Digital Tutors - Facial Rigging in Maya (T0104)

Easily learn sophisticated facial rigging techniques in Maya that provide greater control, efficiency, and realism when animating with over 4.5 hours of project-based training. Perfect for intermediate artists using Maya.Popular highlights include:

• Creating Intuitive 3D Graphic User Interface


• Blend Shapes for Mouth Expressions (Phonemes, Smiles, Frowns, Sneers)


• Blend Shapes for Eyes (Blink, Brow Raise, Squint)


• Blend Shapes for Subtleties and Details


• Advanced Tongue Set Up with Spline IK and Blend Shapes


• Changing Deformation Stack


• Sophisticated Jaw Controls


• Tuning Weights with Component Editor


• Connection Editor


• Cluster Setup


• Camera Setup for User-Friendly Animation


• Constraints


• Smooth Binding


• Soft Modification / Sculpt Geometry Tool

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and project overview	1:05
2.	Initial setup of the scene prior to rigging	3:19
3.	Creating joints for the head and jaw	3:38
4.	Setting up an IK handle / control curves for the head	10:03
5.	Adding Attributes to Control Jaw Movements	3:55
6.	Parenting geometry to the rig	3:01
7.	Binding the head and painting weights (part 1)	8:35
8.	Binding the head and painting weights (part 2)	9:16
9.	Setting up the character's gums	4:52
10.	Setting up the eye controls (part 1)	9:01
11.	Setting up the eye controls (part 2)	5:24
12.	Setting up the character's tongue	14:08
13.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 1)	7:23
14.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 2)	5:37
15.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 3)	8:36
16.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 4)	5:21
17.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 5)	4:52
18.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 6)	7:22
19.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 7)	6:29
20.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 8)	9:19
21.	Creating blends shapes for the mouth (part 9)	10:09
22.	Making blend shape deformers	5:50
23.	Creating blend shapes for the eyes (part 1)	6:14
24.	Creating blend shapes for the eyes (part 2)	7:06
25.	Creating blend shapes for the eyes (part 3)	6:32
26.	Creating blend shapes for the eyes (part 4)	9:57
27.	Creating blend shapes for the eyes (part 5)	12:11
28.	Connecting eye blend shapes to the base head	8:15
29.	Creating the GUI (part 1)	10:01
30.	Creating the GUI (part 2)	6:31
31.	Creating the GUI (part 3)	10:04
32.	Connecting mouth blend shapes to GUI (part 1)	6:45
33.	Connecting mouth blend shapes to GUI (part 2)	9:07
34.	Connecting tongue controls to GUI	6:30
35.	Connecting eye blend shapes to GUI (part 1)	9:52
36.	Connecting eye blend shapes to GUI (part 2)	8:18
37.	Locking / limiting attributes on GUI	10:08
38.	Connecting GUI to the global control and cleaning up the head rig	6:20
39.	Bonus Lesson: Connecting Camera to the Head and GUI	4:03
40.	Bonus Lesson: Stylizing GUI Window	3:33
	Total Run Time:	4:47:55