3D Rigging is Beautiful, Here's How It Works!

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Rigging is the key to making a 3D character ready to animate, but everyone finds it so intimidating. Even I was afraid of it at first. But now I find it beautiful, so I want to show you how it works!
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Video by David Oneacre
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Made with the help of Jellybox Studio!
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Producer: Sean Aitchison
Voice Over Editing: Clem
Special Thanks to Gene Goldstein
Gimberly uses kamone's toon shader, which you can find here:
kamone416.gumroad.com/l/hnddn
List of Maya rigs collected by Animation Methods: animationmethods.com/rigs.html
Rigging reels shown at the end:
Cole O'Brien, Just Cause 4 Pipeline Tools: vimeo.com/obriencole
Chris Luckenbach, Wildstar Rigging Reel 2015: • Wildstar Rigging Reel ...
Olov Burman/Mindbender Studio, The Food Thief RIGG: olovburman.com/foodthief
Blender Studio, Sprite Fright Open Movie Showreel: • Sprite Fright - Blende...
Martin Gunnarsson and Tyrel Scott, Yum Yummy Making-of: deerstranger.com/project/yum-...
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Skeletons
3:32 Skinning
7:13 Controls
12:19 Outro

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@doodley3d 5 ай бұрын

This one took a while! Nearly 4 months of work and almost 12 minutes of raw animation, lots of overnighters. I refuse to add sponsors to educational videos, but since this video took longer than expected, it pushed out a December video that was sponsored. With all that in mind, consider signing up for my Patreon! 🤍 www.patreon.com/doodley 🤍 Patreon lets me make what I want to make without relying on sponsors, and makes situations like that way less scary. That said, if you're a college student scraping by, it's okay. Ultimately I'll be fine, just wanted to be realistic. I hope you like the video. Thank you for the support as always!

@CheeseLordAlmightytheOneGod 5 ай бұрын

Burger 🍔🤑👍

@SMBGAMERHDTV 5 ай бұрын

fire🔥

@Impactor-it1pl 5 ай бұрын

Doodly All I have to say is that you are the greatest animator to ever animate, 🎵PERFECT ANIMATION! PERFECT ANIMATION! PERFECT ANIMATION!

@CheeseLordAlmightytheOneGod 5 ай бұрын

Burger pt. 2 🍔😳

@sun_png 5 ай бұрын

Can you make a video on controls for blender if thay exist. I have never found a video on controls for blender. the farthest I have seen a video get is weight painting. Even then thay use automatic weights. If thay are not available for blender you can just say that thay are not available.

@cartooncrazy007 5 ай бұрын

I studied basic 3D modelling and rigging in school and this video basically covers pretty much all the basic points in rigging, including some of the more technical things like controls and skin weights. This video helpfully explains these concepts in a fun visual manner. One point I'd like to emphasise on is joint orientation. You want to make sure that the joint orientations are set up correctly before you parent/connect them together, or otherwise it will create a lot of issues like not pointing in the right direction. Rigging was a huge pain because I didn't know how to properly deal with the weirdly rotating fingers and feet, so it definitely takes quite some practice.

@alanaflynn8878 5 ай бұрын

I'll be taking a rigging class in this upcoming semester, so I read, screenshotted, and saved your comment. Thank you! (Summary to self: give extra attention to correct joint orientation before parenting/connecting together. If body parts start rotating weirdly, it might be an orientation problem from before the parts were connected.)

@Vera_Nova 5 ай бұрын

It's been a while since I was in courses for all of this, but am I remembering correctly that said orientation problem is referred to as gimble lock? (Might be misremembering something)

@doodley3d 5 ай бұрын

@ZetaPhi Joint orientation is related to and can cause gimbal lock (as bad joint orientation can make gimbal lock worse + rotation order stuff), but gimbal lock is its own thing caused by the limitations of tracking rotations on three axes.

@Coolguy_2491 5 ай бұрын

YOU LEARNED WHAT IN SCHOOL??????

