You'll learn the art and science of building a character rig as well as the development process and pipeline used in the industry. Although most of the knowledge can be apply to features production, this workshop as been specifically designed and customized for in-games and cinematic production.
Introduction to the features in Maya used to create a complex character rig. This is an animator friendly approach that doesn't require previous rigging or scripting experience. Learn the tools and tricks of the character rigger further more. This second part will focus on the deformations and skinning of your character rig. (The cost of this 14 week workshop is broken out in to two payments of $999) | APPLY
Understanding rigging principles and pipeline, terminology and naming convention. Start to build Legion’s skeleton, custom spine, references parts and mechanism essential for the characters manipulation. Finish to build Legion’s rig, creates all the tools needed for it’s manipulation, skin the character and learn how to package it and export it to UDK, Unreal game engine. (The cost of this 14 week workshop is broken out in to two payments of $999) | APPLY
Students will further learn the rigging principles, pipeline used when creating a character rig and how to build a robust facial rig. The second half of the workshop, the student will continue with facial animation and learn about tools creation possibilities that can be done with Python. The instructor will also talk about plug-ins and automating a riggers workflow. (The cost of this 14 week workshop is broken out in to two payments of $999) | APPLY
iAnimate Games is proud to announce a brand new rigging workshop. You'll learn the art and science of building a character rig as well as the development process and pipeline used in the industry. All students will spend time practicing and recreating what was taught in class; create setup, skin a character and ultimately import it into a game engine called Unreal. Although most of the knowledge can be apply to features production, this workshop as been specifically designed and customized for in-games and cinematic production. Below is a brief description of a few things our workshop will cover.
Even though games and film share the same tools and principles, it’s very important to know that games have a bunch of requirements and vital rules that must be respected when creating a rig. Certain game engines might have the capability to do more than others, but they share many common elements that influence the way rigs are exported and built compared to film. Game rigs are often restricted in how you can create deformations and you must also keep into account how that will affect the engine performances. Without describing every single details and explaining what they mean, we will quickly go over some of the items that makes game rigging unique.