Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Level up your puppet with eyelids, head turns, subtle breathing/jaw motion, and an auto Walk cycle.
We add eyelids in Photoshop, wire them in Character Animator, create multi-view heads (front/¾/side) with Head Turner or a Swap Set, try Breathe & Nutcracker Jaw, then tag the body for Walk.
What you’ll learn
-Add eyelids in PSD, place in the correct eye groups, and tag Top/Bottom lids
-Build head turns (front / ¾ / side), tag views, and add Head Turner behavior
-Alternative: drive head views with a Swap Set (e.g., keys 0/9)
-Breathe behavior on the torso: subtle idle motion & parameter tuning
-Nutcracker Jaw on the head: handle placement & audio/camera flappiness
-Tag body handles (neck/waist/hip, wrists/elbows, knees/ankles/heels/toes)
-Make legs independent, attach origins, and enable the Walk behavior
-Fine-tune Walk: start/stop, style, stride length, speed, arm swing, toe bend & strength
Course files & updates
🔗 Course and Project files (PSD/rig assets): udemy.com/course/rigging-and-recording-in-adobe-character-animator/learn/lecture/11957714#overview
🔗 Updated 2023 version of this course: udemy.com/course/animating-with-adobe-character-animator/learn/lecture/38261302#overview
🔗 Full playlist (all chapters): youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHGOqLdNML0Hhtin1N08RooC&si=KgeARU_SOwCvCB6G
Timestamps (adjust after upload)
00:00 Intro & context (Udemy archive + updates)
00:38 Eyelids in Photoshop (split top/bottom → into Left/Right Eye groups)
05:53 Add Head Turns (front/¾/side) via PSD; tag head views; Add Head Turner behavior; sensitivity & camera test
12:28 Breathe on Body: add handle(s), behavior, breaths/min, max/min scale, offset/direction; Nutcracker Jaw on Head: place handles, add behavior, tune audio flappiness
21:08 First Walk test; keyboard start/stop; body speed
28:54 Tune Walk: style, stride length, step speed, arm angle/swing, elbow & toe bends
37:23 Conclusion and using the playlist to navigate chapters
About this series
Recorded in 2018 and well-reviewed on Udemy. I’m archiving it here because the fundamentals still help. I add update notes where tools changed and link to a refreshed 2023 version.
#adobecharacteranimator #characteranimator #rigging #walkcycle #animationtutorial
Level up your puppet with eyelids, head turns, subtle breathing/jaw motion, and an auto Walk cycle.
We add eyelids in Photoshop, wire them in Character Animator, create multi-view heads (front/¾/side) with Head Turner or a Swap Set, try Breathe & Nutcracker Jaw, then tag the body for Walk.
What you’ll learn
-Add eyelids in PSD, place in the correct eye groups, and tag Top/Bottom lids
-Build head turns (front / ¾ / side), tag views, and add Head Turner behavior
-Alternative: drive head views with a Swap Set (e.g., keys 0/9)
-Breathe behavior on the torso: subtle idle motion & parameter tuning
-Nutcracker Jaw on the head: handle placement & audio/camera flappiness
-Tag body handles (neck/waist/hip, wrists/elbows, knees/ankles/heels/toes)
-Make legs independent, attach origins, and enable the Walk behavior
-Fine-tune Walk: start/stop, style, stride length, speed, arm swing, toe bend & strength
Course files & updates
🔗 Course and Project files (PSD/rig assets): udemy.com/course/rigging-and-recording-in-adobe-character-animator/learn/lecture/11957714#overview
🔗 Updated 2023 version of this course: udemy.com/course/animating-with-adobe-character-animator/learn/lecture/38261302#overview
🔗 Full playlist (all chapters): youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHGOqLdNML0Hhtin1N08RooC&si=KgeARU_SOwCvCB6G
Timestamps (adjust after upload)
00:00 Intro & context (Udemy archive + updates)
00:38 Eyelids in Photoshop (split top/bottom → into Left/Right Eye groups)
05:53 Add Head Turns (front/¾/side) via PSD; tag head views; Add Head Turner behavior; sensitivity & camera test
12:28 Breathe on Body: add handle(s), behavior, breaths/min, max/min scale, offset/direction; Nutcracker Jaw on Head: place handles, add behavior, tune audio flappiness
21:08 First Walk test; keyboard start/stop; body speed
28:54 Tune Walk: style, stride length, step speed, arm angle/swing, elbow & toe bends
37:23 Conclusion and using the playlist to navigate chapters
About this series
Recorded in 2018 and well-reviewed on Udemy. I’m archiving it here because the fundamentals still help. I add update notes where tools changed and link to a refreshed 2023 version.
#adobecharacteranimator #characteranimator #rigging #walkcycle #animationtutorial
