CINEMA 4D Essentials 8: Character Rigging and Xpresso
with Rob Garrott
CINEMA 4D Essentials with Rob Garrott is a graduated introduction to this complex 3D modeling, rendering, and animation program, which breaks down into installments that can be completed within 2 hours. Start this installment with a look at Xpresso, a scripting tool that allows you to speed up your workflow by automating control of rigs, animations, and menu commands. This course also covers the basics of character rigging, from binding joints and geometry to adding movement with CMotion.
Topics include:
Linking objects to points in Xpresso
Creating a data slider to control a spline wrap
Controlling multiple objects with a single slider
Understanding the traditional character animation workflow
Using the Character object for building and applying rigs
Rob Garrott is an art director, animator, and editor with many years of hands-on experience in the print and broadcast industries, working for ad agencies and television networks. He focuses on creative direction, design, editing, and animation using CINEMA 4D, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro. He has designed and produced broadcast projects for many top brands, creating everything from TV Guide ads to on-air network graphics packages, promos, television shows, and sales tapes.
In addition, Rob is an instructor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, where he teaches 3D motion graphics, compositing, and motion design.
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