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Advanced Character Facial Rigging

by Michael Ingrassia
30 lessons6 chapters4.7 hReleased 20196 free
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Aimed at students that already have a basic background in rigging and want to take their skills to the next level, industry veteran Michael Ingrassia will share from his 17 years of experience in 3D production for games, VR and cinematic animations and showcase advanced rigging techniques that can be applied in film and games.rnAdvanced Facial Rigging begins with an in-depth look at blendshape rigging and explores many key techniques. Building a solid, reliable production rig takes time and testing. The rigging techniques presented in this video course have been used successfully in real world productions.rnStudents begin by building a solid, clean blendshape rig perfect for feature and short film animations, then will convert the rig into a joint based facial rig used primarily in game engines that will work smoothly with either Unreal or Unity game engines.

Course content

Getting Started1 lessons
Joints and Controls3 lessons
Skinnig and Blendshapes2 lessons
Rigging10 lessons
Joint Based Rigging13 lessons
Conclusion1 lessons