I have never thought that rigging in Blender would be so much fun! It opens a whole new possibilities of cartoon rigging. Here I experimented with creating a cartoon spine rig with limited number of controllers which is the primary of goal of puppet creation, keeping it simple. If you find it interesting and would like to learn to rig in Blender check out Puppeteer Lounge training workshop programs.

With the advent of AI imagery I have been also digging into it’s future prospect in 3D CGI animation world and recently I came across KREA AI. WOW it will surely blow your mind!!!
Here is a post I came across in LinkedIn where realtime screen sharing between Maya viewport is converted into a realistic CGI digital double in Krea AI viewport.

Learn to setup a book rig using dynamics with this old tutorial of mine! Did this video a long time ago and I find it still relevant. Enjoy the rig tips and techniques!!

Mason Smigel- Bartok Facial Rig from Mason Smigel on Vimeo.

Cartoon Body Rigging by Hen Avisror | Student Demo Reel from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup (Rigging Workshop 2) by Puppeteer Lounge student Hen Avisror. Well done Hen!

Maya Autorig User Interface from Mehdi Louala on Vimeo.

Character Rigging by Allen C. Paul | Student Demo Reel from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup (Mechanical Setup) by Puppeteer Lounge student Allen C. Paul. If you want to learn like Allen, apply here!

ZIVA VFX Muscle Fiber Auto Firing from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

ZIVA VFX Muscle Simulation Breakdown | Tiger from Suchan Bajracharya on Vimeo.

I have always been fascinated by science and animation. Musculo-skeletalal cat-walk we created at Puppeteer Lounge!

With ZIVA VFX tool-set we can auto fire (trigger) the muscle fiber excitation for anatomically correct muscular contraction and relaxation. Watch full breakdown video here.

Love the simulation and how he have integrated it with the character rigs. Joseph is currently taking Rigging Workshop at Puppeteer Lounge.