Rigging and Animating Cartoons with Duik and Joysticks

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: What You Will Learn in this Course

Lecture 2: Prerequisites for this Course

Lecture 3: Explanation of Exercise Files

Lecture 4: Installing Duik

Lecture 5: Installing Joysticks 'n Sliders

Lecture 6: Setting Up a Rig-Friendly Workspace

Lecture 7: Adjusting Import Settings for Images

Chapter 2: Rigging with Layers

Lecture 1: Overview of Layer Based Character

Lecture 2: Setting up the After Effects Compositions

Lecture 3: Toggling Duik Settings for More Tools

Lecture 4: Assembling a Hominoid Skeleton

Lecture 5: Zeroing out the Bones

Lecture 6: Attaching Layers to the Skeleton

Lecture 7: Refining Rig Movements

Chapter 3: Rigging with Puppet Pins

Lecture 1: Overview of Puppet Pin Based Character

Lecture 2: Creating Puppet Pins

Lecture 3: Adding Bones to the Pins

Lecture 4: Drawing Skeleton, Rigging and Attaching Bones

Lecture 5: Further Refinement with Bends and Starch Points

Lecture 6: Adding Additional Bones for Hair

Chapter 4: Adding Simple Controls with Joysticks and Sliders

Lecture 1: Swapping Layers Without Plugins

Lecture 2: Creating Movement Joysticks for the Arms and Legs

Lecture 3: Adding Body and Hip Controls

Lecture 4: Creating Movable Eyes

Lecture 5: Sending Joysticks to Parent Comps

Lecture 6: Creating a Blink Control

Lecture 7: Controlling Eyebrow Movement

Lecture 8: Creating Graphical Sliders

Lecture 9: Redoing Bound Actions

Lecture 10: Linking Multiple Actions to One Joystick

Chapter 5: Adding Swap Templates

Lecture 1: Creating Hand Pose Templates with Joysticks

Lecture 2: Creating a Head Turn Joystick

Lecture 3: Swapping Hair Angles

Lecture 4: Interchanging Mouth Poses

Chapter 6: Testing Our Rig with Animation

Lecture 1: Exporting and Importing Duik Animations

Lecture 2: Lip Syncing with Character Animator

Lecture 3: Setting Up an Animation with Duik

Lecture 4: Building More Animation Keyframes with Duik

Lecture 5: Finishing an Animation with Duik

Lecture 6: Supplementing Duik Actions with Joysticks

Lecture 7: Incorporating Character Animation into a Scene

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Exporting Your Animation

Lecture 2: Final Thoughts