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Into the Ocean: Character Animation Essentials in Blender 3D

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Into the Ocean: Character Animation Essentials in Blender 3D

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About Into the Ocean: Character Animation Essentials in Blender 3D

Introduction

Class Overview

Class Updates

Rigging: Scene Setup

Rigging: Main Body

Rigging: Fins

Rigging: Parenting

Rigging: Gizmos

Rigging: Weight Painting - Intro

Rigging: Weight Painting - Body

Rigging: Weight Painting - Fins

Rigging: Parenting the Eyes

Rigging: Rotation Orders - Intro

Rigging: Rotation Orders - Setup

Rigging: Scene Cleanup

Rigging: Eye Controls

Animation: Analysing Reference

Class Update: Library Overrides

Animation: Scene Setup

Animation: Setting Preferences

Animation: Swim Cycle - Body

Animation: Swim Cycle - Fins

Animation: Swim Cycle - Clean Up

Animation: NLA - Overview

Animation: NLA - Time & Influence

Class Update: Shortcut Changes

Animation: NLA - Pectoral Fins

Animation: NLA - Breaking it Up

Animation: Path Setup

Animation: Adjusting the Speed

Animation: Varying the Cycle

Animation: Pectoral Fins

Animation: Eyes

Animation: Final Adjustments

Rendering

Export

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • Seeing your own characters come to life through animation is a magical experience. This class will teach you the essential 3D character animation skills you need to get started..
  • In this class I shall first demonstrate how to build a 3D character rig in Blender. This rig contains all the controls which are essential to be able to successfully animate your character..
  • Once the rig is complete, we will go on to analyse how a fish swims, using that information to help create a simple looping animation cycle..
  • Finally, I will show you how to make use of that cycle as an element within a longer animation which will truly bring your character to life..
  • Whilst this class builds upon the previous classes in the series, it also functions as a standalone class. If you’d simply like to learn about character rigging or character animation, you are free to follow along using the provided models as a starting point..
  • If, however, you have already taken the earlier classes in the series, you will be able to apply everything that I demonstrate to bring your own character model to life..
  • By the end of this class, you will have all the skills necessary to both rig and animate simple characters of your own, giving you everything required to start bringing your characters to life..
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  • By the end of this class, you will have the essential rigging and animation skills required to bring appealing characters to life for your own 3D animation projects..
  • Let’s get started!.
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  • Once you have finished this class, don't forget to check out the other animation classes here on Skillshare. .