@L.J.Xlovesarts 4 ай бұрын

My reaction, i didnt know they taught this 😭 at least where I'm from@@Coolguy_2491

@cool_dasher0224 5 ай бұрын

I love how expressive the characters are! like in 2:28 Gimberly is like "Come on not again..."

@Two_Teapod 5 ай бұрын

ikr

@ShamsnurArefin 5 ай бұрын

oh hi BFDI fan!@@Two_Teapod

@almondjoy4938 5 ай бұрын

Best part of these tutorials. Add SO much life to what could have been static 3D puppets.

@alezers 26 күн бұрын

@@ShamsnurArefinYIPPEEE

@nddragoon 5 ай бұрын

these kids and their fancy schmancy rigging software have it so easy. back in my day we animated by manually moving every single vertex in the model by hand, uphill both ways, through the snow, and we liked it!

@TearMetoBitsDarling 5 ай бұрын

BACK IN MY DAY, WE DIDN'T HAVE "VIRTUAL PUPPETS" WE JUST HAD REAL HUMAN BODIES!

@GamingwithTai 5 ай бұрын

I know this is a joke, but this has happened. It's rough. For example, Crash Bandicoot. Although that was by choice.

@ali32bit42 5 ай бұрын

thats genuinely what they used to do before proper 3D software was a thing. even the vertex positions were typed by hands

@ali32bit42 5 ай бұрын

they did not move vertex positions by hand. they recorded them from a professional animation suite@@GamingwithTai

@JohnnyH-om3yx 5 ай бұрын

*Sniff sniff* I shmeel an Asian dad reference!! (That probably looks weirder in text than it does in actual visual and audio)

@Alvarito_El_Payasito 5 ай бұрын

3:48 I love how Doodley's hair is actually part of his skull.

@m.i.g.2023 5 ай бұрын

As 3d rigging, i can confirm this is how i work

@Josuh 5 ай бұрын

real

@khiempham3006 5 ай бұрын

very relatable

@mario.gaming 5 ай бұрын

I identify as a 3d rigging model as well

@horrormanCZ 5 ай бұрын

@@mario.gaminglol i also realized he said it wrong

@AltKaxREAL 5 ай бұрын

thank you 3D rig, you're a life saver 🙏

@roadkill.highway 5 ай бұрын

8:01 “you could literally use a banana if you wanted, i’m not a cop.” sounds like something a cop would say

@gambilious9690 5 ай бұрын

"With all that in mind, lets talk about SKINNING." - Doodley

@IdioticRandmz1421 5 ай бұрын

7:12 "What do you mean don't say that part out lou-" got me dying.

@ElGamerDesafortunado 5 ай бұрын

I'm a videogame and animation student and all you said was 4 months of classes summarized incredibly well in less than 15 minutes!! Also, I love the way you explain and how everything looks in your videos!

@placeholderdoe 5 ай бұрын

Makes sense since this video apparently took 4 months to make!

@mr.boomguy Ай бұрын

I've said it before, but I'll say it again. This is why I love youtube tutorials (when their done right)

@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 5 ай бұрын

I can finally sleep in peace knowing why the banana was made Epic video as always Doodley

@nathankoziol7368 5 ай бұрын

Sup bro

@sapah8945 5 ай бұрын

i was there during the stream and now i saw this coming like a mile away, when he was displaying other shapes and im like "okay hes saying anything, is he gonna put the banana" then after a few moments of suspense i pogged out of my mind when he put in the banana

@firenzarfrenzy4985 5 ай бұрын

Just a few weeks ago I was watching one of my artist friends rig a VTuber model for another friend. I was on the discord call thinking "how do you navigate this... mess" I remember seeing those spheres and stretched pyramids. Those lines and vertices, those heat spectrum looking colours. After watching this, I feel educated. It's that feeling you get that I can only describe as when you're doing this boring math at school like trig and you're confused. Then a math youtuber comes in and breaks it down and you suddenly understand all these connections. Why pi divided by this number is special. How triangles relate to circles. In the same way, you have done that for me. It still looks like a lot to navigate sure, but understanding that this image means X thing now, feels good. 3D rigging is indeed beautiful. Just like math. All it takes is someone to help you understand it and let it finally... click!

