Basic Character Rigging in Maya

15 videos taking you through the entire process of setting up an imported ZBrush mesh for rigging, creating the skeleton and animation controls, and even taking the guy for a spin with a walk cycle! This assumes basic Maya knowledge, but in no way does it assume rigging experience. This is really for folks who'd like to have their sculpts come to life, have more flexibility in posing, or who just can't take another second of Transpose Master. No plug-ins needed, just a quick and solid rig with IK/FK switching, custom facial controls, and even a lip sync setup! I should definitely mention that while the model was really just used for the sake of the tutorial, I made the chest piece by using the great Danu Navarro's work as reference.

Here's a link to a video of the completed rig in action: https://vimeo.com/230299291

You'll get:

- 15 videos taking you through the entire rigging/skinning, and test animation process

- Project files containing 2 Maya scenes: one with the fully-rigged alien, and one with just the model itself.

- Textures are included.

NOTE: The files should be backwards compatible in Maya to at least Maya 2016. I haven't tested with earlier versions.