How to build a simple Character Rig in Autodesk Maya?

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Quick Overview (video)

Lecture 1: Quick Overview of the Course

Lecture 2: Maya work file for the lessons

Chapter 2: Creating a Skeleton and the effect of Local Rotational Axis

Lecture 1: Creating the Arm Joint and its Local Rotational Axis (LRA)

Lecture 2: Creating the Spine Joint and its Local Rotational Axis (LRA)

Lecture 3: Creating the Leg Joint and its Local Rotational Axis (LRA)

Lecture 4: Naming the Joint | Mirroring Joints | Creating Rotate Plane IK for the Limbs

Chapter 3: Creating Animation Controls to control the Skeleton

Lecture 1: Create Main Control | Create Spline Control

Lecture 2: Create Head Control | Create Neck Control

Lecture 3: Create Clavicle Control

Lecture 4: Create Arm Control | Create Elbow Control

Lecture 5: Create Knee Control | Create Reverse Foot Control

Lecture 6: Create Attributes for Leg Control

Lecture 7: Cleaning up Controls | Create Global Control

Chapter 4: Concept of Skinning

Lecture 1: Smooth Binding | Edit Skin Weight: Chest

Lecture 2: Edit Skin Weight: Hand,Wrist,Head,Neck

Lecture 3: Edit Skin Weight: Shoulder.Clavicle.Knee.Foot

Lecture 4: Paint Skin Weight: Hip | Mirror Weights | Assign Color to all Controls

Chapter 5: AddOns: Concept of Pivot Point | Parent-Child Relation

Lecture 1: Pivot Point. Parent-Child Relation

Lecture 2: Applying the concept of Pivot Point and Parent-Child relation

Chapter 6: AddOns: Concept of Forward Kinematic(FK) and Inverse Kinematic(IK)

Lecture 1: Concept of Joint drives Object

Lecture 2: Forward Kinematic Concept

Lecture 3: Inverse Kinematic Concept