Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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*Download Start File*
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*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 3*.
This is free blender rigging tutorial.
At this level we'll be working on our "intermediate" rig. Depending on your definitions, the rig can also be considered "advanced".
In this video, we'll build the base rig and work on two important rig mechanisms: advanced Twist Bones and Spine Rig.

0:00 Intro
1:44 3 Chapters in 1 Video
2:07 Downloads, License, Version, UI
2:37 Model Check Challenge
3:42 Model Check Demo
5:55 General VS "True" Symmetry
7:27 Snap to Symmetry
8:47 Add Armature
9:20 Base Armature Challenge
10:14 Base Armature Demo
12:51 Finger Bones
15:57 Palm Bones
18:08 Leg Bones
19:24 Symmetry and Parenting
20:47 Root Bone
21:46 Bone Axes
22:25 Advanced Twist Mechanism
24:33 Arm Twist Bones
26:39 Lower Arm Twsit Mechanism
30:34 Arm Bone Names
31:06 Upper Arm Twsit Mechanism
35:06 Upper Arm Twsit Conundrum
38:36 Leg Twist Mechanisms
43:55 Bone Names
45:02 Symmetry
46:24 Lower and Upper Torso
47:22 Tweaking Complex Rig Parts
48:57 Lower Torso Mechanism
53:00 Upper Torso Mechanism
54:53 Torso Control
56:23 Torso Bone Names
57:14 Parenting Tweak
57:36 KEEP GOING

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