Intro to Rigging

Course Level : Beginner

This course is intended for artists who are new to rigging and want to learn the fundamentals of constructing character rigs for studio productions. Participants will learn to assess production needs and build standard rigs using a nodal system, deformers, masks, and optimised drawing tools in Harmony Premium.

Participants should have a basic understanding of the cut-out animation pipeline and the concepts of rigging to take this course.

  • Duration 35 hours 10 x 3.5 hour sessions
  • Pricing -
Intro to Rigging
  • Duration 35 hours
  • Pricing -

Sneak peek on what you will learn

In this course, you will learn how to…

  • Understand and assess the production needs for rigging
  • Create a standard production rig optimised for the production needs
  • Issue recommendations on character design for optimal rigging
  • Populate the library with production assets to be used by the animators
  • Troubleshoot a nodal system and properly organise a rig structure
  • Harmony Introduction & Interface Overview
  • Basic Concepts and Settings
  • Introduction to Sketching and Animating
  • Exporting a Scene
  • Drawing Tools
  • Rigging Concepts
  • Design and References
  • Breakdown Fundamentals
  • Rigging Fundamentals
  • Posing rig
  • Rigging for Production
  • Library templates
  • Introduction to Master Controllers

What you will need for your remote online live training…

  • High Speed Internet Connection
  • Computer supporting Toon Boom’s system requirements
  • Installed version of the required software (license provided on registration)
  • Access to Zoom via app or browser
  • Min 10Gb of hard drive space for software and course materials
  • Mouse and drawing tablet & pen (Wacom preferable)

The following recommended items will improve your learning experience:

  • 2 Monitors
  • Microphone and headphones
  • Wacom Intuos, Cintiq, or better

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