Rig it Right! Maya Animation Rigging Concepts, 2nd edition

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Paperback. Pub Date :2013-02-26 Pages: 304 Language: English Publisher: Focal Press Rigging a character can be a complicated undertaking Move from a bi-pedal character to a quad-or poly-pedal and. well. things just. got real. Where do you beginUnlike all of those button-pushing manuals out there. Rig it Right! breaks down rigging so that you can achieve a fundamental understanding of the concept. allowing you to rig more intuitively in your own work. Veteran animation professor Tina O'Hailey will get you up and rigging in a matter of hours with step-by-step tutorials covering multiple animation control types. connection methods. interactive skinning. BlendShapes. edgeloops. and joint placement. to name a few. The concept of a bi-ped is explored as a human compared to a bird character allowing you to see that a bi-ped is a bi-ped and how to problem solve for the limbs at hand...