2016
Digital Tutors / Pluralsight.com
Brad Groatman
2:27
English

The purpose of this course is to demonstrate how to use existing rigging techniques in order to animate a creature that does not allow for standard rigging solutions to locomotion. The key to being a confident rigger and animator is knowing how to use existing tools in creative ways in order to meet challenges outside of the norm, and this tutorial offers a streamlined approach to the problem that does not require scripting or complex principles. Rather, we will approach this in the spirit of repurposing existing attributes of the IK system to achieve smooth and easily-customized animation.

1 Introduction and project overview
2 An overview of the spline IK tool
3 Exploring the basic snake rig
4 Setting up the spline IK tail
5 Creating the ruined temple environment
6 Blocking in the snake's path
7 Plotting the snake's movement
8 Creating custom controls for the spine
9 Adjusting the snake's path through the environment
10 Animating the snake
11 Continuing to animate the snake
12 Adding secondary animation
13 Adjusting the pacing and add finishing touches
14 Animating the environment
15 Using particles to simulate dust
16 Setting up for the final render
17 Compositing the animation in After Effects

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