 *
Time: TBA *
Length: 8 weeks
Price: $399.00 for registrations before January 15, 2012. Registrations after January 15th will be $449.00
Registration for this course is open until January 31st.
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Prerequisites: Some basic familiarity with character modeling in a 3d package.
Required Tools: Autodesk Maya
Course Overview: This course is an introduction to rigging a character in Autodesk Maya, named ‘Kreal.’ The class format will involve live demos and feedback through one on one communication.
Week 1: Introduction, Overview and Foundations
- K.I.S.S
- Planning
- R&D
- Anatomy
- Bio-Mechanics
- Flesh-Surface Deformation
- Animation
- Modeling
- Pipeline
- Dynamics
- Scripting
- Mathematics
Week 2: Practical Basics
- Qualities of a good rig
- Basic tools & workflows
- Joints & Bones
- Hierarchical Structures
- Controllers
- Creation of Kreal joints
- Creation of Kreal controllers
Week 3: Deformations
- Skinning Basics
- Blend Shapes/Morph Targets
- Corrective Shapes
- ROM files
- MSL files
- Kreal deformations
Week 4: Kinematics
- Forward Kinematics (FK)
- Inverse Kinematics (IK)
- Spline Inverse Kinematics
- ‘Secret’ Kinematics
- Custom Kinematics
Week 5: Layered Rigging Systems
- Layered rigging
- Constraints, parenting & associations
- Kreal rig layering
Week 6: Behavioral Rigging & Automation
- Behavioral rigging
- Auto-clavicle
- Dynamics
- Cloth
- Hair & Fur
Week 7: Facial Rigging Overview
- Joints/Bones
- Blends/Morphs
- Correctives
- Kreal face rig (Basic)
- Controls
Week 8: Cleaning & Finaling
- Cleaning the rig
- Testing the rig
- Making it ‘animator friendly’
- Further development
- Conclusion
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