DVD Intermediate Rigging Series - Boxed Set

PRICE: £138 / $273.63

This four DVD boxed set will take your through a comprehensive tour of state of the art rigging techniques for 3dsmax. This series teaches how to rig and skin every part of the supplied character (an ogre modelled by Paul) and in many cases will show multiple approaches to the same problem, leaving you free to pick the blend that suits your needs. This series has been a smash hit with our customers and is very much a recommended purchase for anyone that has basic rigging under their belts and now wants to push their skills to new levels.

Due to the increasing and wholly necessary levels of scripting in the later DVDs in this series. A highly recommended companion purchase is the MAXScript Fundamentals Series boxed set for those that have very limited or no MAXScript skills.



DVD 1: FK Spine, Leg & Foot Rig In this DVD Paul will take you through rigging the Ogre's Spine using an FK system in conjunction with wired control objects. He then demonstrates how to create an inverse foot rig using reactor controllers and scripted custom attributes to facilitate a smooth foot-roll system. Finally we learn how to modify the leg bones using expression controllers to create a working leg stretch system. DVD 2: Spline IK, Arm 7 hand Rig In this DVD Paul continues his Ogre rig with a second approach to producing a spine rig using a custom Spline IK solution. He then moves on to producing an arm rig that demonstrates two unique methods for an arm bone twist solution. Finally Paul demonstrates how to rig a hand and produce a comprehensive GUI for it using custom attributes and MAXScript. DVD 3: Skinning Techniques In this DVD Paul deals with many of the aspects of skinning a character using 3dsmax's Skin modifier. Starting with weighting via envelopes Paul then moves on to build on this foundation with weight painting and blending. Further control is then added via muscle bones, skin deformers and springs for dynamic flexing of the Ogre's stomach. DVD 4: Facial Rigging Techniques In this final DVD in Paul Neale's Intermediate Rigging Series , Paul looks at two completely different ways to setup the Ogre's facial animation rig. In the first half of the DVD we look at the eye rigs dilation and directional controls, and then move on to a morph centric system that only uses a bone for jaw movement. In the second half of the DVD we look at a bone based system that allows for very fine an intuitive control over the Ogre's features. A six hour plus DVD, jam packed with insights and a must buy for any budding or professional rigging TD.

Customer Feedback
"I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for the great set of DVDs. I just finished watching all four and I'll be requesting that our animators do the same. I always find it interesting to watch how others work, especially masters of their craft. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to the 'Advanced Rigging' set! "
Kelly Snapka , Studio Art Director, Volition Inc (Games)

"Using this set of DVDs and study of the "Animators Survival Kit" have done more for my knowledge over some focused weekends than my University Computer Imaging program did over 9 credit hours. It was awesome to learn from real world experiences"
Montrose Edmonds, Wolfsong Informatics

"I recently purchased Paul Neale's first DVD title in his intermediate character rigging series and I am delighted to report that Mr. Neale is a very efficient and cogent teacher in addition to his well-known skills as one of the most talented character animators in the business. Paul makes certain to explain the rationale behind his choices as he assembles the extremely well-designed character rig so that a viewer can understand how and why to adapt the techniques to real world projects. I've already revised one of my own rigs based on Mr. Neale's suggestions and I am eagerly anticipating the opportunity to build my next rig from scratch following his recommended workflow. "
Mark Johnson, Forensic Arts

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