Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
*Full Playlist*
Find all currently released chapters of the course in the official Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsSWrFwmLsQvCIKisuyyMnU
Welcome to the *"Rigging isn't Scary" Course - Level 2*.
This is free Blender rigging tutorial.
This video will go deeper into rigging "mechanisms" in Blender. We'll create a super simple but effective hips control. Then we'll create a foot rig which is also not super difficult but it is the most complex setup at this level so take your time with it!
0:00 Hips Control
3:15 Foot Rig (Theory)
4:52 Foot Pivots
6:30 Nested Parenting
7:30 Foot Pivots Parenting
9:44 Parenting Issues
12:28 Toe Setup
13:10 Constraint + Child Technique
14:40 Foot Setup Clean-up
16:05 Symmetrize Foot Setup
17:00 Keep Going
*Full Playlist*
Find all currently released chapters of the course in the official Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsSWrFwmLsQvCIKisuyyMnU
Welcome to the *"Rigging isn't Scary" Course - Level 2*.
This is free Blender rigging tutorial.
This video will go deeper into rigging "mechanisms" in Blender. We'll create a super simple but effective hips control. Then we'll create a foot rig which is also not super difficult but it is the most complex setup at this level so take your time with it!
0:00 Hips Control
3:15 Foot Rig (Theory)
4:52 Foot Pivots
6:30 Nested Parenting
7:30 Foot Pivots Parenting
9:44 Parenting Issues
12:28 Toe Setup
13:10 Constraint + Child Technique
14:40 Foot Setup Clean-up
16:05 Symmetrize Foot Setup
17:00 Keep Going









![[Blender Rigify 2026] Ch 1: Course Intro
*Watch the full Rigify in Blender 4 Playlist*
Https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJuG3kKcVgQQz36E3JXzijEH
*Get free models to follow along with the videos*
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics/1/lessons/1
*VIDEO DESCRIPTION*
Welcome to the new and updated *Rigify Fundamentals* series for Blender 4.0 and later.
This is a free video course suitable for rigging beginners. All you need is some basic Blender knowledge, and you should be good to go!
While this course will be released for FREE over time, you can already watch pre-recorded chapters and enjoy other benefits such as Priority Support on CGDive Academy:
RELATED LINKS
If you are new to Blender, please complete some basic training such as:
❖Donut Tutorial by @blenderguru
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEPv5y 4MKpciLaoQYZB1Z
❖Blender 4.x Basics Course by @cg_cookie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3BcVxaRgVY&list=PL3GeP3YLZn5hhfaGRSmRia0OwPPMfJu0V
*CHAPTERS*
0:00 New and Update Rigify course for Blender 4!
1:20 What is Rigify?
2:16 Rigify Download?
3:05 CGDive Academy [EARLY ACCESS]
4:55 Enable Rigify
5:12 Rigify Overview & Benefits
8:36 IMPORTANT: Interface Tweaks
(Ignore the weird word below, it doesnt mean anything :) )
Rigify4daburadmafbgfnb [Blender Rigify 2026] Ch 1: Course Intro](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SWd3dntmhG4/mqdefault.jpg)