@Birdofthetacklebox 5 ай бұрын

It amazes me on how much effort you put into your videos in a pretty short timeframe! They’re super helpful and easy to understand. Plus it’s fun watching Gimberly do stuff.

@JNSStudios2 5 ай бұрын

@@PotatoBeanTestAccountdid anybody ask you though

@Isigia_Official 4 ай бұрын

I completely agree! This is the first vid I see from him and am absolutely blown away…

@antoniobordonhos1672 5 ай бұрын

These videos are so helpful. Everytime i start a blender project it can be so confusing or demotivating when you get to a step you dont understand. Your helping to make everyone have more fun creating art!

@doodley3d 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@apestheape7482 5 ай бұрын

Yeah what he said --^

@OnedeC529 3 ай бұрын

what this guy said--^

@theydontknow_officialll 3 ай бұрын

^-----Yeah yeah what this guy said, i think he's pretty cool.

@qwontz 3 ай бұрын

----^ yep, what they said

@SwordsArt 5 ай бұрын

It’s always a good day when Doodley uploads a video.

@MauricioLSB 5 ай бұрын

You are pretty right

@MauricioLSB 5 ай бұрын

The first guy hate things because peopke love them Lets ignore him

@henryhere 5 ай бұрын

It's a bot, let's just report it and then ignore him@@MauricioLSB

@apestheape7482 5 ай бұрын

@@henryhereWell my speedrun for finding "always a good day when *creator* posts” speedrun comes to 2.79 seconds not my pb tho

@FishGang101 2 ай бұрын

You got that right 😊

@Dasher... 5 ай бұрын

I don't care I have 5 exams tomorrow, if Doodley uploads a new video, I WATCH IT 🗣️🗣️🗣️

@Queen_Coda 5 ай бұрын

I recently commissioned a 3D model to use in my videos and I was SUPER confused about what the controls did, but seeing you talk about the ik/fk switch and showing the gears and the arrows as well as the hip rigging REALLY helped clear it up as my model has all of those. Thanks Doodley! You're doing wonders for the animation community

@NINGEN18oo 5 ай бұрын

This is the best channel for 3d animation learning. Hands down

@StarDustel 5 ай бұрын

As a professional Rigging TD, im gonna say well done on deconstructing this process in a digestible way! I will be showing those outside the Industry this video when they ask about my job ❤

@entangledatoms7153 5 ай бұрын

This is rigged.

@jamievalorin1347 2 ай бұрын

Yeah

@plasmaguy6434 2 ай бұрын

I'd hope

@drewabcede 2 ай бұрын

That is absolutely correct

@all69stoff 2 ай бұрын

Literally lol😂

@crystalizationism 2 ай бұрын

It already was from the start, haven't you noticed?

@madlemonred 5 ай бұрын

i studied this at school almost two years ago and ngl, it was traumatizing, super complex. but last year i made peace with 3D animation and discovered that i love rendering and animating. but now, after watching this video, i got curious about rigging again…

@placeholderdoe 5 ай бұрын

As someone who isn’t really interested in making 3D art this video is really interesting and the work you put into it is obvious and very appreciated

@Thelongestshrimp 3 ай бұрын

Even as a skeleton, doodley’s mustache stays.

