Course Introduction:
Unlock the secrets to creating unforgettable animated characters with our Character Rigging course. This hands-on training provides the tools and techniques needed to bring your 2D puppet to life with personality and appeal, using industry-standard techniques. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an experienced animator, this course offers the perfect opportunity to dive into the creative and technical aspects of character building, all with the support of expert Toon Boom instructors. 2D rigged puppet characters are the new industry standard used by Disney, Warner Brothers and Mercury Filmworks.
Unlock the secrets to creating unforgettable animated characters with our Character Rigging course. This hands-on training provides the tools and techniques needed to bring your 2D puppet to life with personality and appeal, using industry-standard techniques. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an experienced animator, this course offers the perfect opportunity to dive into the creative and technical aspects of character building, all with the support of expert Toon Boom instructors. 2D rigged puppet characters are the new industry standard used by Disney, Warner Brothers and Mercury Filmworks.
Course Introduction:
Unlock the secrets to creating unforgettable animated characters with our Character Rigging course. This hands-on training provides the tools and techniques needed to bring your 2D puppet to life with personality and appeal, using industry-standard techniques. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an experienced animator, this course offers the perfect opportunity to dive into the creative and technical aspects of character building, all with the support of expert Toon Boom instructors. 2D rigged puppet characters are the new industry standard used by Disney, Warner Brothers and Mercury Filmworks.
Step into the captivating world of character creation with our Character Rigging course, perfect for anyone curious about animation and storytelling. Over the course of this learning journey, you’ll learn how to develop characters that can be used to make 2D animation. Using Toon Boom Harmony, a leading software in the animation industry, you’ll explore key techniques such creating rigs with turnarounds, expressions and parts libraries.
The course provides a great exploration of how to build rigs that can be easily manipulated by animators to create professional looking animation. You’ll also delve into the technical side of adding master controllers and deformation, ensuring your creations are production-ready.
By the end of the course, you'll have the basic skills needed to rig puppet characters that truly captivate audiences, whether for film, TV, or digital media. This course is designed for artists at all levels, providing you with the knowledge and confidence to create characters that will leave a lasting impression on any project. Join us to bring your characters—and stories—to life!
Course Outline:
Participants will learn to assess production needs and build standard rigs using a nodal system, deformers, masks, and optimized drawing tools in Harmony Premium. This course is intended for artists who are new to the rigging task and want to learn the fundamentals of constructing character rigs for studio productions.
Topics Covered Include:
Course Format
Objectives
A detailed course breakdown will be shared with those candidates who are selected for the course.
Certification
Unlock the secrets to creating unforgettable animated characters with our Character Rigging course. This hands-on training provides the tools and techniques needed to bring your 2D puppet to life with personality and appeal, using industry-standard techniques. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an experienced animator, this course offers the perfect opportunity to dive into the creative and technical aspects of character building, all with the support of expert Toon Boom instructors. 2D rigged puppet characters are the new industry standard used by Disney, Warner Brothers and Mercury Filmworks.
Step into the captivating world of character creation with our Character Rigging course, perfect for anyone curious about animation and storytelling. Over the course of this learning journey, you’ll learn how to develop characters that can be used to make 2D animation. Using Toon Boom Harmony, a leading software in the animation industry, you’ll explore key techniques such creating rigs with turnarounds, expressions and parts libraries.
The course provides a great exploration of how to build rigs that can be easily manipulated by animators to create professional looking animation. You’ll also delve into the technical side of adding master controllers and deformation, ensuring your creations are production-ready.
By the end of the course, you'll have the basic skills needed to rig puppet characters that truly captivate audiences, whether for film, TV, or digital media. This course is designed for artists at all levels, providing you with the knowledge and confidence to create characters that will leave a lasting impression on any project. Join us to bring your characters—and stories—to life!
Course Outline:
Participants will learn to assess production needs and build standard rigs using a nodal system, deformers, masks, and optimized drawing tools in Harmony Premium. This course is intended for artists who are new to the rigging task and want to learn the fundamentals of constructing character rigs for studio productions.
Topics Covered Include:
- Harmony Software Introduction
- Interface Overview
- Basic Concepts & Settings
- Introduction to Sketching & Animating
- Exporting
- Drawing Tools
- Rigging Concepts
- Design & References
- Breakdown Fundamentals
- Rigging Technical Fundamentals
- Posing
- Rigging for Production
- Production Library
- Introduction to Master Controllers
Course Format
- This class is an instructor-led, hands-on activity lab.
Objectives
- Understand and assess the production needs
- Create a standard production rig optimized for the production need
- 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 organize a rig structure
A detailed course breakdown will be shared with those candidates who are selected for the course.
Certification
- A Toon Boom course certificate will be provided to participants who complete the program.
- Participants are eligible for the additional Toon Boom Harmony software certification exam after completing both Character Rigging and Digital Animation courses.
