Tutorials

How to Rig a Spine in Blender

In this how to rig a spine in Blender tutorial you will learn the following:

- To create and IK/FK switch for the spine and also
- To create a cartoonish effect using stretching to constrains
- To use the stretch option that comes with the IK constrain to give the spine an even more cartoonish look to the deformation.
- To control the entire spine by using only one master bone.
- To troubleshoot possible problems.

How to Rig a Pelvis in Blender

In this How to rig a pelvis in Blender tutorial I will guide you through the steps to rigging a pelvis in Blender. I would touch basis on the importance of helper bones as well as bone placement. This tutorial is for advanced users.

How to Rig a Mouth in Blender

In this Rigging Mouth tutorial I will attempt to walk you thru the steps to rigging a mouth in Blender. It is a very complex and long process so please bear with me ;). We would be creating a basic setup that can be used across other characters. Keep in mind that this setup may vary depending upon the type of character that you are rigging; meaning that you may have to add or remove bones in order to adapt the rig to your project. Hopefully this video would give you the basics of rigging a mouth and would inspire you to modify it and enhance it.

How to Render Shadows & Reflections only in Blender

In this tutorial I will show you how to render shadows and reflections only in Cycles, using render layers and nodes in the Compositor.

How to Rig a Hand in Blender

In this video tutorial you will learn to rig a hand in Blender 2.77a. We will cover topics such as,
• Creating IK/FK switch for fingers
• Creating Finger Tips control bones
• Turning on/off switch for Finger Tips Control bones
• And more...

How to Rig an Eye in Blender

In this video tutorial you will learn to rig an eye in Blender 2.77. We will cover topics such as,
• Creating bone control for the eye balls
• Eye tracking system
• Bone controls for the eye lids
• Bone controls for the eyebrows
• Control pupil dilation (using bones)

How to Rig Dynamic Breast in Blender

In this tutorial you will learn to create dynamic breast in Blender
by using soft bodies, rigs and mesh deforms.
This technique can also be used to simulate
fat bellies, muscles, modeled hair, etc.
Software required: Blender 2.67 up.
* This tutorial is for advanced users.

How to rig an arm (IK & FK system) in Blender
plus Cartoon Effect

In this tutorial, I will go over my method for rigging an arm in Blender. I will talk about how to create an IK / FK switch, and also how to make the arm bend like a cartoon (this one will work in both IK and FK modes!).