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Rigging and Animating Images in Moho Pro

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About Rigging and Animating Images in Moho Pro

Intro to Moho Image Rigging

Designing Your Character

Reducing File Size with Photoshop Script

Reducing File Size Through Layer Exporting

Importing Character PSD into Moho

Adding Main Bones

Binding Image Layers with Smooth Joint

Correcting with Constraints

Anchoring with Target Bones

Assigning Head Pieces to Layer

Creating Bones for Hair

Creating Smart Warp Mesh for Hair Strands

Creating Smart Warp Mesh for Back Hair

Applying Hair Meshes to Side View

Applying Meshes to Front View

Creating an Optional Eye Switch

Re-drawing and Masking the Eyes

Adding Controller for Pupils

Controlling Eyebrows with a Dial

Creating Blink Dial

Creating a Mesh for Subtle Head Tilts

Linking Layers Appropriately

Adding Smart Dials for the Head Tilts

Adding Controls to Other Head Phases

Polishing the Character

Creating the Main Poses for Animation

Finishing Animation with Lip Syncing

Exporting Your Animation

Conclusion

What You Will Learn?

  • With Moho, you can import images or Photoshop Documents, add bones and create detailed rigs for 2D animation. This process can be different from rigging vector based characters. This course showcases all the important steps needed to effectively rig a PSD for Moho animation..
  • More specifically, you will learn how to:.
  • Set up layer structure for a character.
  • Reduce PSD file size.
  • Set up body bones appropriately.
  • Create dynamic hair movement using Smart Warp meshes and special bone properties.
  • Control the face using a series of dials.
  • Create head turns using a Smart Warp mesh.
  • Polish and correct rigging issues.
  • Apply animation with an image based rig.
  • Export animations out of Moho.