Arm rigging

Today I learnt about one form of animation called rigging (puppet animation)

I have (for one arm) three different layers to rig: upper arm, forearm and hand.

Here are some pictures and notes of my process on rigging an arm

Cut-out Rigging

Round the edges to have no breaks

Never animate on the drawing, always a peg. Always.

To have a chain movement. Move the peg-drawing and link it to the other part

E.g. Hand onto the forearm. Forearm onto the upper arm

Cell replacement to achieve more detail

E.g. As arm flexes, muscle builds

 

Deforma Rigging

Set the bone with the green buttons

To get ‘bones’ click on the orange/brown box

Separate parts like hands and feet to connect to the bone with Kinematic Output

Can get a ‘noodle’ effect or more traditional.

Can stretch the part out

Can be good to use for eyebrows

Can be used to fake foreshortening for leg movement (walking forward)

Must move the ‘hand’ behind the ‘arm’ with the 3D function