Intro to Rigging

Intro to Rigging Beginner
course level Beginner
duration 35 hours
pricing -

This course is intended for artists who are new to rigging and want to learn the fundamentals of constructing character rigs for studio productions. Participants will learn to assess production needs and build standard rigs using a nodal system, deformers, masks, and optimised drawing tools in Harmony Premium.

Participants should have a basic understanding of the cut-out animation pipeline and the concepts of rigging to take this course.

Sneak peek on what you will learn

In this course, you will learn how to…

Understand and assess the production needs for rigging
Create a standard production rig optimised for the production needs
Issue recommendations on character design for optimal rigging
Populate the library with production assets to be used by the animators
Troubleshoot a nodal system and properly organise a rig structure

Harmony Introduction & Interface Overview
Basic Concepts and Settings
Introduction to Sketching and Animating
Exporting a Scene
Drawing Tools
Rigging Concepts
Design and References
Breakdown Fundamentals
Rigging Fundamentals
Posing rig
Rigging for Production
Library templates
Introduction to Master Controllers

What you will need for your remote online live training…

High Speed Internet Connection
Computer supporting Toon Boom’s system requirements
Installed version of the required software (license provided on registration)
Access to Zoom via app or browser
Min 10Gb of hard drive space for software and course materials
Mouse and drawing tablet & pen (Wacom preferable)

The following recommended items will improve your learning experience:

2 Monitors
Microphone and headphones
Wacom Intuos, Cintiq, or better

Session

Dates

Days

Time

Duration

Session: Summer

Dates: Jul 29 - Aug 28 2025

Days: Tuesday & Thursday

Time: 03:00 PM to 06:30 PM

Duration: 5 weeks

Sneak peek on what you will learn

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