Downloadable Source Files

• Rigging_and_Recording_Ch.zip3

Introduction

• What You Will Learn in this Course1

• System Requirements for Character Animator

• Setting a Rest Pose

• Playing with the Sample Files

Character Animator Updates and New Features

• UI and Interface Updates (April 2019)

• Turning Yourself into a Cartoon with Characterizer

Preparing Your Character

• Designing Your Character

• Combining and Streamlining Layers

• Creating Independent Groups

• Assembling the Eyes

• Assembling the Eyebrows

Rigging a Puppet in Character Animator

• Overview of the Rig Tab

• Exploring the Record Tab

• Tagging the Head and Mouth

• Placing Pins

• Adding Dragger Handles

• Rotating Limbs for Different Bends

• Refining Limbs with the Stick Tool

• Adding Physics with Danglers

Refining with Behaviors and Triggers

• Modifying Universal Behaviors2

• Creating Layer Specific Behaviors

• Explanation of Meshes

• Creating Triggers

• Creating Swap Sets

Other Rigging Tips

• Adding Eyelids

• Designing a Character for Head Turns

• Adding Breathe and Jaw Handles

• Creating a Walk Cycle

• Modifying a Walk Cycle

Recording Your Animation

• Navigating the Timeline

• Auto Lip Syncing and Correcting

• Auto Lip Syncing with External Audio

• Working with Multiple Puppets and Scenes

• Importing Image Sequences

Wrapping Up

• Exporting Animations

• Final Thoughts1