Exercise Files

• Rigging_Animating_Duik_Joysticks_Exercise_Files.zip

Introduction

• What You Will Learn in this Course

• Prerequisites for this Course

• Explanation of Exercise Files

• Installing Duik

• Installing Joysticks 'n Sliders

• Setting Up a Rig-Friendly Workspace

• Adjusting Import Settings for Images

Rigging with Layers

• Overview of Layer Based Character

• Setting up the After Effects Compositions

• Toggling Duik Settings for More Tools

• Assembling a Hominoid Skeleton

• Zeroing out the Bones3

• Attaching Layers to the Skeleton2

• Refining Rig Movements

Rigging with Puppet Pins

• Overview of Puppet Pin Based Character

• Creating Puppet Pins

• Adding Bones to the Pins

• Drawing Skeleton, Rigging and Attaching Bones

• Further Refinement with Bends and Starch Points

• Adding Additional Bones for Hair

Adding Simple Controls with Joysticks and Sliders

• Swapping Layers Without Plugins

• Creating Movement Joysticks for the Arms and Legs

• Adding Body and Hip Controls

• Creating Movable Eyes

• Sending Joysticks to Parent Comps

• Creating a Blink Control

• Controlling Eyebrow Movement

• Creating Graphical Sliders

• Redoing Bound Actions

• Linking Multiple Actions to One Joystick

Adding Swap Templates

• Creating Hand Pose Templates with Joysticks

• Creating a Head Turn Joystick

• Swapping Hair Angles

• Interchanging Mouth Poses

Testing Our Rig with Animation

• Exporting and Importing Duik Animations

• Lip Syncing with Character Animator

• Setting Up an Animation with Duik

• Building More Animation Keyframes with Duik

• Finishing an Animation with Duik

• Supplementing Duik Actions with Joysticks

• Incorporating Character Animation into a Scene

Conclusion

• Exporting Your Animation

• Final Thoughts