3D Character Rigging - Setting Up The Skeleton

Description
This is the first look into character rigging. Rigging is such a wide area, so these tutorials are going to be uploaded in parts. The first part is:

- Setting up the skeleton.

The next tutorial will be comming soon. In the next tutorial we will be looking at how to setup the leg.

I hope you enjoy this tutorial. Let me know what you think about it, or if you have any subject you want me to look at let me know, by writing a comment.

Download model: V_model_char_John_DJ.ma - 2,1 mb

Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Skeleton Setup
3. Skeleton Setup
4. Skeleton Setup

Programs Used

Maya

Tutorial by
Dennis Jensen

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Is there Anyway that i can download the bone setup..
D. 2012-09-10

good job man
its amazing.
so thanks.
D. 2012-06-22

good job man, but I have a problem because I need a Skeleton with everything and 5 fingers and other with 4 fingers.
could somebody please send me a MAYA skeleton to my E- mail?
because I need it !
thanks for your attention and good luck!
noverrrrr@yahoo.com
D. 2011-09-10

This kind of control would be truly great if I can learn. Thanks Dennis!
D. 2011-08-21

I truelly love it . how can i get to download it?
thanks a lot
D. 2011-07-06

Really Appreciate your hard work for uploading all these tutorials which are very detail. After looking at the videos, rigging is kinda fun.. lol...
Thanks!
D. 2011-06-03

You are a tremendous resource. I cant thank you enough. After 11 years of 2-d animation, I feel like I can finally dive in.
D. 2011-04-10

Thanks a lot!
It is REALLY very useful. You expain the things, which other "tutors" suppose to be known by everybody from the birth.
D. 2011-04-02

Any reason you hid the mouse? Very bad move for someone recording a tutorial and teaching other people. Hard to follow where your mouse is and what you're clicking on without seeing it. Thanks for the tutorials, but just thought I'd mention this for future reference.
D. 2011-03-05

Hi
This is the best rigging tutorial ever! I've been waiting a long time to get info of this quality.
My only complaint is the site when I try to get back to where i left off There is no list of the various videos, I cant find where I was up to....
D. 2011-03-02

Dennis you make it look so good,ive seen this a few times before i start doing something with it
YOU ROCK
D. 2011-02-01

Nice video tutorial, it would be useful for all of us. Thanks for sharing it. I have posted few tutorials in CGOnlineTutorials.com, I hope it would be helpful to some one.
Regards!
D. 2011-01-23

Thanks a lot guys for your comments :) it is great.

Magnus:
Thanks :) Yea I will be making the Facial Rig aswell, but I figured it would be the last part. So it might take some time before I get there.

David:
Yea I am. it is the best school ever :D Cool. I'm in CGA 09.
D. 2010-12-04

Hello Everyone
Check out information about automatic rigging from this site
http://dlight.ru/
Very Helpfull!
See you : )
D. 2010-12-04

are you at the animation workshop in viborg? i'm CGA10 and just trying to teach myself to rig... small world! great stuff
D. 2010-11-30

This is the must useful rigging tutorial I think I have ever seen (or read). I am just starting to look into rigging and this is absolutely perfect.

Question: will there be a video for the facial rig too? That is what I really wanted to see after it was demonstrated in the introduction. Or, if possible, could you make the fully rigged model available for download so I could study it?


There are a few moments in videos three and four that have a very high pitch sound in the background that actually hurt, they last about ten seconds. Am I the only one getting these
D. 2010-11-29

amazing tutorials, can't wait til next parts. Thanks a lot :)
D. 2010-11-29

Heya, thanks for these tuts, found them really informative :D
D. 2010-11-27

Nice Tuts, Wait for next Skinning part. Thnx!
D. 2010-11-27