Simple and efficient way to setup a growing vine rig by Jordan Blit. He has done a very good job of explaining the tips and techniques of using polySplitRing, clamp, condition nodes and wire deformer to create a simple vine rig to start off with. Check it out!
Tutorials
Reverse foot rolll with maya nodes
Check out this rigging tutorial by Marco on setting up a reverse foot setup using maya nodes unlink using traditional set-driven keys or expression! Kinda long video but he did a good job explaining π
Hair creation and grooming tutorial
Nice technique implemented in this video tutorial by Tarkan Sarim on creating very fast and easy Maya workflow to generate maya curves for complex hairstyles!
Species Training
Check out the training videos by Exocortex Species on character setup in softimage using sculpted models from zbrush. Feel free to go through all of the videos…
Extracting Facial Shapes
Ok! Here comes my latest mini tip and tutorial on how we can extract facial shapes from existing facial rig to quickly and efficiently create facial rigs! The video also covers on setting up a quick brow rig driven by facial deformation.
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Simple Character Rigging
Check out these video tutorials by Brave Rabbit. Good stuffs to give you a Head-Start in rigging. Go through all the videos on vimeo π
Rigging Tutorials by Adam Mechtley
“This video provides a technical explanation of how aim constraints work. The purpose is to develop an understanding of fundamental ideas that power more advanced rigging solutions.”
“This video provides an explanation of how to create an effective twist structure for a forearm using an aim constraint. The result is compatible with IK and FK animation, and is not subject to Gimbal locking.”
Useful and informative video tutorials by Adam Mechtley!
Hand Roll Tutorial
Tutorial on setting up a hand roll system by Jeremy Ernst. Useful setup to articulate hand pressing or pushing against a surface!
Crowd Simulation Using Expression!
Here is a 4 part video tutorial on creating crowd simulation using MEL and expression by Autodesk. Check it out! Useful tips, tricks, ideas and resource π
Click here to download the asset file used in this tutorial…
Dynamic Goodness #101
Here are some dynamic goodness worth sharing! Check out the video tutorial on creating hair system based dynamic rig π
Cheers