Introduction to Rigging for Animation
Leg creation IK 2
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin , Lead Character TD and Rigger
Joined January 2018
About the video: Leg creation IK 2
Overview
“In this lesson we will see the most complex part of the construction of an IK leg, the so-called 'reverse foot'. We will go step by step until we get the desired performance. ”
In this video lesson Jose Antonio Martin Martin addresses the topic: Leg creation IK 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
“Now that we have the leg IK, what we are going to do is build the "reverse foot". To do this, what we're going to do first is let's hide everything else, let's leave for the moment only what is the skeleton and also the model because what we need right now is to locate some pivot points in order to build the structure where we can lift the foot from the heel or from the exterior or the inside of the foot , what we're going to do is "Create Locator" and with V pressed let move the "Locator" so that it just goes to a vertex and thus locate a mustache point that works with the foot. That is, t...”
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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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