@Loansome_ 5 ай бұрын

Should also mention that rigging is a discipline almost everyone is scared to do or doesn't know about, so it's a very sought after role in the industry! If you can learn to become a rigging artist, it's a surefire way to get your foot in the door of the games or animation industry (though game rigging may have another step to hop over to make them work in engine)

@bossbabyfunnymoments6187 5 ай бұрын

Doodley, every video is better than the last in entertainment and education, I love watching your videos so much and I can’t thank you enough, it inspires me thoroughly. I love every time I join your streams. Thank you so much

@AntonioYuAnimation 5 ай бұрын

Hello Doodley, as a student of animation, 3D weights was one of my struggles to understand, also didn't help that there's ANY video or documentation about the topic. This video help me a lot. Thanks, as always, for the quality videos that you make. PD: Sorry if there are grammatical mistakes, English is not my first language.

@danielwesley5051 5 ай бұрын

Doodley’s hair is now canonically a part of his skeleton, and that scares me.

@daito5114 5 ай бұрын

Best explanation of what rigging is I've ever watched

@jeffrey3066 5 ай бұрын

7:08 love it loll what a charming creator you are! I love your style

@ellerree 5 ай бұрын

he got me with that audible wink and on-screen text that says subscribe

@MedioCurtAtBest 5 ай бұрын

Amazingly done, Doodley! I knew about most of the things you were talking about, but never quite understood the *controls* part of the rig. Thank you for explaining! I hope you can grow further so you can reach more people with this knowledge. You deserve all the support!

@iplayminecraft2248 3 ай бұрын

7:06 things like this are why I'm subscribed to the channel

@_NeonKnight 5 ай бұрын

As always, these videos never fail to both teach and surprise. Thanks Doodley for guiding us in the world of art.

@monecue9891 5 ай бұрын

I have always struggled with rigging but this video broke it done pretty well!

@MemoDeemo 5 ай бұрын

When I saw this video I straight up yelled out *DOODLEY!* and everyone in the room stared at me like I’m a child

@xavinoticias4971 5 ай бұрын

Man i seriously love how you can make anything so easy to understand!! Ive been a blender 3d modeler snd have done rigging and this is such a great way to understand how everything works!! Incredible video!

@VyouttarAnimations 5 ай бұрын

As a 3D animator i really enjoyed your video, thanks a lot for helping the animation community ❤

@0x150 5 ай бұрын

12:47 “Rigging is its own form of art” - doodley

@starslabyrinth3666 5 ай бұрын

This is by far the best explanation I've seen for rigging. Every other tutorial I've watched was either an hour long and boring, or wasn't explained in a way that made sense to me. Everything finally clicked for me this time! Thanks for these tutorials :)

@JonathanTash 5 ай бұрын

That was awesome! I've recently started learning 3D rigging for a game I'm working on in my [limited] spare time. I always love your videos for being chill, educational, and entertaining. I love the way you add expression to your characters during demonstrations too.

@spencerfromthehitshowicarly 5 ай бұрын

Doodley, I might not be an animator or do I make 3D Rigs, but god do I love watching your videos , it’s so visually appealing and very informational!! Thank you so much and I can’t wait for whats to come!

@JennJurassic 5 ай бұрын

rigging is actually my favorite part of 3D, It's between both art and and technicality. Like I get to take this thing and give it the ability to freaking move! I get to play god with this thing's capabilities and people WANT me to do that?!? It's also so much fun watching people give life to this thing which I gave the ability to move. It's unironically the "hooray I'm helping" aspect when I see someone play with my rigs, I made it walk so you could run (ok you did both, but I made it so it could even do that in the first place). Also side note, I may have gotten bored and made a realistic version of the SLUG pokemon goomy, rigging it was so much fun (so many spline IKs...). YOU DO NOT KNOW PAIN UNTIL YOU RIG A PARTIALLY AMORHPUS CREATURE OR BIRD WINGS (so many feathers...), and I find that part fun/frustrating at the same time XD

@CherrySteinz 2 ай бұрын

Maybe knowing a little less than half of this helped me in the long run, but regardless this is one of the most simple, clear, and visually simple to understand explanations of character modeling I've ever seen

@psychoshiko9384 5 ай бұрын

I recently finnished a technical arts class. This is actually a perfect video for those getting into character rigging and I know this would have cleared up alot for me if I was just starting the course. Your videos are so entertaining! Keep up the good work. :)

@subtlecapg 5 ай бұрын

This is amazing! I feel appreciate and will show this to people to explain what I do for a living!!

