3D Character Rigging in Blender : Bring Your Characters to Life Through Rigging and Make Them Animation-Ready / Jaime Kelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Jaime, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blender (Computer file).

Computer graphics.

Rigging (Computer animation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2024.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Biography/History:

Kelly Jaime: Jaime Kelly is a freelance artist with over five years of experience with works in animation, rigging, and 3D design. He has worked within all manners of industries, including product promotion materials, animated media such as animated breakdowns of systems in training material, and, of course, 3D rigging for pre-rendered and real-time media.

Summary:

Leverage expert advice, step-by-step guidance, and comprehensive visual aids to pave your way towards excellence in the art of 3D character rigging Key Features Learn how to use automatic and manual weight painting to merge skin and bone Enhance any rig with a sweeping host of automatic controls and aids for animation Keep your rigs efficient and clean for an optimal end user experience Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description In the intricate world of 3D character rigging with Blender, aspiring artists often find themselves grappling with the daunting challenge of achieving results akin to seasoned professionals. This book is your guide to overcoming that very challenge, providing you with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in this complex art form. As you embark on this creative journey, this book will guide you through a carefully crafted flow. Beginning with the basics, the first part of the book will teach you how to add structure to an empty canvas and master the art of weight painting in Blender. You'll delve into the intricacies of rigging humanoid characters, gain a deep understanding of the essential buttons and techniques, and discover invaluable success-boosting tips. Starting with simple mesh deformation using a single bone, you'll progress steadily toward the mastery of fully rigging a human character, all while comprehending the reasons behind each step in the process. Furthermore, the book leaves you with a selection of advanced techniques, fully explained, paving the way for a natural progression in your artistic journey and allowing you to continuously refine and enhance your skills. By the end of the book, you'll excel at crafting character rigs, seamlessly meeting professional pipeline demands in diverse teams and studios. What you will learn Understand the basic terminology of rigging and learn how to create and modify rigs Find out how bones interact with topology Get to grips with weight painting through the mesh Know when and how to add constraints such as Inversion Kinetics, Point To, and Child Of Make rigs visually appealing with advanced techniques such as shape keys and bone drivers Familiarize yourself with advanced techniques used by industry leaders Who this book is for If you are an animator, modeler, or someone who wants to start rigging with a solid foundation, then this book is for you. You'll need no prior knowledge of Blender to get started with this book, as we'll go step by step with shortcuts and UI pointers provided.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: An Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to Rigs and Terminologies

Technical requirements

Terminology - understanding the anatomy of a bone

Bone transforms

Understanding the structure of a rig

Starting with Blender

Setting up Blender

Summary

Chapter 2: Starting with Bones

Adding objects to the scene

Selecting objects

Adjusting our view

Placing our first bones

Using Pose Mode

More on transforms

Part 2: Rigging

Chapter 3: Using Weighting Tools to Give Life to a Mesh

Creating a mesh

Selection modes

Continuing with vertices

Adding loops

Prelude to painting

Painting begins

Final piece

Chapter 4: Beginning the Rigging Process

Understanding the core ideas behind rigging

Setting up the model

Fixing scale, rotation, and origin

Starting the rigging process

Spine

Legs

Arms

Hands

Neck and head

Bone roll

Naming and mirroring

Renaming bones

Mirroring

Chapter 5: Getting Started with Weight Painting

Setting up empty weights

Rigging the feet

Understanding mesh seams and overlaps

Rigging the knee

Rigging the hips

Fixing clipping on the hips

Rigging the spine

Rigging the hands

Part 3: Advanced Techniques

Chapter 6: Using IK and Rig Controls

Understanding IK and FK

Forward Kinematics

Inverse Kinematics

Understanding the effects of IK and FK in animation

Preparing for IK

Pre-bending IK chains

Adding control bones

Adding the IK constraint

Chain length

Pole angle

Use Tail

Weight Position, Rotation, and Influence

Applying IK to the legs

Constraints on handles

Chapter 7: Getting Started with Shape Keys.

Introducing shape keys

Example of poor deformation

Making a shape key

Editing a shape key

Using drivers

Creating a driver

Driver setup

Testing the driver

Adjusting drivers

Drivers Editor

Mirroring shape keys

More shape key ideas

Chapter 8: Beyond the Basics

Wrist bone twisting

Topology in deformation

Bendy bones

Damped Track

Add-ons to expand your toolbox

Index

Other Books You May Enjoy.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781803248257

1803248254

OCLC:

1425802692