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Guest Post: Rigging Dojo Rigging 101 Postmortem

We get messages and questions about our training programs, what makes us different, why is it better to have a Mentor vs. learning on your own etc.. Adam posted a great write up on his blog https://adammadej.com/posts/202601-riggingdojofinish/ and we are reposting here with his permission. Rigging 101 review from Alumnus Adam Madej AuthorAdam Madej Technical […]

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Necromancy Through Rigging: A Curious Class on Bonecraft and Blender

Coming October 20th Intro to Rigging in Blender: A Horror- Focused Workshop for Beginners & Curious Creatures Instructor: Iliana Ortiz (Rigging Dojo Alumna) Format: Two live workshops (English & Español), Rigging Artist, Mentor Available on demand. & Curator of Digital Curiosities Level: Beginner to Intermediate (some advanced specimens available) Pre-register to let us know what […]

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BDK (Bi-Directional Kinematic) – mixing FK and IK

Guest post by Jorn Boven/ Opthon, a fully “math based” rig Recently I’ve slowly started to understand some math principles used in rigging, and to put those newly learned skills, I decided build a rig with a few strict rules to follow  This resulted into Opthon, a fully “math based” rig:  When I posted it […]

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Mastering Matrices for 3D animation and Rigging

AKA- Constraints are out! The Matrix is in! Jean-Paul Tossings Founder and Technical Director at Polder Animation Mastering Matrices for 3D animation Matrices are a big part of my toolkit as Technical Director at ?@PolderAnimation? Since maya 2020 the matrix workflow for rigging has finally been updated to use them to their full potential. But […]

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Creating a highly stylized 3D Character Rig in Blender: Filibert the Fish

Guest post by Julien Bazin Introduction and Motivation This project was a long time coming, but it was a very fun and educational experience. I learned a great deal about balancing creative ambition with technical challenges. It all started with a 2D character concept by Nelnal (@nelnalium on Twitter). Their style, featuring flat colors and […]