@isg4 Ай бұрын

All this technical talk makes me want to cry I'm not ready for all these details in 3d animation

@ObiWanJaKobe 5 ай бұрын

wow! the animation throughout this whole video is so smooth. I can't imagine how much work went into this. I'm sure this will help a ton of people feel less overwhelmed while learning. well done!

@mook8685 5 ай бұрын

Was JUST looking for a video like this, I love your content.

@cage5591 5 ай бұрын

OMG YES THANK YOU. I was so confused when skin painting i didn't know where the eblows and knees start or end. Thank you so much doodley

@TimDownsAnimation 5 ай бұрын

I think this is gonna be THE video I share with friends/family who ask me what I do for a living lol! Wonderful work as always, Doodley!

@Coreybyte 5 ай бұрын

you literally made this so easy to understand, when i struggled understanding it in my high school animation class, please keep up the good work

@NickMaltbie 5 ай бұрын

I love this video and how you explain everything in such an easily understandable manner! this is a great description of the topic.

@ashimates 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for these tutorials. I'm a 2d artist but I've gotten really interested in 3d animation especially with the new movies and art styles coming out. I'm learning on Lynda with autodesk maya but these videos are beyond helpful thanks so much :')

@cloudshifter 5 ай бұрын

Having done rigging I can confidently say it's a pain in the ass and I respect those who torture themselves into doing it.

@mcpokeman 5 ай бұрын

So glad that you’re taking the time to create polished videos on topics like these

@zarblitz 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that you focus on principles and concepts rather than any specific software. As someone new to animation and 3D artistry in general (but not new to learning technical subjects), content with a focus on the principles is exactly what I need.

@emallard4465 5 ай бұрын

Bisexual arm 5:08 bisexual arm

@Eaten_squid_cake Ай бұрын

They mentioned transition Trans arm 5:08 trans arm

@theprotopotato2531 4 ай бұрын

Is there a Blender tutorial for how to manually set up the hip controls you showcase at 10:00?

@Tenzalt 5 ай бұрын

this video is absolutely priceless, it explains the absolut everything ppl need to know, and explains it nicely and illustrated with cool 3d art, i appreciate this a lot bro, thank you so much!

@Spidyy 5 ай бұрын

This was sooo clear and easy to understand! Thank you!

@FirestoneAnimation 5 ай бұрын

0:53 exactly what happens when a Lego character does ×_×

@watergames8449 4 ай бұрын

2:56 you wish lol

@doodley3d 4 ай бұрын

quaternions do be a little quirky

@almondjoy4938 5 ай бұрын

These videos are simply fantastic. This should be required viewing for any up and coming 3D artist. The presentation is fun, the characters are charming, and you make complex concepts that seem impossible from an outside viewer digestible for the layman.

@aussie_mozzie 5 ай бұрын

Gimberly throwing a badass pose was a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

@rubenreyes1388 5 ай бұрын

9:45 on the left i see a face. It doesnt loo happy

@Eaten_squid_cake Ай бұрын

Like a 😮or :(

@rubenreyes1388 Ай бұрын

Like a :( in the middle of the 2 arm boxes

@QuartzRoolz 5 ай бұрын

5:15 bisexual weight painting

@AshT8524 4 ай бұрын

This is a goldmine of a Channel, How did I not know about this before

@JayPhyJP 5 ай бұрын

Insane content! I've been learning riggimg in the last few mounths and i've never seen a content so clear aboult the fundamentals.

@bananamak2630 5 ай бұрын

Always a good day to see you upload again!!!

@JeldDell 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video! This type of content is really inspiring and makes animation seem so friendly, even if it’s complex. Hope to see more!

@PlantGothKira 5 ай бұрын

Exactly the info I needed right now. Tysm!!

