Rigging and Deformation of a Character
Twist joints
A course by Jose Antonio Martin Martin , Lead Character TD and Rigger
Joined January 2018
About the video: Twist joints
Overview
“What we are going to see in this lesson are the notions for good deformation in key areas of the extremities such as shoulders, forearms and hips. We will introduce this technique here and then we will see a step by step how to apply it to the character. ”
In this video lesson Jose Antonio Martin Martin addresses the topic: Twist joints, which is part of the Domestika online course: Rigging and Deformation of a Character. Discover how to bring your animated characters to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well, now that we've seen the difference between intersection and volume loss when it comes to treating the deformation of a character, in this lesson we will introduce The concept of Twist Joints. It’s just a chain of Joints that we can distribute along a limb such as the upper arm. And that will help us distribute the deformation when we perform the torsion. In this lesson we will see a small introduction to the concept and then we will apply it in the Rig. One of the things we are going to see in this course and here I’m just going to make a little introduction, They are the Twists Joint...”
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Course summary for: Rigging and Deformation of a Character
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3D, Animation, Character 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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