Complete Character Rigging & Animation in Blender

  • 22 Lessons

Tutorial Duration: 240 minutes | This in depth course covers it all: character modelling, rigging, animation, and rendering in Blender. You'll learn the entire process step by step, with handy tips and real design and animation theory at each stage, all to help your project shine. By the end you'll have your own 3D walk cycle with extra animation details for your character and other objects.

Contents

Welcome to character rigging and animation in Blender

This course covers the entire process of character modelling, rigging, animation, and rendering in Blender. We'll walk you through each stage and explain the tools required, plus handy tips and related information. 

In the first section we'll create the character model, then we'll rig the character, we'll next animate a walk cycle with additional actions, and finally we'll look at lighting and materials and complete the final render. 

If you're new to Blender, we recommending checking out our course 'A Complete Guide to 3D Modelling in Blender' to familiarise yourself with the programme before jumping into animation.

You'll be provided with the Blender files to refer back to if ever you get stuck and sketch references for the character to help you.
Welcome!

    Modelling the character

    Modelling the Body
      Modelling the Head
        Modelling the Racket & Ball
          Adding Colour & Materials
            Modelling Quiz

              Rigging the character

              Theory of the Rig
                Rigging the Character
                  Exploring the Rig
                    Rigging Quiz

                      Animating the character

                      Animation: Upper Half
                        Animation: Lower Half
                          Animation Quiz

                            Final Render

                            Rendering the Animation
                              Render Quiz
                                Extra: Raccoon
                                  Extra: Fox
                                    Extra: Goat

                                      Downloads | Blender Files

                                      © For training purposes only. All 3D models and characters copyright of Cabeza Patata Ltd / Patata School.
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                                        Sketches.zip
                                        • 4.74 MB
                                        Blender Animation File.zip
                                        • 2.5 MB
                                        Character Rig.zip
                                        • 10.7 MB