Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics/1/lessons/1
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❖Donut Tutorial by @blenderguru
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEPv5y--4MKpciLaoQYZB1Z
❖Blender 4.x Basics Course by @cg_cookie
youtube.com/watch?v=H3BcVxaRgVY&list=PL3GeP3YLZn5hhfaGRSmRia0OwPPMfJu0V
❖Video about "Bone heat weighting failed":
youtube.com/watch?v=FuiY0wtxdHQ
0:00 A quick word about this video
0:22 Ch1: Course Intro
0:11:06 Ch2: Rigging Basics
47:17 Ch3: Rigging a Simple Human
1:00:57 Ch4: Rigging a Complex Human
2:00:00 Ch5: Rigging a Dog/Quadruped
2:39:35 Ch6-1: Custom Rigs Theory
3:03:51 Ch6-2: Custom Rigs Practice
3:29:49 Ch7-1: Custom Rigify Menus
3:58:27 Ch7-2: Custom Color Sets
*Get free models to follow along with the videos*
academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics/1/lessons/1
RELATED LINKS
If you are new to Blender, please complete some basic training such as:
❖Donut Tutorial by @blenderguru
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEPv5y--4MKpciLaoQYZB1Z
❖Blender 4.x Basics Course by @cg_cookie
youtube.com/watch?v=H3BcVxaRgVY&list=PL3GeP3YLZn5hhfaGRSmRia0OwPPMfJu0V
❖Video about "Bone heat weighting failed":
youtube.com/watch?v=FuiY0wtxdHQ
0:00 A quick word about this video
0:22 Ch1: Course Intro
0:11:06 Ch2: Rigging Basics
47:17 Ch3: Rigging a Simple Human
1:00:57 Ch4: Rigging a Complex Human
2:00:00 Ch5: Rigging a Dog/Quadruped
2:39:35 Ch6-1: Custom Rigs Theory
3:03:51 Ch6-2: Custom Rigs Practice
3:29:49 Ch7-1: Custom Rigify Menus
3:58:27 Ch7-2: Custom Color Sets
![NOVICE Blender Rigging Course (2026) [Reupload]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FzQVpzXcFX0/mqdefault.jpg "NOVICE Blender Rigging Course (2026) [Reupload]
This is a re-upload of the the Full Rigging isnt Scary Level 2 because the previous upload was missing one section. Please update your bookmarks. The old video will be deleted after a while.
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https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/blender-rigging-isnt-scary-beginner-intermediate/1/lessons/2
*Full Playlist*
Find all currently released chapters of the course in the official Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsSWrFwmLsQvCIKisuyyMnU
Welcome to the *Rigging isnt Scary Course - Level 2*.
This is free Blender rigging tutorial.
The first video will go deeper into important Rigging fundamentals.
0:00:00 Ch1 Base Rig
0:18:01 Ch2 Hands and IK
0:34:08 Ch3 Constraints
0:52:40 Ch4 Twist, Hips, Foot
1:10:20 Ch5 Bone Shapes
1:29:30 Ch6 Weight Paint
1:49:35 Ch7 Special Techniques
1:59:56 Ch8 Face Rig Challenge
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![[Blender] How to Mirror & Symmetrize Vertex Weights](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ha_YU5xJsSc/mqdefault.jpg "[Blender] How to Mirror & Symmetrize Vertex Weights
*Take your Blender Rigging to the next level with my advanced Courses*
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*DOWNLOAD EASY WEIGHT*
*For Blender 4.2 and later*
https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/easyweight/
*For older Blender versions (2.9~3.6)*
https://mega.nz/file/EVVW2QQb#y_8Vye4N_PN7oGcYYbod2IfHfP9KbDwCj773Px8xIqM
*EASY WEIGHT Previous Videos*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FBVukiQNbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PevJeH3fqqI
*CHAPTERS*
0:00 Intro
0:29 Symmetrical Painting
1:29 Mirror all weights (manually)
3:02 Symmetrize a single group (manually)
3:48 Easy Weight addon
6:34 Broken Symmetry
8:52 Real Asymmetry Solution!
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![[NEWS] Blender 4.1: Rigging / Animation / Rigify](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hrtps1I2ytM/mqdefault.jpg "[NEWS] Blender 4.1: Rigging / Animation / Rigify
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Blender 4.1 Release Notes
https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.1/animation_rigging/
Attribution
Venom Character used in the Thumbnail by @xpea16
https://xpea.gumroad.com/
0:00 Intro
0:19 Nested Bone Collections
5:11 Bake Action options
7:36 Auto-Keying button
8:13 Add Keyframe / Keying Sets
10:55 Graph Editor
15:32 Weight Paint
16:21 Drivers
17:40 Dope Sheet, Motion Paths
18:06 Rigify
20:40 Auto Smooth and More...
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