Introduction to Rigging for Animation
Check the orientation of the joints
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin , Lead Character TD and Rigger
Joined January 2018
About the video: Check the orientation of the joints
Overview
“Perhaps one of the most important steps when making a rig. In this lesson, once the joints are placed, we will check that the orientation of the joints is correct. Since once started the rig a wrong orientation can give many problems. ”
In this video lesson Jose Antonio Martin Martin addresses the topic: Check the orientation of the joints, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Rigging for Animation. Learn to create the basic controls of a human character.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well, once we have placed the joints, now what we are going to do is Check the orientation. This is a very important step, as important as proper placement it's a correct orientation according to the shape of the character, because if this part is not careful and has left some "joint" badly oriented, when creating controls we will have problems and above all Animation you will have many pose problems because he is going to be fighting with the "rig". So nothing, let's review the orientation of the skeleton we just created. Once we have the skeleton related and renowned, here you have the no...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Rigging for Animation
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3D Animation, Animation, Rigging

Jose Antonio Martin Martin
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin
Jose Antonio Martín has been working as Lead Character TD for almost a decade. During this time, he has developed professionally as a rigger and character TD in companies including Framestore and MPC, which has paved the way to participate in blockbusters such as Gravity (Oscar winner for best VFX), Guardians of the Galaxy, Paddington, Edge of Tomorrow, Terminator Genesis, Suicide Squad, Independence Day: Resurgence, and Ghost in the Shell.
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