Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, I'll show you how to apply multiple skin clusters to a facial rig that supports both facial expressions and squash and stretch. Then I'll use those skin clusters together with UV Pin to "stick" those controls to the face.

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00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Multi-skin overview
01:57 - Skinning the joints
03:26 - Fixing skin weights
05:24 - Using UV Pin to make controls stick to the mesh
06:27 - Avoiding dependency loops
08:20 - Fixing double transforms
09:55 - More new features