Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D
Modeling and Rigging Hands
A course by Alex Kiesling , Digital Painter, 3D Artist, and Animator
Joined February 2020
About the video: Modeling and Rigging Hands
Overview
“Rigging can be overwhelming but, fortunately, it doesn't have to be super complex. In this lesson, I will quickly rig up some hands to add realism to the character. ”
In this video lesson Alex Kiesling addresses the topic: Modeling and Rigging Hands, which is part of the Domestika online course: Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D. Learn how to model, build, and animate engaging characters using the tools of Cinema 4D and After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Modeling and Rigging Hands In the last lesson, we created a drip effect and applied it to our character base. In this lesson, we'll go over modeling, rigging, and animating our hands. Rigging can be scary for some people, especially if you're new to it, but we'll keep it simple by rigging a hand and it will be a good intro to the process. The drip effect and overall model of the character are looking good. The next step we can go forward with is adding some hands to this. To do hands, we can go over some simple rigging techniques. That will be a good intro on the basics of rigging in Cine...”
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Course summary for: Playful Animated Character Design with Cinema 4D
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Category
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Software
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Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling, Animated Illustration, Animation, Art Direction, Character Animation, Character Design

Alex Kiesling
A course by Alex Kiesling
Alex Kiesling is a digital painter, 3D Artist, and Animator born in Wisconsin, US. He first began exploring art in the early 2000s via Tumblr. He later went on to graduate from Rhode Island School of Design as an illustrator. While still in search of his style, he moved to New York City, and started his career working in a children’s app company. There he found an appreciation for art that was more playful and began growing a following on social media, which attracted clients. He later left his job to pursue his freelance work full-time.
Now, Alex works in editorial and advertising for commercial brands. He has worked for companies including Apple, Google, MTV, Adobe, and The New York Times, and shares his work with over 45K followers on Instagram.
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