Introduction to Rigging for Animation
Placement of the joints 2
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin , Lead Character TD and Rigger
Joined January 2018
About the video: Placement of the joints 2
Overview
“In this lesson we will start with the placement of the joints. We will see how to anatomically place the chains of joints for torso and head, arms and legs. ”
In this video lesson Jose Antonio Martin Martin addresses the topic: Placement of the joints 2, 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
“Okay, now we are going to start placing the joints. The first thing we are going to do is to place a center of gravity joint. If we go to side view, we go to "skeleton", "joint 2", and simply where would the waist be we will place a first "joint" by way of gravity center. Press "Enter" to exit, and for now we left it there. We will rename and ... And we will place it and we will be related to everything. At the moment we are going to create sections. For the spine it is best to see the side view and what we are going to do is "Skeleton", "Joint", and now we are going to create a chain. Let'...”
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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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