@randomparable 5 ай бұрын

Incredible video of a topic I'm currently engaged in, for the first time too! Fundamentally simple for newcomers like me, concise, great demos and a beautiful end message too. If only I have the conditions to support more of these educational endeavors of yours!

@HiHiHungary 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year Doodley! 😃 🎆🎆🎆

@Supboi 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information and guide! It was super entertaining and informative!

@chickenpork10 5 ай бұрын

Explanation is easy to digest, and visuals really help with understanding. Great Video

@oobbbear 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the amazing videos!!! You made me fall in love with 3D animation which previously intimidates me so so much

@jamese.7346 5 ай бұрын

fantastic vid! I've just been getting into rigging easily, so having everything explained clearly and concisely like this is super helpful

@_lexi 5 ай бұрын

your passion is infectious! keep it up!

@XDM_Studios 5 ай бұрын

Love the video! Very informative and easy to understand while also getting to the point. Nice choice of music too 😉 I'm studying 3D animation on my own and also working on a video game and your videos definitely do help. For me, weight painting is one of the most daunting task when I'm dealing with models And it's like you just told me a cheat code how to make it a ton easier! Thanks and Happy New years!

@Ron1n_Sim 5 ай бұрын

Overall your effort on designing and creating scenes for your video is astounding. All that handwork put into showing and telling to teach others how rigging works is awesome!

@paschence 4 ай бұрын

this is a beautiful way to teach, thanks so much Doodley!

@rogerrandom3840 5 ай бұрын

gotta love your vids, I'm a game dev but not much of a modeller, but it always helps to see how they work simply to better write what I intend to do.

@Quinold 5 ай бұрын

YES! This is such a good explanation. Anyone regardless of background can actually understand this

@eancklean7922 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, new video. Hope u continue doing your stuff next year!

@Slydime917 3 ай бұрын

Ugh this video is just so satisfying to watch. Quality!

@greenpuprazor9704 5 ай бұрын

the amount of effort this video took is definitely worth the final product, it's something educational for those who are new to 3d animation, and at the same time it's so fascinating to watch each step of the process

@bulletkin1899 4 ай бұрын

I just found your channel today and the fact that you made an action figure version of the model is the kind of attention to detail/quality I love. Your videos are incredibly informative and just plain fun. I also think making gimberly so expresive is why she is so appealing. Not going with a mannequin was a great choice.

@andrewwoan 24 күн бұрын

THIS IS AN INSANE VIDEO!!!!!! Thanks so much for all the effort!!!

@Creepy_LeRoi Ай бұрын

it helpeld me a lot to understand despite I have few months with 3d, thank you so much! your animations makes this easier to understand!!

@cheesecake4204 5 ай бұрын

This is perfect for understanding what you’re learning to do, before starting a step-by-step tutorial on it. Thanks Doodley!

@DoriDERP 5 ай бұрын

Ive seen a lot of tutorials on how to rig 3d models, but none of them really explained why they did those steps. This really helps me understand actually why im supposed to do certain things

@j1nxxj9 5 ай бұрын

I love how passionate you are about these topics!

@tuna9827 5 ай бұрын

This is the best rigging explanation I've seen. Great video!

@izzyhope58 5 ай бұрын

next quarter I'm going to (hopefully) be making my first 3D animated short film for school, and your vids have been extremely helpful watching over winter break. Thanks so much for the teaching of the concept and the why, rather than telling us what to do, but we have no clue why. That's the way I've always learned best.

@nathitappan Ай бұрын

Another amazing video! You're such a good and smooth explainer. I'm just starting down the rigging journey and I'm glad I found your channel. Looking forward for Gimberly's face rig video.

@IrocZIV 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful animations in this video. So good, its easy to forget the work it would take to do it.

@ParagonAnimationsStudio 5 ай бұрын

Being a 3d character artist and animator with blender (still just a hobby right now) I already know all of this but I just love the way that Doodley explains it.